Raccoons managed...

[Minnesota Flats]

...to get into our crawl space a few years back. I had to trap all 3 of them which was a PIA.

That said, I guess I got off easy:

 

[sharps4590]

Uhhh...yeah. raccoons are little Satan's but I'd much rather deal with a raccoon as a black bear.

Last summer I declared war on the masked bandits after they got into my sweet corn. I trapped one, Steele killed two and treed another that I shot and the neighbor got one. If only the squirrels were that easy to thin.

Last year, 2024, we took 14 gallons of cherries off our 9 trees. This year we got 3 gallons, and they were loaded. I didn't know squirrels came in a covey but that's how it looked when I'd go up to the orchard.

 

[Nuuska]

What's w all the carbage where the bear is ?

Why is it there ?

 

[Minnesota Flats]

Why is it there ?

If "it" refers to the garbage,:

I couldn't say, since I don't know the owner.

If "it" refers to the bear:

My guess is it saw the crawlspace as a good site for a den.

 

[Nuuska]

The trash - no wonder if there's anything else besides the hardware trash - animals will seek food . . .

Crawlspace as den - why not

 

[sailingshoes72]

My guess is it saw the crawlspace as a good site for a den.

That could create a dangerous situation if the home owner had to go under the house to check on frozen pipes during the Winter!

 

[Minnesota Flats]

It's all a matter of whose point of view you're considering: a dangerous situation for the DIY homeowner = a mid-winter snack for the bear.

 

[Cougar]

That could create a dangerous situation if the home owner had to go under the house to check on frozen pipes during the Winter!

Haha. That won't be a problem in Altadena. That's in Southern California.

When we moved to North Idaho, we wondered what we were going to do with our trash. There's no trash pickup here. Turned out to be an easy answer. Just keep it in a covered barrel in the garage, which is enclosed. We make a run down to the dump near Clark Fork every week or so. It's free to residents. Our water's free, too -- well water. We had it tested, of course. Perfectly clear.

We haven't seen a bear since that yearling came traipsing through several years ago. And since I sprayed that "coyote urine" repellent around on the new trees and other plants, I haven't seen a deer or an elk or a turkey since! That stuff really works!

 

[FNG]

Drunk raccoon found passed out in liquor store bathroom: Officials

A raccoon collapsed in the bathroom of the Ashland ABC Store Saturday morning, where he had ransacked shelves and drank multiple types of alcohol.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Minnesota Flats]

All the raccoons I've ever met have had a temperament like an obsessive/compulsive on a 4-day meth jag.

Bet he resisted arrest...

 

[Wilmywood]

Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in​

Staff at a Virginia liquor store got a shock on Saturday when they came into work to find a raccoon had burgled the store, drinking its way through the spirits section.

The "masked bandit" was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to bottles on a bottom shelf.

Animal control officer Samantha Martin transported the "suspect" for questioning at Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter but not before it had a chance to sober up.

After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover), the animal was safely released back into the wild.
The Ashland ABC store had been closed for Thanksgiving when it suffered its "Black Friday break-in".

Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in

The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.

www.bbc.com

 

[steveintampa]

All the raccoons I've ever met have had a temperament like an obsessive/compulsive on a 4-day meth jag.

Bet he resisted arrest...

He did not look like he was in any shape to resist, though he was probably able to slip the handcuffs off...