crystal wrote:
... and raccoons--the last time we grew corn, the raccoons would wait(I swear) until the corn was ready, climb the stalk, break it over, and eat on the corn.
My brothers took a battery powered radio and put it amidst the corn, rocking out 24/7 (sheltered from rain). It kept the raccoons out for the most part. Since my brothers have dispatched a few raccoons, the raccoons have figured out to avoid people and the sound is apparently enough to make them wary.
We have a problem with the raccoons eating all the cat food we have for the barnyard cats. The cats know to leave the raccoons alone, thank goodness, and of course we keep them vaccinated. Raccoons are cute but they are vicious and will eat you out of house and home if you let them. My youngest brother is a real softie animal-lover, but even he is hardened enough to shoot baby raccoons (and that takes some hardening...don't know if I could do it).