they are BACK

[Gunnar]

Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island.
Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so out I
go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon with
hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog
barking or me hollering so I grab a rake and toss it at him he goes and
grabs it growling, at least he got him out of pond. I lost over 30 fish last
year due to bandits went out and bought a havaheart trap and removed 13
coons,1 skunk and 3 possums. so set trap this year no visitors yet wish me
luck.

[Lee B.]

Have you thought about getting those fido-fence things? the electrified
ones? You may get zapped a couple of times before you remember to turn it
off, but supposedly they work quite well. I think I would invest in a
two-layer set-up, a few feet apart, so that if it got through the first one,
there would be second line of defense (de-FENCE!) to discourage the nasty
little creature.

Lee

"Gunnar" > wrote in message
news:Fjh8c.11259$Ft.892@lakeread02...
> Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island.
> Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so out
I
> go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon
with
> hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog
> barking or me hollering so I grab a rake and toss it at him he goes and
> grabs it growling, at least he got him out of pond. I lost over 30 fish
last
> year due to bandits went out and bought a havaheart trap and removed 13
> coons,1 skunk and 3 possums. so set trap this year no visitors yet wish me
> luck.
>
>

[Lee B.]

Have you thought about getting those fido-fence things? the electrified
ones? You may get zapped a couple of times before you remember to turn it
off, but supposedly they work quite well. I think I would invest in a
two-layer set-up, a few feet apart, so that if it got through the first one,
there would be second line of defense (de-FENCE!) to discourage the nasty
little creature.

Lee

"Gunnar" > wrote in message
news:Fjh8c.11259$Ft.892@lakeread02...
> Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island.
> Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so out
I
> go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon
with
> hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog
> barking or me hollering so I grab a rake and toss it at him he goes and
> grabs it growling, at least he got him out of pond. I lost over 30 fish
last
> year due to bandits went out and bought a havaheart trap and removed 13
> coons,1 skunk and 3 possums. so set trap this year no visitors yet wish me
> luck.
>
>

[ajames54]

"Lee B." > wrote in message >...
> Have you thought about getting those fido-fence things? the electrified
> ones? You may get zapped a couple of times before you remember to turn it
> off, but supposedly they work quite well. I think I would invest in a
> two-layer set-up, a few feet apart, so that if it got through the first one,
> there would be second line of defense (de-FENCE!) to discourage the nasty
> little creature.
>
> Lee

I would second that! I've got one and the family of Racoons living in
my neighbors garage 8 feet from my pond don't even come into my yard
anymore.

It's on a timer, on at 9PM off at 7AM, no shocks.

[ajames54]

"Lee B." > wrote in message >...
> Have you thought about getting those fido-fence things? the electrified
> ones? You may get zapped a couple of times before you remember to turn it
> off, but supposedly they work quite well. I think I would invest in a
> two-layer set-up, a few feet apart, so that if it got through the first one,
> there would be second line of defense (de-FENCE!) to discourage the nasty
> little creature.
>
> Lee

I would second that! I've got one and the family of Racoons living in
my neighbors garage 8 feet from my pond don't even come into my yard
anymore.

It's on a timer, on at 9PM off at 7AM, no shocks.

[Nedra]

I have a Scarecrow device that shoots water every 5 or so
seconds! Works like a charm and no danger of shock. Much
cheaper too. Got mine online last year.
Do a google search for "Scarecrow" ...

Good Luck.

