An Epic Saga. I used to have quite the battles with Racoons in our Colorado house, and at a previous house in Missouri. Folks underestimate their cleverness, power, and meanness. They chewed two holes in our roof got into our attic and had many babies, undiscovered for a year or two, the damage to electrical wires and cleaning the attic, repairing damage was about $15K. In Colorado, they would also get into our back porch through the cat door and terrorize our cats / steal their food along with our other pantry storage. They literally destroyed a couple of the live trap cages getting out, and after that it was hunting time for me as well.

I don't think they are cute any more. I'm positive they are plotting against you now.

(Image courtesy of Nightcafe Wreckoon )