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you all should know that this could also kill anything else that eats it.
Including you??? Hmmm......

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Old 08/01/06, 11:17 AM
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Old 08/01/06, 11:19 AM
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Dang Noe Bob took it. He couldn't even keep away from his own poison!
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I have done this also, but I just mixed it with some cat food & a little water. I have not had any crawl farther than a few feet from the pan. If they did, it was far enough that I couldn't smell them when they died. I sat the pan up in the haymow & my cats never went near it. I guess they are smarter than coons!

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Yeah, yeah, but when you have tried all other options & the coons just look at you & laugh, you think outside the box. When you get tired of cleaning up the carnage the coons leave behind, it doesn't seem quite so bad to use something in a way not normally intended. I was even willing to sacrifice a few barn cats if it came to that, but they didn't touch it. Might not be the proper way to use the fly bait, but it sure works! When I used traps, all I caught were the darn cats.
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Old 08/01/06, 11:31 AM
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I just think Poison is just so wrong.plus I wouldn't want to eat them.Why not just use better Fencing and some Lead.

Oh this Poison will not hurt Poultry but it would Grandkids or Dogs.

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Old 08/01/06, 11:48 AM
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I just think Poison is just so wrong.plus I wouldn't want to eat them.Why not just use better Fencing and some Lead.

Oh this Poison will not hurt Poultry but it would Grandkids or Dogs.

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I dont have the money for the fencing.I dont eat coon. guns only work if you are right there.I shot the dog for eating guineas and my boyfriend cant concive
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Wouldn't it make more sense to put out just plain food within blasting range of your house window?

Put out poisonous food is going to kill anything that eats it regardless if it is your targeted animal or your cat or dog. For those of you who thinks it's okay to poison animals like this, remember that perhaps your neighbor will do this as well. I don't want to hear you whining when you post "My neighbor killed our dog/cat/goat/chickens . . . . by putting out poison for the raccoons they had problems with."

And I also agree Bob, that your post if misleading. Mountain Dew has nothing to do with killing the animals - it's the fly poison.
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Old 08/01/06, 02:51 PM
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I disagree ... Mt. Dew can kill racoons, and any other small animal. As long as you get a good solid hit with a full can of the stuff.

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Old 08/01/06, 03:04 PM
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Wouldn't it make more sense to put out just plain food within blasting range of your house window?

Put out poisonous food is going to kill anything that eats it regardless if it is your targeted animal or your cat or dog. For those of you who thinks it's okay to poison animals like this, remember that perhaps your neighbor will do this as well. I don't want to hear you whining when you post "My neighbor killed our dog/cat/goat/chickens . . . . by putting out poison for the raccoons they had problems with."

And I also agree Bob, that your post if misleading. Mountain Dew has nothing to do with killing the animals - it's the fly poison.

this may work well for you ,but not for me. I will no longer sit up all night waiting for the varmitts to strike. my closest neighbor is 1/2 away if thier dog or cat is around here at night they need to die

as far as the Mt Dew in the post title being missleading , too bad .you would have to be an idiot to take it seriously. I think most people see that. without the intisment of the Mt Dew would the coons go for the poison? granted this is a last resort slash and burn way of doing it . but it is very affective and i was quite releaved and thrilled to see thier lifeless carcasses strewn around this morning.


this is my happy dance one for each dead coon. maybe i will be luck enough to dance on the graves of more dead coons tomorrow
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Old 08/01/06, 03:06 PM
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Rant over , I feel better
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I am also not going to sit up every night while waiting for the coons to come & kill something. I do need to sleep at some point. I also made sure the poison I put out was up where no kid or dog could get to it. Actually my dog can't even get in the barn unless I open the door for her. The cats did not touch it & I frankly would not have cared if a few of them would have. If they would have stayed out of the traps I might have caught the coons more humanely. I also do not eat coon. Why would I when I have good homegrown beef, pork, rabbits, & chickens in the freezer. If you have never done it this way I can understand your point of view. I can assure you though that they drop dead right where they are & it is a joyful sight to see them dead instead of my other animals. Better fence doesn't always work either. They would tear the bottom of my rabbit pen open. So I am with Bob on this one & will gladly do a happy dance over any dead coons I see!
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Old 08/01/06, 03:24 PM
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I agree with Bob, not Mike. If your animal is over at my place during the night,
it deserves an invitation to my midnight snack. Eat all you like, coons!!!!!
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Old 08/01/06, 03:42 PM
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I disagree ... Mt. Dew can kill racoons, and any other small animal. As long as you get a good solid hit with a full can of the stuff.

Nikki
I have been told that it will also kill by its self because they cant burp. it bloats them up and they die .
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Old 08/01/06, 04:06 PM
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We use the live trap baited with a can of sardines and it hasn't failed us yet.
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Why Bob! If it's happened before on this forum, I haven't seen it!

You actually RANTED!

Good for you!
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