On Jan 22, 10:06*am, "Wolfgang" wrote:
"Larry L" wrote in message

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"rb608" wrote

OTOH, if you're a human encroachment into rural terrain; I'd say you
might want to cut the little critters some slack until they become
repeat & habitual or dangerous offenders. *They're pretty much like
any other pest - don't feed 'em & they'll go elsewhere.

That is the approach we've decided on. * *My kid saw the family on the
deck when the babies were young, in July, and this is the 'next' time ....
not really a problem. * But there were a lot of 'em, all 'big' and I've
heard tales od raccoon woes .. so I kinda freaked out beyond real need.
ah, thus far.

We've had coyotes in the back yard too, that I had to discourage when they
started eyeing my neighbor kid's 4H lamb from closer and closer distances.
I just discouraged them and suggested they look elsewhere for breakfast.

I wouldn't use a pellet gun to discourage, unless I didn't care about what
happened to the animal. *They do a lot more damage than one might think. *I
used to use one to kill rabbits and it did the job very well. *Even a BB gun
can be lethal to small animals. *Worse yet, they can inflict wounds that,
left untreated (as will necessarily be the case here), can cause a great
deal of suffering whether or not they are eventually fatal. *Bottom line, I
think, is that anything which smacks them hard enough to be effective
entails a serious risk of grievous injury. *Shoot to kill or, if you don't
want them dead or crippled, don't shoot at all.

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In my more humane monment I use a wrist rocket with chunks of candy.
I used some kind of peppermint stuff that had a soft inside. I don't
remember the exact name but they came appart on just about everything
they hit.
Lots of soft stuff you can shoot in a wrist-rocket.
A good alternate now would be a paint ball gun. Most of them are
accurate enough that you could be sure of hitting them in the rear.