Best Method of Coon eradication

[Long Cut]

Got a coon that keeps breaking in my shop and messing the place up. It is in the city limits so I cant shoot him and I guess the seasons out anyway. Little sucker does most of his damage at night when no one is around. I am guessing a live trap but what do you bait them with or is there a better way.

[champcaller]

Coons!?

momma just chased em off the back porch with a broom...

[DUCKAHOLIC]

[hillhunter]

The best coonbait in the world is marshmellows. Sardines will catch cats and all kinds of other stuff. Marshmellows are the way to go.

[MSDawg870]

Bait it with a bag of hot fries and a 2x4 of 2eleven

[ScottyLee]

penut butter or sardines as previously stated. caught them out of the garden before on corn ears. if no other critters are coming in the shop then i'd use sardines.

[Rowdy53103]

Unless I have missed something, I would think that the best bait would be a nice ripe watermellon and a 10-pc bucket of Church's Chicken.....

[SNOT]

Make em take a paternity test, they'll scatter...or make them get a job, same effect...they'll be in your neighbors yard in no time.

[@work]

Since I didn't want to catch a neighbor's cat, I sliced up an apple and it worked great. Be sure to have a plan B in the event you catch a skunk.

[curlytail]

Vanilla Waffers

[Long Cut]

Thanks for all replies.

Just to clarify it is the Marcel Ledbetter type of coon, not the non-swimmer type coon (sorry I did not make that clear). It is not a skunk, for sure a raccoon. It has been spotted in the rafters of the shop by some of our employees. I will update which bait worked the best. I'm thinking I will just bake him a casserole with sardines, marsh mellows, apples and Nilla Wafers topped with peanut butter that ought to cover it.

If all else fails I will just hire the Turtle Man to catch him.

[southernfire97]

[Wingman]

[3spop]

had good luck with peanut butter. works on possums too.

[aweyerman]

I've always used stale honey buns and thats all you're gonna catch is raccoons. But iffen in the case its a Uncle Tom type coons just put up a sign saying all trespassers will be put to work.