Hey, Lady? I raise Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. One or two of them would take care of your SELF-INFLICTED PROBLEM with hours. ;)
Posted on 10/10/2024 8:38:29 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out.
The woman reported having had to flee her property after 50 to 100 raccoons descended upon it and were acting aggressively, said Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. She told deputies she started feeding a family of raccoons decades ago and it was fine until about six weeks earlier, when the number showing up went from a handful to around 100.
"She said those raccoons were becoming increasingly more aggressive, demanding food, that they would hound her day and night — scratching at the outside of her home, at the door. If she pulled up her car, they would surround the car, scratch at the car, surround her if she went from her front door to her car or went outside at all," McCarty said. "They saw this as a food source now, so they kept coming back to it and they kept expecting food."
It was not clear what caused their numbers to balloon suddenly. Both the sheriff's office and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife determined no laws were broken, McCarty said.
"This is a nuisance problem kind of of her own making that she has to deal with," he said. Video from the sheriff's office shows raccoons milling around trees, and deputies who responded to the call observed 50 to 100 of them, he added.
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What did she think those Raccoons were doing in the middle of the night...Making more Raccoons!
Hey, Lady? I raise Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. One or two of them would take care of your SELF-INFLICTED PROBLEM with hours. ;)
She told deputies she started feeding a family of raccoons decades ago and it was fine until about six weeks earlier, when the number showing up went from a handful to around 100
I think I understand the problem.
Nothing a few boxes of 22LF will not take care of.
It’s all fun and games until a hundred show up
Hmm...I think I see the problem here.
Could also be a business opportunity. Lemon aid out of lemons, know whumsayin'?
Isn’t it obvious? It was raccoons telling other raccoons.
And as a side note, this is why I was always against giving free cell phone service to wild animals.
I think you can draw a parallel between this and illegals entering the country. Feed a few and soon you’re overwhelmed.
Those are some lovely looking pelts; they all look VERY healthy.
Too bad raccoon is not paying much these days; I think in our state (WI) Muskrat pays the most.
Fur trading is definitely down since the Salad Days of Marquette and Joliet, LOL!
I believe the Deputies have the necessary information to solve the puzzle...
A good air rifle and pellets. Quieter as well.
You had me at ‘Bourbon Glaze!’
I make an awesome ‘Coon and Kraut’ in the crock pot. Raccoon also makes amazing BBQ Sandwiches. :)
What’s the mailman do?
There is a moral to this story if people would just see it.
We had one 2 or 3 raccoons threatening the three feral kittens that mama feral cat brought to our doorstep, and who camped out on our screen porch. They’d eat the cats’ food, and sleep in the cozy little house with heated floor we made for the cats. One got really mean, so we adopted the cats and brought them inside.
We trapped and relocated the ‘coons. We heard they always return, but they didn’t.
We had occasional raccoons come to our deck and raid the mealworm feeder for the bluebirds. I’ve since added red pepper flakes every time I refill it. Problem solved.
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