The best thing to do when the coon looses fear of you is to simply kill them and be done with it. I took out a few one time because when I stepped outside they growled at me. I do agree with the idea of not leaving inviting things for them outside. They are not nice warm cuddly animals. They can tear you to pieces if one decided to attack you.
If they growl, that’s past the point of no return.
I detest public parks because of that very reason.
People treat the animals like pets and then the animals wind up dead because somebody gets bit or scratched by an “insistent” critter who expects a handout and gets surly if none is forthcoming.
Our trash goes out right before the trash guy comes and we leave *nothing* attractive outside for them.
Even my livestock feed is in sealed containers in a closed smokehouse.
With the exception of the aforementioned rabies epidemic, I haven’t seen one inside my fence in *years*.
[and they’re absolutely *everywhere*, here]