The date on her chimney cap receipt is 12-22-14, more than 4 months and a week with no water, food or daylight. We were amazed to say the least. The first one would have been in the 20-25 pound range when healthy, he was captured by hand, and was about 5-6 pounds and lethargic. The second was in the cage, the other two were in the home last night, and both were captured near water sources, one drinking out of a mop bucket.
Paul, I did not see this one, but he explained to me there was a system built around this out of brick, that allowed hot air to circulate and come out of vents, they are pretty common up here, a type of convection heat recycling deal. I never realized the void was that large , enough to hide 4 coon. The lady has only been complaining of noise for a week or so, and when my friend inspected the attic, the pull down staircase was littered with Flying Squirrel droppings. He attributed the noise to the flyers, especially since the chimney was capped so long ago. Finally the noise got so bad she insisted he break the damper to check inside. We were talking this morning, and I told him two things are for certain about this business, one is, never say never about anything. The other is that even after 3 decades of doing it, you still learn something new almost daily.