[NAFEX] Raccoons

Lon J. Rombough lonrom at hevanet.com
Sun Jun 3 17:38:29 EDT 2007


If the tree is isolated from other trees, so the 'coon can't jump from 
one to the other, a large, cone-shaped sheet metal collar on the trunk 
will keep most of them from climbing the tree.  Or a very wide band of 
sheet metal flashing that they can't grip.
I met a lady who kept them off her vines by putting containers of human 
urine around the vines, too.
In many parts of the country raccoons are a virtual plague, so that 
even if you live trap them, the best thing to do is kill them.  No one 
wants them and dumping them elsewhere just gives someone else your 
problem.  Also, they carry distemper that can get into household pets.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at 
http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association 
"Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
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On Jun 3, 2007, at 2:29 PM, Thomas Olenio wrote:

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