The question is not how did the raccoon get on your property but why it was on your property in the first place. Raccoons are very dangerous animals that can harm and kill humans and other animals often without even touching them. Raccoons are designated as the vector species for rabies. That is in 90%+ cases the person or animal who got rabies got it from a raccoon. This is not a joke. Rabies is incurable. There is nothing any medical practitioner can do. Hydrophobia and lockjaw are enough to starve and kill by thirst any animal or human who makes contact with a rabid raccoon. Remember, raccoons that are cared for and not suffering in the wild have no rabies and no chance of passing on raccoon roundworm. They also live longer, id to twenty years whereas raccoons in the wild live less than three. This and more are the reasons you should never approach any wild animal or bird ever. Disney lied to you, birds have ticks, mice have fleas. Having a bunch of animals help you dress bathe and eat in the morning is the fastest way to the hospital anyone could imagine. So take precautions. Teach your children that wild animals are dangerous and not for petting and loving. Make sure your property has no food or water available on it. A coy pond is the worst, why? Coy is a raccoon’s favourite food, and they are all over the place. Do you want to find a pile of rotting coy in your shed or under your deck when you are planning on renovating your home to add that extra bedroom?
Raccoons like all wildlife are only coming to your property for very strict and specific reasons. Eating and drinking is something you can control, but like bats and skunks, the mating season can bring them on your property, no matter what you do, and the laws that govern native animal mating seasons are very strict. If you get bats in your attic in august then enjoy the cleanup one month later. August is a protected month for bats in which you cannot interrupt their mating. So if they are mating in your attic you cannot call anyone. You also can’t do anything about it yourself. Prepare for bat mating season by having a trained and experienced professional inspect your roof and your property, the sealing of entryways that animals could use to get in and enjoy the fact that everyone on your street has something in their attic, except you.