Nedra in Missouri
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Pond Newbie" > wrote in message
...
> Do the possums actually bother your fish? I know they are GREAT for bug
control. (A
> junebug is like caviar to a possum).
>
> Have you tried predator urine?
>
> Raccoons are very agile, and with those almost-human hands. The thing
about raccoons is,
> they are very intelligent. I had one that was robbing me of dog food,
which I kept in a
> galvanized trashcan with the lid tied on with a rubber 'bungee' strap (the
kind truck
> drivers use to keep their tarps over the loads at highway speed). It was
tight, and it
> wasn't easy for ME to get the lid unfastened, and here this mother raccoon
was grabbing
> the strap and unhooking it like she owned it. The problem wasn't so much
the tiny amount
> of food they stole, but the fact she'd leave the lid off, and if it
rained, I'd lose the
> whole mess of dog food. I started filling a small pan with food next to
the can for them,
> each night, and the strap was never unlatched again.
>
> She presented me with a darling bundle of joy, a couple of months later.
While he was
> being weaned, he would accompany her, not yet eating the dog food, but
coming precariously
> close to me. I thought perhaps his tiny, soft palate might prefer
something soft and
> mushy, so I did the same thing I did with my baby, I offered him a small
piece of ripe
> banana. He loved it! Within minutes, he was in my lap, eating banana from
my hand. This
> became a nightly ritual. I even had pictures, which I only took a few
because I didn't
> want to stress him with the flash-but my niece took them to kindergarten
to show and tell,
> and they were misplaced. :( *sigh*.
>
> He was a good friend, and would come to my call, every night. The local
grocery store knew
> me as that crazy woman who came in to buy the overripe bananas for the
raccoon, because I
> would always ask if they had really overripe ones in the back (where they
toss the 'bad'
> produce). He only liked them if they were real nice and ripe and sweet.
>
> I didn't have a pond then, as I didn't own the home, but I am sure we
would have had some
> problems if I had. :(
>
> It sounds like even the scarecrow sprinkler wouldn't work on your boy! I
can't believe
> he'd go up against your dog!
>
> A friend of mine said coyote urine worked best for her, to keep the
raccoons and rabbits
> out of her garden. She got it at the garden store where she buys her
seedling plants. Good
> luck with fighting off your bandits.
>
> DeAnna
> --
> http://lamb.iswiz.com/pond.php
> If you remember that I prefer my spam without cheese-
> then you may be able to email me.
>
> "Gunnar" > wrote in message
news:Fjh8c.11259$Ft.892@lakeread02...
> > Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island.
> > Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so
out I
> > go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon
with
> > hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog
> > barking or me hollering so I grab a rake and toss it at him he goes and
> > grabs it growling, at least he got him out of pond. I lost over 30 fish
last
> > year due to bandits went out and bought a havaheart trap and removed 13
> > coons,1 skunk and 3 possums. so set trap this year no visitors yet wish
me
> > luck.
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Nedra]

I have a Scarecrow device that shoots water every 5 or so
seconds! Works like a charm and no danger of shock. Much
cheaper too. Got mine online last year.
Do a google search for "Scarecrow" ...

Good Luck.

Nedra in Missouri
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Pond Newbie" > wrote in message
...
> Do the possums actually bother your fish? I know they are GREAT for bug
control. (A
> junebug is like caviar to a possum).
>
> Have you tried predator urine?
>
> Raccoons are very agile, and with those almost-human hands. The thing
about raccoons is,
> they are very intelligent. I had one that was robbing me of dog food,
which I kept in a
> galvanized trashcan with the lid tied on with a rubber 'bungee' strap (the
kind truck
> drivers use to keep their tarps over the loads at highway speed). It was
tight, and it
> wasn't easy for ME to get the lid unfastened, and here this mother raccoon
was grabbing
> the strap and unhooking it like she owned it. The problem wasn't so much
the tiny amount
> of food they stole, but the fact she'd leave the lid off, and if it
rained, I'd lose the
> whole mess of dog food. I started filling a small pan with food next to
the can for them,
> each night, and the strap was never unlatched again.
>
> She presented me with a darling bundle of joy, a couple of months later.
While he was
> being weaned, he would accompany her, not yet eating the dog food, but
coming precariously
> close to me. I thought perhaps his tiny, soft palate might prefer
something soft and
> mushy, so I did the same thing I did with my baby, I offered him a small
piece of ripe
> banana. He loved it! Within minutes, he was in my lap, eating banana from
my hand. This
> became a nightly ritual. I even had pictures, which I only took a few
because I didn't
> want to stress him with the flash-but my niece took them to kindergarten
to show and tell,
> and they were misplaced. :( *sigh*.
>
> He was a good friend, and would come to my call, every night. The local
grocery store knew
> me as that crazy woman who came in to buy the overripe bananas for the
raccoon, because I
> would always ask if they had really overripe ones in the back (where they
toss the 'bad'
> produce). He only liked them if they were real nice and ripe and sweet.
>
> I didn't have a pond then, as I didn't own the home, but I am sure we
would have had some
> problems if I had. :(
>
> It sounds like even the scarecrow sprinkler wouldn't work on your boy! I
can't believe
> he'd go up against your dog!
>
> A friend of mine said coyote urine worked best for her, to keep the
raccoons and rabbits
> out of her garden. She got it at the garden store where she buys her
seedling plants. Good
> luck with fighting off your bandits.
>
> DeAnna
> --
> http://lamb.iswiz.com/pond.php
> If you remember that I prefer my spam without cheese-
> then you may be able to email me.
>
> "Gunnar" > wrote in message
news:Fjh8c.11259$Ft.892@lakeread02...
> > Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island.
> > Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so
out I
> > go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon
with
> > hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog
> > barking or me hollering so I grab a rake and toss it at him he goes and
> > grabs it growling, at least he got him out of pond. I lost over 30 fish
last
> > year due to bandits went out and bought a havaheart trap and removed 13
> > coons,1 skunk and 3 possums. so set trap this year no visitors yet wish
me
> > luck.
> >
> >
>
>
>