Hgarnerno1
Tyler, Texas USA
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We live inside the city limits, not too far from downtown and in a rather populated neighborhood. Tonight my wife called to me to come to the back screened in porch and look. There was a momma racoon and 6 little babies. My wife wanted to put some cat food out for them, but I wouldn't let her. If she started that, we would be overrun with the critters. They are cute, but still wild animals. I hope they take up residence somewhere else, or I will have to call animal control to put out traps.
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Dhill
Combine, Texas
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They love cat food. Couple of years ago they got in my storage building where we keep the cat food. They opened the container and ate. We had to get a live trap to catch them. We ended up trapping 6 or 7 and moved them to a new location. We found one in the trap and another in the cat food.
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JIMNLIN
Big Cabin, OK
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feeding coons ?? Are you kiddin'. They are a pest and a nuisance. 'bout like feeding gators. They are one of our bigger rabies carriers. I keep a trap up by the house and transplant them somewhere else. Folks don't coon hunt anymore and they are overpopulated out here.
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Kajtek1
CA
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We live withing the city limit, but had raccoons delivering babies in our attic. One fell down old heating duct and I had to cut the wall open to get him out.
They are OK besides stealing cat food.
Skunks living behind our water heater are another story.
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LipDawg
Canfield, Ohio
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Relocating a pest is illegal in Ohio, so its hello Mr.22 around these parts.
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needsomefun
Horse Creek, CA
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Raccoon scat may contain toxic parasites.
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RV-1/2n-FUN
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JIMNLIN wrote:feeding coons ?? Are you kiddin'. They are a pest and a nuisance. 'bout like feeding gators. They are one of our bigger rabies carriers. I keep a trap up by the house and transplant them somewhere else. Folks don't coon hunt anymore and they are overpopulated out here.
My friend has a trap also. His is a Catahoula and goes by the name of Cajun. Transplanting takes on a different meaning in his case.
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kmb1966
Houston
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We're getting alot of coons in our neighborhood these days.
Were in my trash a few nights ago and made a huge mess.
Wife thinks they are too cute to shoot though, so she gets to clean up the trash next time!
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MusTangFilly
Livin' in Earthquake country
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We get one that visits occasionally at our back door. She sometimes has her babies. You can tell that she's used to being fed from someone's sliding glass door. She gets a dog cookie from me. 
May we all have safe travels.
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minkhill
Tennessee
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We have one that comes back EVERY year..........bringing the new little ones with her!!!
I stopped feeding the cats outside over 4 years ago (for that reason) and she still returns! They 'party' on our deck and occasionally use the pool as a sink to wash their grubby little paws. Heavens what a racket they make!!!!!  And she LOVES to dig up my newly planted flowers!!!
The momma will stand at the patio doors and beg almost like she's been a pet or fed by humans in the past. That's where I draw the line!! They are cute from a distance but I don't want them at my house!!! Not with them being the most common critter in our area to carry rabies!!
"Billy Bob, turn the coon hounds loose!!" 
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