They will also come into a porch or garage for cat or dog food and will continue to do so for as long as the opportunity is provided. The best way to deter raccoons from an area is not providing them a reason to feed. Keep pet food inaccessible and the yard free of any scraps of garbage. If a garden is getting destroyed, the best defense is a chicken wire type fence with a strand or two of electric wire on top. Raccoons are excellent climbers and fences alone will be of little merit in preventing entry.
Raccoons can be live trapped and transferred to a new location.
They are classified as furbearers and normally a license is required to hunt or trap them. This law does not apply to landowners, who may dispatch them on their own property Sometimes, young or orphaned raccoons are picked up by people who want to raise these cute, furry little creatures. This is often the case when the mother coon has been destroyed by the landowner. Raising raccoons is illegal under a law by the State Board of Animal Health. Young raccoons soon become large and lose their cuteness.