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Vienna_Hokie
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Damn....and they can be tough to get rid of

Had one in the woods behind my house in Iowa, every year she'd have a couple pups, I'd trap a couple each year, but never her, she was too big for my trap. So one year I buy the extra large trap and put it under the tree I know she lives in (and had seen her fall 20ft out of when a hawk dive bombed her, but she walked away). That night, not soon after, but that very night, a massive windstorm blew through, sheared the top half of that tree down onto my stone fire pit and patio. After I cleaned up the tree I found the trap, crush beneath it and a couple days later, saw her waddling around. That was it, I never messed with her again...she was protected by something well above my pay grade.
Posted: 06/05/2024 at 09:58 PM ET
(In response to this post by Spudnut)

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Living in the county is awesome.
Spudnut 06/05/24 09:23 PM ET
Did the raccoon really dig a hole in your siding? Or did you already have
HokieNoVA 06/06/24 09:59 AM ET
Raccoon pulled off a piece of the siding
Spudnut 06/06/24 10:15 AM ET
Yikes.**
HokieNoVA 06/06/24 11:24 AM ET
oh my**
bigbadbird 06/06/24 07:44 AM ET
i had one come in my house at night and eat a loaf of bread…no tip either**
MrBayAreaHokie 06/05/24 11:57 PM ET
I'd be equally concerned about the uncovered junction box and the
PhotoHokieNC 06/05/24 11:44 PM ET
Super common. When I air sealed and insulated my attic a few years ago
HokieNoVA 06/06/24 09:57 AM ET
Ouch **
PhotoHokieNC 06/06/24 10:24 AM ET
The hole in the house is a problem too, LOL.**
HokieJay 06/06/24 09:22 AM ET
"InspectorHokieNC"....who ARE you and what have you done with PHNC? 😁**
HOKIERIT 06/06/24 08:58 AM ET
😁**
PhotoHokieNC 06/06/24 08:59 AM ET
RJ?**
Major Kong 06/05/24 11:19 PM ET
…you should name it Bandit**
chumley 06/05/24 10:24 PM ET
Damn....and they can be tough to get rid of
Vienna_Hokie 06/05/24 09:58 PM ET