Bodycam shows 100+ raccoons raid Poulsbo woman's property looking for next meal
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Kitsap County deputies released body camera footage showing the moments when more than 100 raccoons took over a woman's property near Poulsbo while looking for their next meal.
According to the resident, the animals have been coming around in swarms for the past six weeks. She did admit to feeding the animals for decades before the situation finally got out of hand.
“I’ve certainly never seen anything like this. None of the deputies have ever seen anything like this. This was new for everybody,” Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Kevin McCarty stated.
Other longtime Poulsbo residents told KOMO News it's common to see the masked mammals on their properties near wooded areas and even sent us their photos of the animals, but they've never seen anything like what this woman experienced.
“Wild raccoons are not safe to toy with. People shouldn’t get near them. They certainly shouldn’t feed them,” McCarty said. “And obviously, word got out in raccoon land, so a lot of them are showing up because they expect they’re going to get a meal.”
Other longtime Poulsbo residents told KOMO News it's common to see the masked mammals on their properties near wooded areas and even sent us their photos of the animals, but they've never seen anything like what this woman experienced.
“I've never seen that much, not in one place. You know, I can see where she started feeding them, but she didn't stop. She just didn't give up,” neighbor Jim Malmbord said.
State law says all animals trapped by a wildlife control operator must be released on-site or euthanized and properly disposed of.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said the raccoons have dispersed since the woman stopped feeding them.