We got up early this morning, to go walking, and saw that we had yet another coon in our live animal trap. So, instead of walking, we had to go relocate him, as we have the other animals we’ve caught. I blogged about this earlier (here about the coons and also here about the possum), and wanted to report on our “critter count”.
First, here’s the big coon we had to go relocate this morning… Tim says he is the largest one yet. He called him “big guy” all while we were moving him 🙂
So, here’s the official count so far:
Coons – 3 (caught and released in a wooded area miles from our house)
Possum – 1 (caught and released in same area)
Rats – 4 (dead as a doorknob, not moving those suckers)
I shudder to think how many more critters are out there, waiting to be caught or walk into the rat trap. Ewww! But, at least they are not eating as much of the squirrel’s corn (I actually had squirrels yesterday, for the first time in a couple of weeks), and are not pushing down the bird feeders every night. I have a lot of grass that is dug up from my back yard. Each time we put down the trap, the critters all try to dig their way out, so we are having large sections of grass being dug up all over the yard. 🙂
Congrats on your critter capture. I’m really glad this is working out for you and your feathered and furry friends. BTW, how do they react when you release them? Does Tim have to do a dodge and shuffle to get away from them once they’ve gotten out of the cage? Just curious.
Have a happy.
Why not get some flat patio stones from Lowe’s or Home Depot, and make a little stone area for the trap to sit on? It would look much nicer than torn-up grass, and I don’t think it would be overly expensive.
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