[John Eiseman]

Havahart traps work great. Sardines lure them in as well. Was the dung fresh that you found? You will know, it smells much like human dung. If you do catch a coon, give the animal to a coon hunter as it makes great training for younger coon hounds. Dont contact an animal control officer , but maybe a pest control service if none of these good ideas dont catch the critters. You should have seen some activity by now with the bait you've used.
They have possibly moved on.

[67drake]

Possibly. Like I said the house is gutted at this point, so not really any place to hide.
I did catch a cat today! Looked pretty well fed, so I’m guessing somebody’s pet, so I let it go. It didn’t look too happy. A guy I have working with me had just thrown some spoiled lunch meat in there last night.
There were also a couple random holes around the yard too. I dumped broken up cement down them and drove over them with a bobcat.

[F ROCK]

the mothball thing was a good suggestion.
Cheap cologne or aftershave like Brut 33 keeps them away. the smell of man keeps them away. (urine).
A cat would keep them away or maybe just a cat litterbox.
Wild animals live by sense of smell.
i think leaving food out there is asking for trouble.

[67drake]

Well, I caught the same cat again! I guess the food is more tempting than the thought of being caged for 12 hours.

[242177P]

Originally Posted by 67drake

Well, I caught the same cat again! I guess the food is more tempting than the thought of being caged for 12 hours.

Cat might like you more than it's current owner.

Edit- treed by Jonsie. Great minds think alike

[Jonsie]

Originally Posted by 242177P

Cat might like you more than it's current owner.

Edit- treed by Jonsie. Great minds think alike

[67drake]

That’s what I was thinking. I’m not a cat person, but if he’s catching mice I’d tolerate it. Only living thing I’ve seen in this place is one mouse.