Coon in my attic

Pogo · 04-21-2018, 11:54 AM

A coon got into the attic of my house. I heard something up there at night. So I put a trap in the attic and also put a game camera up with it. I put a trap in the attic above my garage.

The coon approached the trap with the bait inside. Finally it went in to get the bait and the trap door slammed shut. I had it for about 4 hours. Then it started grabbing anything it could reach and ripped off pieces and drug it in the trap. Finally it jammed underneath the locking lever with all of the stuff it pulled inside. That pushed up locking rod which holds the trap door shut. And then it could escape. The last two photos are the trap after I brought it down on my garage floor and the corner of my house where it pulled the aluminum off of the corner of my roof and chewed the board behind it.

I'm going to try to trap it one more time. If that fails my only recourse is to go up into my attic and shoot it with a .22 CB short.

PRMS0120 by John Danley, on Flickr

PRMS0123 by John Danley, on Flickr

PRMS0125 by John Danley, on Flickr

Pogo · 04-21-2018, 11:57 AM

PRMS1588 by John Danley, on Flickr

PRMS1606 by John Danley, on Flickr

PRMS2011 by John Danley, on Flickr

Pogo · 04-21-2018, 11:59 AM

Trap by John Danley, on Flickr

DSC_4082 by John Danley, on Flickr

buzgun · 04-21-2018, 12:39 PM

Destructive little bastard

JD Miller · 04-21-2018, 01:04 PM

Smart little critter escaped

GBob01 · 04-21-2018, 01:27 PM

More intelligent than most, if not all, demoncrats.

Pogo · 04-21-2018, 01:33 PM

I think I'm going to go with this on the ground right below where it comes out of my attic.

I don't like using this kind of a trap - there is only one way to release a coon from this trap. But I don't want it up in my attic.

DSC_4087 by John Danley, on Flickr

buzgun · 04-21-2018, 02:09 PM

You need 500 grains.....he would beat the dog piss out of it before letting Cujo have fun with him.

THE DUDE · 04-21-2018, 02:16 PM

and here I thought Shiftless moved in .

500grains · 04-21-2018, 05:23 PM

Those coon cuff traps are great.

And you should NEVER release a coon from a trap. If you do, the next time that coon invades some guy's house, he will be impossible to trap. In Utah it is unlawful to release a coon. They must be dispatched.

If it is not legal to shoot where you are, you can use a pipe or a barrel of water.

aviator · 04-21-2018, 06:16 PM

Do you have a good air gun? I hate to dispose of them but I don't want them in my house either. Peanut butter works very well too.

baboon · 04-21-2018, 07:25 PM

A buddy of mine had a coon in his condo second floor. He was convinced he could get it with a suppressed .22 pistol. I told not to even try it seeing as he couldn't see where any pipes were.

Needless to say his shot hit a copper water pipe. It didn't totally penetrate it but it did dump a shit load of water into his & the 2 units below him.

His coon cost him as much as his leopard hunt did!

500grains · 04-21-2018, 08:17 PM

Ha! Ha!

Must have been a shitty condo for a coon to get in.

baboon · 04-21-2018, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 500grains

Ha! Ha!

Must have been a shitty condo for a coon to get in.

Koons are everywhere! I blame it on Martin Lucifer Koon!

Bluntforce · 04-21-2018, 09:30 PM

Got one eating the dog’s food. Cersei has a couple of aunts that just had litters two days ago. Have to kill this SOB before he eats the babies. Probably what got her mother.

04-21-2018, 11:54 AM	#1
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,979	Coon in my attic A coon got into the attic of my house. I heard something up there at night. So I put a trap in the attic and also put a game camera up with it. I put a trap in the attic above my garage. The coon approached the trap with the bait inside. Finally it went in to get the bait and the trap door slammed shut. I had it for about 4 hours. Then it started grabbing anything it could reach and ripped off pieces and drug it in the trap. Finally it jammed underneath the locking lever with all of the stuff it pulled inside. That pushed up locking rod which holds the trap door shut. And then it could escape. The last two photos are the trap after I brought it down on my garage floor and the corner of my house where it pulled the aluminum off of the corner of my roof and chewed the board behind it. I'm going to try to trap it one more time. If that fails my only recourse is to go up into my attic and shoot it with a .22 CB short. PRMS0120 by John Danley, on Flickr PRMS0123 by John Danley, on Flickr PRMS0125 by John Danley, on Flickr __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

04-21-2018, 12:39 PM	#4
buzgun slug Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 25,638	Destructive little bastard __________________ Better Dead than Red

04-21-2018, 01:04 PM	#5
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,215	Smart little critter escaped __________________ .......

04-21-2018, 01:27 PM	#6
GBob01 Coonass Crusader Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: backwoods of south Louisiana Posts: 4,491	More intelligent than most, if not all, demoncrats. __________________ I do not believe that the Democrats are single-handedly destroying this country. I know that they, like the Republicans, are using both hands! *III DEO VINDICE*

04-21-2018, 02:16 PM	#9
THE DUDE Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Yo mama's troat Posts: 2,641	and here I thought Shiftless moved in . __________________ I'll talk to you the way I want to talk to you, If you don't like it , change the station.

04-21-2018, 11:57 AM	#2
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,979	PRMS1588 by John Danley, on Flickr PRMS1606 by John Danley, on Flickr PRMS2011 by John Danley, on Flickr

04-21-2018, 11:59 AM	#3
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,979	Trap by John Danley, on Flickr DSC_4082 by John Danley, on Flickr

04-21-2018, 01:33 PM	#7
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,979	I think I'm going to go with this on the ground right below where it comes out of my attic. I don't like using this kind of a trap - there is only one way to release a coon from this trap. But I don't want it up in my attic. DSC_4087 by John Danley, on Flickr

04-21-2018, 02:09 PM	#8
buzgun slug Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 25,638	You need 500 grains.....he would beat the dog piss out of it before letting Cujo have fun with him.

04-21-2018, 05:23 PM	#10
500grains Soldier of Allah Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Crackerland Posts: 31,662	Those coon cuff traps are great. And you should NEVER release a coon from a trap. If you do, the next time that coon invades some guy's house, he will be impossible to trap. In Utah it is unlawful to release a coon. They must be dispatched. If it is not legal to shoot where you are, you can use a pipe or a barrel of water. __________________ Racism will keep you alive.

04-21-2018, 06:16 PM	#11
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,440	Do you have a good air gun? I hate to dispose of them but I don't want them in my house either. Peanut butter works very well too. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

04-21-2018, 07:25 PM	#12
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,318	A buddy of mine had a coon in his condo second floor. He was convinced he could get it with a suppressed .22 pistol. I told not to even try it seeing as he couldn't see where any pipes were. Needless to say his shot hit a copper water pipe. It didn't totally penetrate it but it did dump a shit load of water into his & the 2 units below him. His coon cost him as much as his leopard hunt did!

04-21-2018, 08:17 PM	#13
500grains Soldier of Allah Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Crackerland Posts: 31,662	Ha! Ha! Must have been a shitty condo for a coon to get in.

04-21-2018, 09:30 PM	#15
Bluntforce slug Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Allturd State Posts: 21,881	Got one eating the dog’s food. Cersei has a couple of aunts that just had litters two days ago. Have to kill this SOB before he eats the babies. Probably what got her mother. __________________