a) As much as I like raccoons (mostly bc I don't have to put up with their bs)... I would shoot them and then make raccoon stew. Now, I know someone might look at my profile and think "oh, this guy's from Georgia. He must be a redneck."... well, I'm Chicago originally but I wouldn't necessarily disagree with you on the redneck part lol (but one of the really nerdy ones... more Ash than Bobby Singer). Anyway, if you are interested in this route, I would recommend to opt for low calibers like a .22LR or even a pellet gun or bb gun. I have shot small rodents and even a crow with a pellet gun and can confirm it will do the deed. If you are in an area with lots of neighbors this can be tricky as you don't want to risk shooting in the direction of other people.
b) If you are really against killing them/shooting is just not an option you might just want to suck it up and call animal control/exterminators to have them removed. I understand that many of these companies will safely trap / relocate the pests, but I'm sure mileage varies and haven't used this method myself so I can't speak from experience.
c) Stock your backyard with select predators
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I think you should help you neighbors make an even better garden than yours!
But seriously, if you have something smooth that they can't climb on around you fence, they won't be able to get up it. We used to wrap a plastic crazy carpet (floppy snow sled) around our fruit trees, and they couldn't get up. As long as it starts where they can't really reach above, its works well. So min about 2 feet off the ground for the bottom of the plastic.
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Another late night (almost midnight so morning-ish) reminiscence and question for the lovely people of SG.
I had quite the tiring day heh. I planted a large garden, got the electric fence set, planting done. Now I gotta figure out how to stop those annoying raccoons from murdering my garden again! Well, for a brief preface last year my garden was massacred by raccoons who apparently braved the electric fence and shocked themselves to get to the food (the stench of burnt fur lingered in some places yuck...).
I'm currently looking around for something else that might deter a raccoons. Last time I tried a scarecrow no luck, raccoon trap no luck, raccoon trap with bait no luck, a few items of smell that's supposed to deter raccoons no luck....
Ideas are helpful!
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