She live in a Northern Suburb? We have a couple in our area, too. A family of about 5-6 deer wander through a couple times a month. And there are too many squirrels and chipmunks to count. Did I mention the
11 birds nests?
The trap won't work if someone has already trapped them and relocated them to your neighborhood, thus teaching them how traps work. I had a trap and the raccoon reached underneath it and clawed the bait to bits and let it drop out the bottom of the trap where he could get it without going inside.
Trapping and relocating wild animals without a license is against the law in many places.
How do you know if the animal has a license or not?
Did not know the law at the time. I had actually released a trapped squirrel in the park in the presence of a county cop in the county substation near the park and he said nothing. Later I read in the paper that you can trap and kill an animal but not release it elsewhere. Kinda stupid isn't it?
not really, if you're spreading any kind of disease that the animal might have had, sorta like moving the h1n1 virus around the globe might be not a good idea.
No. An animal that has been trapped might learn from the experience to stay out of traps in the future. A killed animal does not present the same problem.
on 6/16/2009 11:57 AM (ET) Bert Byfield wrote the following:
Raccoons are very intelligent and have articulate paws. I had a friend that had a chicken coop with an enclosure, including the top. The raccoons learned how to unhook the hasp and staple secured doors.
Then no one should be allowed to move.
_Baby Raccoons Get Stuck in Vending Machine_
With pic:
.."Residents were shocked by the sight and tried to coax the masked critters out of the machine, but needed some expert help.
So they called a local resident known for helping get animals out of sticky situations.
They so called "Skunk Whisperer", Ned Bruha, who came to the rescue.."
Frank wrote in news:h18qka$e8k$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:
perhaps it might cause the spread of diseases in the animal population.
Fine print: Squirrels are game animals and, if taken out of season (usually around February), you could be in big trouble.
This works to your advantage if squirrels get in your attic and gnaw up your wiring. Most insurance won't cover damage due to vermin, but since you can't kill squirrels...
ISTR almost all 'in season' laws include a loophole for pest animals, especially if they are putting humans in danger. I highly doubt the cops would care, unless you were obviously setting up a trap to harvest meat. Farmers usually get no grief for killing animals that keep breaking their fences, devastating their crops, or killing their livestock. (unless it is a federal protected species, of course...)
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Depends on the animal and where it is. Bald eagles and gopher tortoise take an act of congress and have delayed many construction projects in FL. Having vultures crapping all over your house is not excuse to kill them. OTOH, folks invite all kinds of problems with leaving food sources for wild animals.....neighborhoods that go to war over feeding wild birds, etc. Heron and egrets can spot a fishing pole from a mile away and show up before we get bait on the hook, ready for handouts. I had a seagull swipe a hot dog from the bun in my hand at the beach one day - didn't see it coming. They grabbed a cookie from my grandsons hand, without touching him.
Those two birds "earned" their chow:-))
Lou
Go to any waterfront park, and get out of the car with a breadbag in your hand. Ducks or gulls, depending on locale, will swarm you before you get to water's edge. As soon as the bread stops coming, they show you their backside, and either move on to next newcomer, or go back to what they are doing and ignore you. Kinda sad, really. Almost like watching the goats or whatever at a petting zoo, fight for space on the little ramp up to the Rube Goldberg food dispenser where people put in a token, or dump the little cup of feed they bought from the attendant.
Yeah, they learn quick, just like squirrels and 'squirrel-proof' bird feeders.
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