Can I shoot a raccoon in city limits?

[jason867]

I live within the city limits of new castle. Lately I've had a raccoon hanging around on our porch eating our cat food (I wish it would just eat the cat... )

Am I legally allowed to shoot it? Do I have to use a rifle or can I use a pistol?

Either way it'd be a 22lr

 

[IndyMonkey]

No no and no.

 

[wolfman]

Animal control should let you borrow a live trap, bait it with the cat food, then call animal control to pick up the full trap. (You probably have several)

 

[redneckmedic]

Cross bow, and don't get caught, you'll make the paper for animal torture

 

[Bisley Man]

Why don't you trap it? Then let it go at Wilbur Wright for some one to legally hunt it. Probably not legal to let it go at WW.

 

[garagegunmaker]

Cross bow, and don't get caught, you'll make the paper for animal torture

Very good advice.

 

[bass pro]

Animal control will not pick up the animal because it is not a domestic animal. You have to haul it off yourself. Be sure you take it at least 20 miles or it will come back. If you need to borrow a trap pm me.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Cross bow, and don't get caught, you'll make the paper for animal torture

Not very smart to advocate breaking the laws on a public forum. Is that in the FAQ?:fawk:

 

[remymartin]

Claim self-defense... "It was comin' right at me!" Oh and CCI CB's help.

 

[singlestacksig]

stop putting cat food out side.

 

[Mgderf]

Some of the new break-barrel pellet guns hit about like a .22.
I have one that sends a pellet out at 1100 fps and hits hard enough to bend a coin at 25ft.

It may not kill it, but it'd sure make it not want to stick around for more.

 

[Andre46996]

3 Ss my friend..

Shoot Shovel Shutup

 

[Mgderf]

Animal control will not pick up the animal because it is not a domestic animal. You have to haul it off yourself. Be sure you take it at least 20 miles or it will come back. If you need to borrow a trap pm me.

I was once told by animal control that if you live trap a wild animal, it "..must be released in the same county that it was trapped."

 

[redneckmedic]

Fine, don't kill it....
chase it over to my house and I'll shoot it, its legal in the country!

 

[IndyMonkey]

Fine, don't kill it....
chase it over to my house and I'll shoot it, its legal in the country!

Quit posting on INGO while getting paid with our tax dollars. Isnt there amber lamps to wash?

 

[furbymac]

trap it and let it go on 3 or trap it and take it into the country and then shoot it either way you don't leave the county and said coon will most likely not return

 

[Greenmonsta79]

Yeah I would shoot it but I don't live in the city either! I could bring over one of my brother in-laws blue tick hounds!

 

[redneckmedic]

Quit posting on INGO while getting paid with our tax dollars. Isnt there amber lamps to wash?

We are on standby now since our dive run , but any second now, I might get a ................... oops G2G,

 

[jason867]

well crap...

I was looking forward to it!

 

[Whosyer]

3 Ss my friend..

Shoot Shovel Shutup