I mean, Raccoons need to relax too.

[Draconator]

https://www.wdam.com/2025/05/06/police-find-pet-raccoon-holding-meth-pipe-during-traffic-stop-hes-trying-smoke-it/

[Roundybout]

If he’s looking to relax, he’s smoking the wrong thing 

[US Egg]

Been here 20 yrs. Lots of critters have come to the back door to peak in. Never a Woodchuck, until yesterday. Right up to the sliding glass door. Thought he might try to attack himself in the window like the turkeys do. Turkeys spaz, peck the window in rage and ***** all over. 

 

Little fuzz ball is around today again. He’s too darn cute to shoot, probably go with the release trap. They’re not so cute when they’re in there trying to kill you. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 minutes ago, US Egg said:

Been here 20 yrs. Lots of critters have come to the back door to peak in. Never a Woodchuck, until yesterday. Right up to the sliding glass door.

[US Egg]

9 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

I just checked on him, big bare patch on his backside, probably mange. Had a nasty looking mangy coyote a month or so ago hanging out. Backyard nature isn’t all fun. I gotta make a decision…..

[Augie]

17 minutes ago, US Egg said:

Been here 20 yrs. Lots of critters have come to the back door to peak in. Never a Woodchuck, until yesterday. Right up to the sliding glass door. Thought he might try to attack himself in the window like the turkeys do. Turkeys spaz, peck the window in rage and ***** all over. 

 

Little fuzz ball is around today again. He’s too darn cute to shoot, probably go with the release trap. They’re not so cute when they’re in there trying to kill you. 

 

I worked with someone who had a deer come up to the slider at the back of their house…..at full speed. Crashed right thru and started trashing the house. She grabbed the kids and ran out the front door. Not the way she expected that morning to go. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 hours ago, US Egg said:

Been here 20 yrs. Lots of critters have come to the back door to peak in. Never a Woodchuck, until yesterday. Right up to the sliding glass door. Thought he might try to attack himself in the window like the turkeys do. Turkeys spaz, peck the window in rage and ***** all over. 

 

Little fuzz ball is around today again. He’s too darn cute to shoot, probably go with the release trap. They’re not so cute when they’re in there trying to kill you. 

Nesting northern cardinals are insane too! Their reflection in glass windows drives them wild.  Very territorial.

[RoyBatty is alive]

1 hour ago, US Egg said:

I just checked on him, big bare patch on his backside, probably mange. Had a nasty looking mangy coyote a month or so ago hanging out. Backyard nature isn’t all fun. I gotta make a decision…..

I just read up on woodchucks (see the advantage of reading TBD and being a bills fan).   I would tend to leave it alone unless it is causing serious damage with its burrows or you have a garden, 

 

Release trap might be good (have to be careful as they can have fleas and spread things like lyme disease. If you do catch him you might have to drive away so it doesn't return.  I once caught a raccoon and carried it in the trap across a street and when I let him go, the SOB rna right across the street a hundred yards won my street and ran right up my driveway.  Similar circumstance with armadillo

[RoyBatty is alive]

23 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Nesting northern cardinals are insane too! Their reflection in glass windows drives them wild.  Very territorial.

I once thought a peacock would be a real neat gift for my wife, little did I realize how they like to look at their reflection in glass doors and and leave massive turds on my front patio.  It didn't take long for the peacock to be part of the wild nature  food cycle, I wasnt too upset.

Edited yesterday at 05:54 PM by RoyBatty is alive

[Jauronimo]

2 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

I once thought a peacock would be a real neat gift for my wife, little did I realize how they look to look at their reflection in glass doors and and leave massive turds on my front patio.  It didn't take long for the peacock to be part of the wild nature  food cycle, I wasnt too upset.

Are you the reason why there are wild peacocks in Westchase?

[BuffaloBill]

On 5/7/2025 at 12:02 PM, Augie said:

 

I worked with someone who had a deer come up to the slider at the back of their house…..at full speed. Crashed right thru and started trashing the house. She grabbed the kids and ran out the front door. Not the way she expected that morning to go. 

 

My dad used to mange facilities and grounds keeping at a local school district. A beer broke through a clarion window in the night and could not figure out how to get back out. It did extensive damage to the room and furniture trying to get out. It was a bloody mess. The sherif and game warden had to come in and euthanize the deer.