How can a grown man be so timid? Lame-o
How can a grown man be so timid? Lame-o
Holy wholly whole hole wrote:
How can a grown man be so timid? Lame-o
A bit embarrassing since were genetic equals.
Nurture>nature
I would have caught the thing with my bare hands.
wejo wrote:
Holy wholly whole hole wrote:
How can a grown man be so timid? Lame-o
A bit embarrassing since were genetic equals.
Nurture>nature
I would have caught the thing with my bear hands.
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A bit embarrassing?
It could be a mini-emu. But if it is a pregnant female, you may be able to start an emu ranch.
wejo wrote:
A bit embarrassing since were genetic equals.
Genetics is a hobby jogger myth.
TScott wrote:
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rojo wrote:
But if one was going to kill it, how would you shoot into the trap? What type of gun would you use? Shotgun, rifle pistol? I'd be afraid of a ricochet. and then wouldnt' their be blood all over the place?
You would simply use a .22 pistol to shoot it directly in the trap. I've done this dozens of times...never had a ricochet, and there isn't much blood.
Again though, with your state's Draconian firearm laws, I wouldn't chance it.
Captured this badboy in my yard back in November. Possum. Wife wasn't happy cuz he was damaging her vegetable garden. Used an apple core for bait and caught him the first night. Took him to a local greenbelt area with a creek and let him go there.
Rojo lives in the urban jungle of Baltimore. Murder capital of Maryland.
rojo wrote:
So we have sort of like an enclosed porch in the back of our house. We never really use the room as it's not heated. I went out there though today to let the dog out and heard the crazies sound ever. What the heck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Y3PlUaryMIn addition to the screaming noise, their also appears to be a growl. What is going on?
What should I do about it? Can it wait until the 2nd as I imagine it's hard to get an animal guy out here on the 31st?
FYI, even though I live in Baltimore City, I live near the county line and in my backyard, I regularly see deer, raccoons, foxes and groundhogs. My theory and this is a total guess is that a ground hog or raccoon is living underneath my porch but why is it screaming and growling?
A stray cat is another possibility!
rojo wrote:
Do you all agree? I mean if I let her out back to go the bathroom, I"m normally watching her but she goes pretty far away. Should I follow her or is she safe during the day to explore for 5 minutes or so?
How long do you think it would take another animal to bite and kill your 15 lb dog? (HINT: 15 seconds would be a LONG time for this scenario to take place).
They would not attack a dog, but even a woodchuck can weigh up to 15 lbs. A raccoon weighs 15 lbs at the LOW end. Count out 15 real seconds. Think of how many lunges and attacks can be made in that time. 5 minutes? If there is ever something that wants to hurt your dog out there (and I am not saying there is -- I am not there) 5 minutes would be enough to rape it and kill it and drag it FAR into the woods, never to be heard from again.
I live in East Lansing, MI.
I had woodchucks living in the ground in my yard and I live-trapped them for several years. I caught about 25 different animals during this time. I live in MI, so the assortment may be different. I caught two foxes, two skunks, five possums, ten raccoons, and woodchucks about 6 times. Never caught a cat or a squirrel or a chipmunk. I was never going to kill them, so I don't need a lecture about how to do that. I have heard every way to kill them in their hole (CO gas, water to drown, water to flush out then hit them with bat, shoot with gun, poison food, etc.) The woodchucks were the only pest I wanted gone as they dig in your yard. None of the other pests were a nuisance, they are just part of the nightscape in lower MI in the summer.
The foxes were a little hyper, but I would not say aggressive. They did not hiss or claw and they ran out without incident.
The skunks were always chill. I thought that they ALWAYS sprayed you, so I was bracing for that. I felt I could not leave them in the cage past about 7 or 8 AM as I had had a raccoon die in there one time. I released them before work and thought I would for sure get sprayed, so I did it before showering. I did not cover the trap with a blanket, I just approached super-slow and then made no quick moves. The skunks were calm and just walked out and did not seem phased by me. Never sprayed. I realize I got very lucky.
