Raccoons

Raccoon carcass found off of County Road 98 on 3/30/07.

Raccoons are evil nocturnal animals with furry black-banded tails. Some think they look similar to cats. The species living in Davis is known as the Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor). Like many college students, raccoons are frequently found digging in the trash.

One was potentially spotted in March 2007 by the Domes.

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2007-03-24 09:34:04   I've never heard of a raccoon in Davis. Opossums are fairly common. Unless the alleged raccoon was seen in plain view, I am going to bet it was a possum. If you are going to find raccoons they will probably be found hanging out around upper Putah Creek, closer to Winters. Although when my family and I would camp around Putah creek when I was a kid we would encounter possums, but I do not ever remember raccoons. -JimSchwab

2007-03-24 10:35:44   I have seen a raccoon on UCD campus, somewhere shortly west of the MU. It came out of a sewer and rummaged through a trashcan. When I tried to get closer, it ducked back into the sewer. It was definitely a raccoon, not an oppossum. —CarlMcCabe

2007-03-24 10:48:21   Finally! I was thinking of making a page on them critters this week. Two friends and I were out on the campus around 1 am and around Haring Hall, we saw two raccoons and I chased one down to the silo before I lost it in the bushes. —CarlosOverstreet

2007-03-24 11:57:35   Thats crazy awesome! From what I;ve read they like to stay near water, maybe the sewer or Putah Creek provides that. —JamesSchwab

2007-03-24 12:26:10   After looking at some pics on google, I'm pretty confident that it was indeed a raccoon. The tail was quite distinctive. —JosephBleckman

2007-03-24 12:50:28   Oh yeah, you were there Joseph! —CarlosOverstreet

2007-03-31 00:02:23   I've seen racoons peering out of storm drains in North Davis —StevenDaubert

2007-04-05 19:52:37   Me too, at one point they were a common sight, even venturing into my North Davis backyard a few times. Haven't seen one in at least a year though. —EdHenn

2007-04-11 17:06:40   I saw two full grown, Raccoons waltzing down Redwood Street over 3 years ago. They were coming from a nearby backyard. It was midafternoon, and they looked quite at home. —FredRansdell

2008-01-24 21:59:43   I saw one on Sunday, Jan. 20 2008 as I was exiting Kemper Hall around 9:55 p.m. It was prowling around the bushes near the front entrance of Kemper. I've seen many raccoons in my life and this one was quite big. About the size of a Jack Russel Terrier. —Maitl

2008-01-25 08:03:13   Yes, raccoons do exist in Davis. We have two raccoons that frequent our backyard. However, they are nocturnal creatures and they are not going to sit around for you to pet them (if you did notice them in the dark). —il

2008-01-25 13:07:23   About a month ago I saw two raccoons peeking out of a storm drain as I was turning left off Citadel. It was at night, so I saw the reflections from their eyes before I saw their unmistakeable masked faces and ringed tails. —EliseKane

2008-07-22 23:51:13   There's at least one I see pretty regularly near Pole Line and Donner, late at night. I never thought it might be coming out of the storm drain, but that's usually where I see it. One of my cats reacts aggressively when she sees the raccoon from the window, as if it were another cat. Luckily for her, she's an indoor cat...otherwise, she'd be in for a dangerous surprise if she charged the giant ring-tailed "cat"! —DukeMcAdow

2008-07-23 01:10:41   There's a few raccoons that live in the storm drain out in front of my house. I've seen them fairly regularly. —JoePomidor

2008-10-14 20:14:02   I have a regular visitor who eats the cat food left over outside. He has broken my fence several times from being so fat. Then one night I came out after I heard him munching away, and he was quite possibly the biggest racoon I have seen, at least 15 pounds I would estimate! Then he crawled up onto the fence and stared directly at me as I was charging him with my broom stick shouting loudly! HE JUST STARED AT ME! And about three months ago I was sleeping in bed and heard a very loud thud on my roof (live in a trailer) and I went outside and that fat bastard was sliding down my awning! He then crawled down the pole and ran off. —CarrieBishop