One night, I had a chicken killed in our little coup while I slept. I found the damage the next morning; I could see a hole dug from the alley side but no footprints. However the next day during daylight I heard a commotion from the hen house so I grabbed my .17 airgun and ran out to see what was up. Through the fence I could see a full grown raccoon running way from my coup in the alley way.
I opened the fence's gate and as the little critter started to turn I put a round right behind his left shoulder. I must have gotten lucky as he made it about 10 yards and faltered. I waited till he was completely still then I nudged him and he was dead. So I put him a black garbage bag and put him in the city garbage can.
While I got lucky the little Bastehard never got another one of my laying hens!
With that said 'IF' I'd gotten caught by the City I'd have had to pay a nice fine.
Hell, it's illegal to even target practice with an air rifle here. :banghead: