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Racoons that are not scared!

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Adica

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....I went out to the back deck, where we have an attached shed to get the trash out. The door is a little swolen because of the heat so it was not locked properly and there were two racoons in there. I got startled and ran into the house. The racoons just came out on the deck and stared at me edging towards the shed again. I was banging and yelling at them, but they didn't even care. I was literally 2 feet from them, behind a screen door, and they did not give a FVCK! Usually they run like hell. I don't understand. I wonder if they were rabid or something. Anyway, trash will not go out till my husband gets home. I'm too freeked out. Any thoughts?
 
I was going to say you ran like a little sissy girl, but then realized you are 😱


just kiddin!


Grab yourself a broom and smack them around the old fashioned way
 
OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) - A fierce group of raccoons has killed 10 cats, attacked a small dog and bitten at least one pet owner who had to get rabies shots, residents of Olympia say.

Some have taken to carrying pepper spray to ward off the masked marauders and the woman who was bitten now carries an iron pipe when she goes outside at night.

"It's a new breed," said Tamara Keeton, who with Kari Hall started a raccoon watch after an emotional neighborhood meeting drew 40 people. "They're urban raccoons, and they're not afraid."

Tony Benjamins, whose family lost two cats, said he got a big dog - a German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix - to keep the raccoons away.

One goal of the patrol is to get residents to stop feeding raccoons and to keep pets and pet food indoors.

Lisann Rolle said she began carrying an iron pipe when she goes outside at night after being bitten by raccoons when she tried to pull three of them off her cat Lucy. She obtained rabies shots afterward as a precaution.

"I was watching her like a hawk, but she snuck out," Rolle said. "Then I heard this hideous sound - a coyote-type high pitch ... It was vicious. They were focused on ripping her apart."

The attacks have been especially shocking because raccoons came within five feet (1 1/2 meters) of cats without any problem in previous years, Benjamins said.

"We used to love the raccoons. They'd have their babies this time of year, and they were so cute. Even though we lived in the city, it was neat to have wildlife around," he said, "but this year, things changed. They went nuts."

In one case five raccoons tried to carry off a small dog, which managed to survive.

The attacks, all within a three-block area near the Garfield Nature Trail in Olympia, are highly unusual, said Sean O. Carrell, a problem wildlife coordinator with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, adding that trappers may be summoned from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove problem animals.

"I've never heard a report of 10 cats being killed. It's something were going to have to monitor," Carrell said.

Meanwhile, residents have hired Tom Brown, a nuisance wildlife control operator from Rochester, Washington, to set traps, but in six weeks he has caught only one raccoon. He and Carrell said raccoons teach their young - and each other - to avoid traps.

Brown said he had seen packs of raccoons this big but none so into killing.

"They are in command up there," he said
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That is why I like living in the country. I keep a surefire light mounted to my AR15 just in case a raccoon gets into my garbage. I cleaned a few of them out a few months ago, havent had any getting in the trash lately.

I get stray cats every now and then also.
 
Originally posted by: KK
OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) - A fierce group of raccoons has killed 10 cats, attacked a small dog and bitten at least one pet owner who had to get rabies shots, residents of Olympia say.

Some have taken to carrying pepper spray to ward off the masked marauders and the woman who was bitten now carries an iron pipe when she goes outside at night.

"It's a new breed," said Tamara Keeton, who with Kari Hall started a raccoon watch after an emotional neighborhood meeting drew 40 people. "They're urban raccoons, and they're not afraid."

Tony Benjamins, whose family lost two cats, said he got a big dog - a German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix - to keep the raccoons away.

One goal of the patrol is to get residents to stop feeding raccoons and to keep pets and pet food indoors.

Lisann Rolle said she began carrying an iron pipe when she goes outside at night after being bitten by raccoons when she tried to pull three of them off her cat Lucy. She obtained rabies shots afterward as a precaution.

"I was watching her like a hawk, but she snuck out," Rolle said. "Then I heard this hideous sound - a coyote-type high pitch ... It was vicious. They were focused on ripping her apart."

The attacks have been especially shocking because raccoons came within five feet (1 1/2 meters) of cats without any problem in previous years, Benjamins said.

"We used to love the raccoons. They'd have their babies this time of year, and they were so cute. Even though we lived in the city, it was neat to have wildlife around," he said, "but this year, things changed. They went nuts."

In one case five raccoons tried to carry off a small dog, which managed to survive.

The attacks, all within a three-block area near the Garfield Nature Trail in Olympia, are highly unusual, said Sean O. Carrell, a problem wildlife coordinator with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, adding that trappers may be summoned from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove problem animals.

"I've never heard a report of 10 cats being killed. It's something were going to have to monitor," Carrell said.

Meanwhile, residents have hired Tom Brown, a nuisance wildlife control operator from Rochester, Washington, to set traps, but in six weeks he has caught only one raccoon. He and Carrell said raccoons teach their young - and each other - to avoid traps.

Brown said he had seen packs of raccoons this big but none so into killing.

"They are in command up there," he said
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:Q okay, now I'm really scared to go out there.
 
Originally posted by: Adica
:Q okay, now I'm really scared to go out there.
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We're at the top of the food chain, and we've earned it. Channel your fear into anger, they won't stand a chance😛
 
Raccoons suck. The only good raccoon is a dead raccoon.

My neighbor's dog got it's eye ripped out by one and they are always a worry with my dogs. I hate the darned things and most are rabid. We keep our trash in the garage to keep them out of it which makes our garage stink and makes me hate them even more, lol.
 
I had the same thing happen to me. I was walking out of my apartment and saw a raccoon, and when I say a raccoon, it was more like a small bear. Well, I walked toward it thinking it would see me and just run away but instead, it just turned and looked at me like, "hey, you come any closer and I'm gonna bite the sh!t out of you." I swear, if I was out in the country, I would have got my shotgun, walked up to it and shot that little fvcker in the face!
 
I've got racoons and opossoms as guests on my property and I have never seen any of them.

I do, however, see their "calling cards" every morning.
 
I'm not surprised. we had a racoon that took over a crow's nest on a tree in our backyard. spraying massive amount of water on it did nothing. poking it a bit with a stick did nothing. ramming the stick into it made it go away reluctantly.
 
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