Raccoons are hard to catch.
You almost need to jump on them when you catch up to them and put your knee into the front shoulders of it and push down and use your left hand to control the head to make sure it don't bite you and your right hand should be free to have your knife and stab it.
It's like a mini rodeo because when you put your weight down on it, it will squirm and fast.....it is not easy but once you do it 5 or more times it gets easier.
A glock makes it real easy