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Raleigh:
Looking for advice to deal with raccoons.

Quick Background.  Location is in the country, has house, house trailer and a number of barns all of which they have in the past or currently inhabit by them.  Property is surrounded by corn/bean fields, have about a dozen neighbors in a mile radius.  The property I am dealing with had been vacant for 3 years so they have made themselves at home here.  I know there are at least 2 females each with 3 or so new offspring and I am sure there are some others I have yet to stumble upon.

I'm planning to build a new house out here in the next year or so once I get things cleaned up and demoed.  I'd like to get rid of them long before then as they get into anything I store out here.  If I can eliminate their presence without killing them I will take that approach. 

So anyone have experience deterring/eliminating raccoons?   

shardian:
Racoons LOVE cat food. Not so sure about dog food...but I don't think they are all that picky really.  ;D

FYI, my wife had one for a pet when she was a kid and loved it. If you get them from infancy, they are very friendly.

Dartful Dodger:
Trap and kill them.

Guaranos:
Your best bet is to surprise them by running up and grabbing their tails.  They get scared and run off.

Raleigh:
Don't plan eating, don't want as pets, not stupid enough to sneak up grab, don't own a gun to shoot them...

I figure I will trap the ones that are currently here and extricate them.  Hopefully being around now I will not continue to get new ones, unfortunately there are still just too many places for them to occupy for the time being.

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