The possums were a mixed bag too. One was terrified and really put on a show. Hissing, clawing, swiping at me inside the trap. I knew it was fear though. One of them was so afraid he hid under his arms and just laid on the bottom of the trap. Even after I opened the door he never left, all day and all night. I was afraid he would die in there, so I put FOOD outside the trap at night and he walked out for that finally. The other three were pretty placid, although they look pretty scary up close as they are very ugly.
Sometimes the raccoons were just wild. I have exactly the same trap as your PC guy does. One raccoon was the only animal to really tear apart the trap. He didn't get out, but I hurried to let him out and I had to solder a few spots on the cage where he chewed through and pried through it. One raccoon was left in there during a hot summer day and he died during the day, but it was like 90 degrees (not that hot) so I think he had a heart attack from being out in the light and having anxiety. About 6 of the raccoons were totally chill and when I opened the door, some of them ran out and ran away, just as many waddled out and paused and looked at me like, "What have you got for me then?"
So one was manic, really aggressive; one died; two were just normal hyper; 6 were chill. Some of them to an extreme.
You mentioned that your wife saw "three of them". One night I heard a lot of noise outside and there were two raccoons hanging from a sturdy branch and doing gladiator type fighting, but they looked like they were enjoying it as they could have let it get fatal anytime. I had a 1200 lumen bike light in my hand and shined it into my neighbors yard and I counted 38 raccoons lined up on the back edge fence watching the entertainment, two fighting, 38 watching. I never see any of these during the day, but you see 1-3 at night pretty often.
So you have more than three raccoons in your local area. Within a half-mile of your house I bet you have 40 of them living in various places just like me.
The woodchucks were the most chill. Sometimes they were teenagers and sometimes they were mature. But I caught two that weighed WAY more than the 15 lb usual fat woodchuck. They always just gave up and were calm in the cage. They looked at me as I picked it up and carried it around. No noises and no clawing. I took them out to a woodlot/natural area near a river with lots of trees, about 10 miles away. I laid a utility blanket down in the trunk and put the cage right on it. I expected them to poop or vomit or bleed, but they never did. When released they stopped and looked at me like, "What am I supposed to do now? I really liked living in your yard all these years?"
The upshot of my long boring story is: I can't believe you paid $375 to trap some kind of animal that will definitely come back. I can't believe you would be willing to pay $375 in general. My trap cost $40. I trapped 6 woodchucks with it and I still have it. It never did nay damage to my car. I could have taken a LOT more precautions with all of these steps and ensured that there were no problems, but I didn't and up needing to. Except for ONE raccoon dying, nothing ever went tits-up.
P.S.: I did not have the patience to wait through your two videos. Did you ever figure out what was under your deck?
Please post Brown-Out front page landing page redirect of what’s under the porch.
Don’t have time to skim 6 pages.
Don’t care about Russian WADA. New Years Rankings. 60,000 post Trump Inauguration Thread.
Want the critter front and center.
Do it. ........do it. ??
Can we see a pic of the French Bulldog?
Old id as old does wrote:
rojo wrote:
The professional is doing it for me as I don't wnat to have to buy at trap and then drive the animal in my car to get rid of it as i imagine it's illegal to shoot a firearm in the city.
But if one was going to kill it, how would you shoot into the trap? What type of gun would you use? Shotgun, rifle pistol? I'd be afraid of a ricochet. and then wouldnt' their be blood all over the place?
This is a regular thing in rural PA. A .22 caliber rifle or pistol will do the job with no ill effects and minimum clean up.
It would have an ill effect on the animal.
Why are Americans obsessed with killing things that can't fight back.
ukathleticscoach wrote:
Why are American MEN obsessed with killing things that can't fight back.
Excellent question.
track chick wrote:
Can we see a pic of the French Bulldog?
I second this. If you aren't courageous enough to snap a picture of the helpless trapped animal, give us this little hand out at least.
something about their fragile egos, me thinks wrote:
ukathleticscoach wrote:
Why are American MEN obsessed with killing things that can't fight back.
Excellent question.
Why are European men obsessed with letting their countries be overrun with people who seek to destroy their culture, religion, and societal structure?
