Been after a racoon for weeks now. Tried peanut butter, marshmellows, marshmellow cream, chicken cat food and finally tuna cat food. No luck. Sucker keeps coming in the garage checking on food there. Not going into the trap.
Have a Havahart trap about a foot by a foot by 3.5 feet, with pivoting door only on one end. Durn thing finally made it in the trap last night, but got out. Tore the pivoting door off totally!!! Held on by rings about a half inch long and clamped on with pliars. Bent all three and ripped the door off. Must have been a big racoon!!!
Put the door back on, but added a couple of hose clamps. Should keep them from tearing the door off again. Probably going to be wary of getting in there again.
Any suggestions for bait that would be irresistable to one of the critters? Trail camera shows its there about 2 am, but was there at 10 pm the other night when took the game camera to the garage to see just when it came. Thought about a leg hold trap, but would hate to get one of my kitties instead.
Thanks