I live on the edge of a small town in Illinois. Not uncommon to have wild animals visit my back yard at night. Last summer I could smell a skunk living under my
motorcycle shed. I setup a live trap and baited the trap with sardines and placed a trail camera up to keep an eye on activity. Didn't take long before I captured
4 young raccoons, 4 possums, and one skunk. I have a buddy licensed to trap nuisance animals and gave him the raccoons and the skunk. The 4 possums I relocated 10 miles away along a local river.
The trail camera took pictures of the adult raccoon of 20 pounds probably the mother of the 4 young raccoons. The mother visits the bait almost every night but
refuses to enter my 12 x 12 x 36 live trap. Do I need a larger trap or different trap? I have considered waiting for the raccoon in a tree stand and shooting her with a crossbow.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Jim
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