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He says that it's not uncommon to see active coons during the day foraging for food, but if they're stumbling, foaming, or acting non-coon like, then most likely it's rabies.

He also says that it's very possible that it's a female coon foraging for extra food for her kits/pups/youngin's so dispatch of a seemingly normal coon would be detrimental to the babies.

Kind of off topic, but a good way to release a live coon is by leaning the trap against a tree so the only escape for the coon is straight up the tree. I just saw this on "Dirty Jobs" last night.

Are you seeing these coons during the daylight hours?

Coons are nocturnal. If they're out during the day, there's something wrong with them and they should probably be put down.

I was camping once and had a problem of the local coons trying to break into the cooler. The next night I set out a plate of marshmallows soaked in a plate of beer. The coons didn't mess with the cooler and the marshmallows were gone.