Tentative Raccoon Success

Last night I locked the shelties and Jez out of the house, and set the trap in the chicken yard (chickens cooped). I heard the shelties go into full bay once, at around 2 am; otherwise, everyone was silent.

This morning, I have an empty trap, live chickens, content dogs and no sign of a raccoon. I will continue setting the trap for a few nights, but I think my best course of action is to keep doing this for a few weeks, until he learns that my yard is full of wolves and it isn't worth it, and moves on.

So, result is a tentative positive.