Pellidon
Flashlight Enthusiast
5:30 AM local time. I hear knocking and rummaging around my back door. By the door is my CT-Zero Rechargeable light (remember those?). Light on, door flies open and boy did I suprise two very roly-poly fat Raccoons. Must be two of the five that Mama left stuck up in a tree last spring for my enjoyment.
In typical Raccoon fashion they did not retreat but a step or two when confronted. They stared at me with that "whadda ya want" look and then finally sauntered away into the woods.
Now I must buy some black pepper to sprinkle around things to keep them away. That works better than any sprays I have tried and is less work than throwing sticks or firecrackers at them which they ignore.
Being in the woods and used to varmints coming around I knew that they were pests and not prowlers. I was able to spotlight two 4-point bucks last week with a Golston 7-Watter quite effectively.
In typical Raccoon fashion they did not retreat but a step or two when confronted. They stared at me with that "whadda ya want" look and then finally sauntered away into the woods.
Now I must buy some black pepper to sprinkle around things to keep them away. That works better than any sprays I have tried and is less work than throwing sticks or firecrackers at them which they ignore.
Being in the woods and used to varmints coming around I knew that they were pests and not prowlers. I was able to spotlight two 4-point bucks last week with a Golston 7-Watter quite effectively.