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Overview of Damage Prevention and Control Methods

Habitat Modification

• Remove obvious sources of food or shelter around the premises  
• Close outbuilding and exterior laundry room doors. 

Exclusion

• Usually the best method for coping with raccoon damage  

Frightening

• Effective for a short time 

Repellents

• Ro-Pel® is registered for use on surfaces 

Toxicants

• None registered  

Shooting

• .22-caliber 
• Shotgun with No. 6 shot 

Trapping

• No. 1 longspring  
• No. 1.5 coilspring 
• No. 160, 220 Conibear®-style 
• Species-specific traps 
• 10- x 12- x 32-inch single-door cage or box traps 
• 10- x 12- x 42-inch double-door cage or box traps