Raccoon

[the possum]

I believe there might still be posts around from a guy who goes by the name of "Possum Hunter".
The guy would go after raccoons an opossums with a bowie knife. He found that a .22 inside a wheat/corn silo would penetrate and bounce around too much and wouldn't stop them fast enough. A cheap bowie solved his problem.

Hey there, Dave. I'm still around too.

The guy has already gotten some advice though, and seems to have decided on how he's gonna handle the problem. So, good luck.

 

[gangsta965084]

seems like the coons went away for no reason. I have not seen any in a week or 2

 

[CitizenQ]

seems like the coons went away for no reason. I have not seen any in a week or 2

You didn't mount a coon head on a pike on the edge of your property, did you?

 

[ieraseu]

I have a 700 fps pellet gun will that work

I definitely do not recommend a pellet gun to kill raccoon. Just not enough punch, unless you are using the really expensive large bore kind. I have shot them with a 1000 FPS .177 caliber Gamo airgun and had them just run off with minor wounds. I think an airgun is good for birds and squirrels, but not raccoons which can get bigger then cats and up to the size of small dogs.

A 22LR or 22 CB is what I recommend.

 

[gangsta965084]

You didn't mount a coon head on a pike on the edge of your property, did you?

hahah I would if i could

 

[mkhop]

I haven't read every post so I hope i ain't echoing here. My neighbor live traps coons in the back of the house woods , penut butter works well when he gets a coon (every time) he calls a coon hunting club buddy and they turn them loose in the hunting lease.