'Coons in the corn

[stuckmotor]

Someone said that planting the perimeter in sacrificial rows a few days ahead of the rest would give the coons something to work on while the main crop matured. I've never tried it.

 

[4get gto]

Someone said that planting the perimeter in sacrificial rows a few days ahead of the rest would give the coons something to work on while the main crop matured. I've never tried it.

Oooooh , throw the money on the sidewalk so the crooks don't rob the bank trick....! :laughing:

 

[Gunny]

I've never won any war with coons, their numbers and determination has always gets them the win. Since nobody around here traps them for fur anymore, there must be thousands hiding in the woods.

Electric fence - I set up a game camera and you could see them taking the electrical shock, but they kept going in.
AM radio on high volume - The next morning I saw 6 corncobs laying next to the radio - guess they like to listen to talk radio while they're eating.
The "red eye" predator lights - Coons aren't scared of them.
Adopted a dog and set him up next to the garden - Guess he was a lazy dog, coons still bypassed him and came through the electric fence.
Set up welded wire fence with electric fence midway up - they would find a place to dig under and I'm not about to dig a trench around the garden to bury it.

I just buy fresh corn now that I've admitted defeat.

 

[Wagtail]

Oooooh , throw the money on the sidewalk so the crooks don't rob the bank trick....! :laughing:

Or you could think of it in the 'biblical' practice of gleaning.

 

[4get gto]

Or you could think of it in the 'biblical' practice of gleaning.

You made me look it up..

From Wikpedia:
"Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. It is a practice described in the Hebrew Bible that became a legally enforced entitlement of the poor in a number of Christian kingdoms."

that's the Racoons for sure.. :thumbsup:

 

[BRMyers]

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[Ford850]

Someone said that planting the perimeter in sacrificial rows a few days ahead of the rest would give the coons something to work on while the main crop matured. I've never tried it.

That rumor was started by the coons, getting them an even earlier crop to eat.

 

[oldballs]

"Me Too"......
Usually start trapping a month before corn ready to harvest. What a chore that is on a daily basis. Didn't plant any corn this year due to weather......just as well. But, coons, possums, and a skunk now and then will still be going after my cantaloupe.

The fencing takes care of deer and rabbits.

 

[nybirdman]

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Handsome pups!We have three GSP's,two solid black.I wouldn't leave mine out to tangle with coons(I know they would).I use dog proof traps and up to 14 this year.They harass my bird pens even though I have an Electric fence.