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Post by swetz on Jun 27, 2019 20:37:38 GMT -5
Hello all. Some critter has decided to make itself at home beneath the barn in my hunting camp. I'm not down there enough to check traps daily so I'm looking for a person/company to trap and remove said critter.
Orange County area near Paoli. Any recommendations appreciated.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jun 29, 2019 21:21:14 GMT -5
Hello all. Some critter has decided to make itself at home beneath the barn in my hunting camp. I'm not down there enough to check traps daily so I'm looking for a person/company to trap and remove said critter. Orange County area near Paoli. Any recommendations appreciated. I don’t think a lot of people see this sub board, I’d post something on campfire. |
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Post by esshup on Jun 30, 2019 13:27:09 GMT -5
Set a Conibear 220, stake it down really well and deal with the mess next time you are there.
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Post by mgderf on Jun 30, 2019 16:49:23 GMT -5
Set a Conibear 220, stake it down really well and deal with the mess next time you are there. Sad to say, but that is illegal. Any traps set must be checked every 24 hours. Especially if you're not there now, I'd try throwing a couple boxes of mothballs under the cabin. This should chase away anything living under there in short order. They will dissipate after a month or so. |
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Post by esshup on Jun 30, 2019 17:39:06 GMT -5
That is true, thanks for the reminder. And yes to the mothballs. Another thing to think about doing is using one of those smoke bombs to get critters out, and have something handy to dispose of them with when they run out.
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Post by swetz on Jun 30, 2019 20:06:19 GMT -5
Might give the mothballs a try to keep things from coming back.
Found someone from the DNRs page on nuisance animals since I posted this. He sent me a photo of two raccoons he caught this morning. He said they would trap a few more nights and fill in the hole to see if anything digs it back out.
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Post by esshup on Jun 30, 2019 21:55:43 GMT -5
Good!! Glad you found someone.
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Post by swetz on Jul 1, 2019 18:54:15 GMT -5
He took two more raccoons and a skunk today. He said the raccoons were acting sick. We will see if the hole gets dug back out again.
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Post by esshup on Jul 1, 2019 19:21:13 GMT -5
Dang, what did they do, open a hotel under there??
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Post by swetz on Jul 1, 2019 21:20:35 GMT -5
Dang, what did they do, open a hotel under there?? Maybe, the trapper said "This barn is a animals paradise." I suppose some of them could have also just been attracted to the bait. |
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Post by mgderf on Jul 2, 2019 15:22:34 GMT -5
He took two more raccoons and a skunk today. He said the raccoons were acting sick. We will see if the hole gets dug back out again. That is NOT good. Raccoons can carry rabies, and no-one needs that. On a side note. Did anyone here know that opossum CANNOT contract rabies? Opossum are marsupials (animals that carry young in a pouch) and marsupials are incapable of contracting or carrying the rabies virus. Their blood will not support rabies, and actually kills it. Opossum may be some dirty, nasty, ill-tempered beasts, but they're safer to have around than Rocky racoon. |
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Post by featherduster on Jul 2, 2019 15:38:53 GMT -5
He took two more raccoons and a skunk today. He said the raccoons were acting sick. We will see if the hole gets dug back out again. That is NOT good. Raccoons can carry rabies, and no-one needs that. On a side note. Did anyone here know that opossum CANNOT contract rabies? Opossum are marsupials (animals that carry young in a pouch) and marsupials are incapable of contracting or carrying the rabies virus. Their blood will not support rabies, and actually kills it. Opossum may be some dirty, nasty, ill-tempered beasts, but they're safer to have around than Rocky racoon. In addition to the above info regarding Opossums they are also the largest consumer of ticks in the animal kingdom. Opossums: A study notes opossums are particularly good at grooming themselves, which leads them to swallow most of the ticks that attach themselves. Based on a study conducted by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, researchers estimated opossums can kill about 5,000 ticks in one season. And this includes ticks that carry lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If you want to give any animal a pass make it a Opossums. |
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Post by esshup on Jul 4, 2019 17:43:26 GMT -5
Based on a study conducted by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, researchers estimated opossums can kill about 5,000 ticks in one season. And this includes ticks that carry lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If you want to give any animal a pass make it a Opossums. Based on that statement, is that all 'possums, or ONE 'possum in a season? Also, "can" is different than "will". |
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Post by featherduster on Jul 4, 2019 19:18:27 GMT -5
Based on a study conducted by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, researchers estimated opossums can kill about 5,000 ticks in one season. And this includes ticks that carry lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If you want to give any animal a pass make it a Opossums. Based on that statement, is that all 'possums, or ONE 'possum in a season? Also, "can" is different than "will". ANSWER: www.wideopenspaces.com/know-opossums-eat-virtually-ticks-yard/ |
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Post by swetz on Jul 5, 2019 22:07:39 GMT -5
Well, got a chance to go down and check things out and the hole is dug back out unfortunately. I put a trail camera pointing at the hole so hopefully I will get some pictures and know what I'm dealing with.
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Post by mgderf on Jul 6, 2019 10:41:21 GMT -5
Well, got a chance to go down and check things out and the hole is dug back out unfortunately. I put a trail camera pointing at the hole so hopefully I will get some pictures and know what I'm dealing with. I'll bet it's a mini-sasquatch. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Jul 7, 2019 16:00:32 GMT -5
They didn’t catch the ground hog yet?
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Post by swetz on Jul 7, 2019 18:33:25 GMT -5
They didn’t catch the ground hog yet? Nope. We'll see what I pick up on the trail cam though I guess. |
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Post by swetz on Jul 9, 2019 20:56:00 GMT -5
Well, I haven't been back down to my place since, but the guy that cuts my grass says the hole is back.
Unfortunately, I can't go back down there this weekend, but looks like I'll be going ground hog hunting next weekend or even earlier in the week potentially. You know this had never been an issue for the several years we had the place. I'm wondering if not having a dog around and urinating all around the place anymore has made it more attractive.
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Post by mgderf on Jul 19, 2019 13:48:05 GMT -5
Back in old Europe common folk used to use ferrets to hunt.
A trained ferret will chase anything shy of a groundhog out of it's own den.
I've watched videos of a ferret chasing a full grown racoon from a hole.
The coon didn't even try to resist.
Ferrets can be some mean little bas***ds, but they can be loads of fun as pets too.
They have no fear of heights, and will climb ANYTHING, but they have issues going down.
They will get themselves into places that they can't get down from without assistance, or injury.
I've had a few pet ferrets, and they are extremely smart little critters.
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