Going back to my original post. You should bait them, getting'em off the roof. If you shoot at them on the roof, you could miss and put a hole in the roof or have a round land at your neighbors or worse yet hit one of them.

You can then select the proper location to do your deed. If you have close neighbors particularly tree huggers, an air rifle is the weapon of choice. If they won't care, a .22 would work fine, but don't just wound it. It needs to drop on the spot.

I have a bolt action Savage with 3X scope shooting .22LR's that has good shot placement. I also have a New England Firearms single shot chambered in .17HMR with a Bushnell 3-9X scope. The .17HMR with plastic tipped bullets (Hornady or Winchester work best) has a shock/impact that is unbelievable. Stuff drops on the spot, no kicking or fluttering around and no blood trace. That was under $175.00. I'm also having problems with my eyesight but at 50 yards using a rest at 9X power, I can get 3 shot groups touching themselves.

Suggest digging the hole first, just in case if you have neighbors. If you don't shot regularly, they may come over and see what the commotion is about. Your story should be that it was a "sickly lookly" raccoon and you put him out of his misery. The deed can be done and covered (including the bait) in under a minute and a half.

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