How can I deter Raccons from disturbing me while I am camping?

September 20, 2009 by admin · 10 Comments
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Nova asked:

I am going to do some long term hiking and camping and do not want Raccons around my camp whatsoever what deters Raccoons?

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10 Responses to “How can I deter Raccons from disturbing me while I am camping?”
  1. anonymous says:
    September 21, 2009 at 9:13 am

    awww raccoons are so cute! why wouldn’t you want them near you?

  2. campaholicone2000 says:
    September 22, 2009 at 5:51 am

    If you’re backpacking, you can try hanging your food, as you would for bears. Scent-proof bags should do the trick. Raccoons are pretty clever though.. .

    If you’re car camping in an actual campground, there isn’t a lot you can do to keep them out of your site completely. Remember, they learn to associate campsites with easy meals. You can protect the food in your cooler by shoving it under the edge of the picnic table bench. Lift the table, set the bench down on the lid of the cooler. If the cooler isn’t tall enough, wedge a piece of firewood in there, they won’t be able to get in.
    Rubbermaid containers are NOT raccoon proof. So, if you’re planning on storing food in those, put them in your car at night. Raccoons are actually GOOD at opening sealed Rubbermaids.

    They’re very persistent and naturally curious, so I don’t think anything will deter them. They won’t hurt you, but they can seriously empty your cooler if you forget to take precautions!

  3. PX says:
    September 24, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    A catapult (slingshot) with some pebbles and practice.

  4. Joshua13 says:
    September 24, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    You really don’t need to bring weapons to ward off raccoons.

    Keeping a clean low impact campsite will help, but the best thing for that problem is real simple.

    Bring a good sized dog along. Give him or her comfy shelter with an open door and rest well in your own tent.
    Make sure your dog has had all his or her shots.
    Put the dog food away before dark.
    Hounds, Huskies, Labs, Sheppards and Lassie are all good choices.

  5. jwood says:
    September 27, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    if you park close to campsite store your food items in the trunk of your vehicle. otherwise, store them in a container that has a lid, i use large garbage cans. they work great and are on wheels for easy manuvering to the campsite. it has to be something a coon can’t get into. they very very clever. use their paws just like we use our hands..

  6. gary h says:
    September 29, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Raccoons are opportunist. If they smell food they will go after it. Try your best to keep all food sealed and put up. Don’t leave anything laying around to attract them.

  7. Willie D says:
    October 1, 2009 at 1:52 am

    Hang your food bags in a tree. Look here for some ideas.

    Also, you can use a bear cannister (some places require you to use one) and some campsites in the backcountry have bear boxes to store your food.

    Not only is your food something racoons, bears, squirrels, skunks, etc. are attracted to, but so is anything that has a scent. This includes, but is not limited to:

    Lip-Balm
    1st Aid Supplies
    Tobacco
    Medicines
    Sunscreen
    Bug Spray
    Clothing you might have spilled food on, or that came in contact with the above mentioned objects
    Batteries
    Adhesives
    Camera Film
    Water bottles that had drink mix in them
    Personal Care products (toothpaste, etc.)

    That stuff goes up with your food too.

  8. kavekarst says:
    October 3, 2009 at 4:59 am

    Surplus 40 mm steel ammunition box with combination
    padlock and steel cable loop around tree trunk is best.
    Nylon food-filled bag hoisted to within 36 inches of pully
    but no closer as ‘coons might waltz over to the hardware
    bearing their desire; yup, they climb trees and can transit
    all but vertical lengths of hoist rigging. Locking food in car
    might get windows smashed by hungry Bruin. Never eat or
    store food in or near sleeping area.

  9. monster says:
    October 4, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Go someplace where there are no raccoons…like Alaska…or Hawaii….stay out of state parks….maybe “rough it” and go out into the woods…then the only ones who might bother you, will be the ones who chance ,happen upon your camp….

  10. don't know says:
    October 6, 2009 at 11:41 am

    raccoons can hurt you their feces contains a very bad parasite that you do not want to come in contact with
    some times the smell of human urine or ammonia a toy water gun with water will run them off ,they are scavengers and can open coolers and almost any plastic containers ,some 2″ wide velcro or ratchet straps will help keep things closed,a lot of people don’t realize how dangerous and destructive they really are

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