I spotted 2 of them clammering over my shop roof a few months back and I determined that I would take it upon myself to remove as many of these critters as possible. I even installed a motion sensor on the back of my shop so that it would monitor a block wall back there and I put the warning light inside the shop so that I would know if a critter arrived at the food I've been setting out. I expected to use the tactical Stevens Favorite to knock these critters off the wall when they appeared but I never was able to stay out in the shop late enough to be successful. So this week I borrowed a live trap and set it out behind my workshop. Last night I baited it with a cut up orange and some miniature marshmallows.
This morning I was pleased to find that my efforts were successful! I quietly lead poisoned the offender and dropped his carcass into a trash bag then cleaned up the mess. Tonight I'll put the trap back out there and see if this one had a partner.

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