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Raccoons and Raspberries

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LethaGolden

I am not sure I consider raccoons a pest, but we know they have been on our property based on their tracks in mud and they enjoyed the first year we grew Sweet Corn. We electric fenced the corn in future years.

We were given a sizeable raspberry bush this spring. Now that the berries are forming, we are considering what needs to be done to protect the berries. We hope to cover it in bird/deer netting, but I cannot imagine this would stop a raccoon. We have Plantskydd to deter herbivores, but I do not think the main ingredient (blood meal) would keep raccoons away. Any ideas? It seems a little extreme to put electric fencing around one plant. Can a raccoon removal service help me get rid of this?

Thank you for your help.


#2

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Rivets

Powdered Coyote Urine does wonders in this part of the country. Spread it around the perimeter, might have to repeat after a rainfall.


#3

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buzzzmeister

A 12 gauge and birdshot would get the point across faster than an electric fence.

I know the woodchucks never need to be told twice. :confused2:


#4

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LethaGolden

Rivets said:
Powdered Coyote Urine does wonders in this part of the country. Spread it around the perimeter, might have to repeat after a rainfall.
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Thanks for the idea. Will surely try this and see


#5

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LethaGolden

buzzzmeister said:
A 12 gauge and birdshot would get the point across faster than an electric fence.

I know the woodchucks never need to be told twice. :confused2:
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You want me to shoot them off?


#6

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

LethaGolden said:
You want me to shoot them off?
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Any trappers in your area ???? They could make a buck or two and you would be rid of them >>>>>>>>>>>


#7

dfbroxy

dfbroxy

For the price of a removal service you could but a humane trap yourself and relocate the raccone far away. Or if your a animal lover (no insult intended) you could buy a bag of deer corn and build a feeder so that it has a better food source and enjoy the wildlife instead of a few berrys. Just secure garbage cans! If none of that suits you then man up and shoot it.


#8

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LethaGolden

Boudreaux In Eunice La. said:
Any trappers in your area ???? They could make a buck or two and you would be rid of them >>>>>>>>>>>
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Yes, I have contacted one of them, they would be visitng my house soon


#9

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LethaGolden

dfbroxy said:
For the price of a removal service you could but a humane trap yourself and relocate the raccone far away. Or if your a animal lover (no insult intended) you could buy a bag of deer corn and build a feeder so that it has a better food source and enjoy the wildlife instead of a few berrys. Just secure garbage cans! If none of that suits you then man up and shoot it.
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Thanks for the advice


#10

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bertsmobile1

dfbroxy said:
For the price of a removal service you could but a humane trap yourself and relocate the raccone far away. Or if your a animal lover (no insult intended) you could buy a bag of deer corn and build a feeder so that it has a better food source and enjoy the wildlife instead of a few berrys. Just secure garbage cans! If none of that suits you then man up and shoot it.
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Most wild animals are territorial so trapping & relocating is a very savage way of killing at least one animal as many will fight to death over their range territory.
As we are the intruders into other wildlife's domain, learning to live with them is usually the best option and often the cheapest method in both time & money in the long run.
The farm where my workshop is has lots of wild life on it and visitors are always captivated by the wombat coming in for a drink, the kangaroos & wallabies at dusk feeding.
The workshop has possum & bat boxes around it and near the water tank is a frog pond which also is regularly visited by a lot of birds & snakes.
We constructed lizard ways between the ponds & the gardens and have done a few other things, like a snake pit a long way from the workshop to make nature work for us.
Thus the gardens are virtually self maintaining and we have almost no insect "pest" problem other than flys in summer.

So a camera left on your yard overnight will show you where the racoons are entering and then a feeder placed is a position that they would feel comfortable at, between the entry point & the rasberry plants should work.
I have known people to cut holes in their walls & put in windows so they & their guests can watch the wildlife in their property, thus turning a pest into a feature.


#11

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

bertsmobile1 said:
Most wild animals are territorial so trapping & relocating is a very savage way of killing at least one animal as many will fight to death over their range territory.
As we are the intruders into other wildlife's domain, learning to live with them is usually the best option and often the cheapest method in both time & money in the long run.
The farm where my workshop is has lots of wild life on it and visitors are always captivated by the wombat coming in for a drink, the kangaroos & wallabies at dusk feeding.
The workshop has possum & bat boxes around it and near the water tank is a frog pond which also is regularly visited by a lot of birds & snakes.
We constructed lizard ways between the ponds & the gardens and have done a few other things, like a snake pit a long way from the workshop to make nature work for us.
Thus the gardens are virtually self maintaining and we have almost no insect "pest" problem other than flys in summer.

So a camera left on your yard overnight will show you where the racoons are entering and then a feeder placed is a position that they would feel comfortable at, between the entry point & the rasberry plants should work.
I have known people to cut holes in their walls & put in windows so they & their guests can watch the wildlife in their property, thus turning a pest into a feature.
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Bert I didn't realize ya'll had possums over there .............. We are infested with them over here in the south part of the U.S. We see them all the time dead on the side of the roads...... It seems like when they see headlights on a car they run in the middle of the road ........

Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!


#12

BlazNT

BlazNT

US Opossum
Australia possum
Search for pictures and differences.


#13

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bertsmobile1

Different animal.
Your Opossum is a rodent .
Our possum is a marsupial .
The biggest ones, brush tailed possums are about the same size as a Racoon and have a similar diet, nectar, flowers & fruit.
Really good eating, light sweet meat.
The Kiwi's started farming them to sell the meat to Japan & China as Kiwi Bear.
You could probably get it in the USA, definately in NY.
Fur is very fine and really warm, makes excellent gloves.

Down side is they raid gardens, have very noisy randy fights in mating season & seem to like to hootenanny on your roof at 3 am wearing hob nailed boots.


#14

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

bertsmobile1 said:
Different animal.
Your Opossum is a rodent .
Our possum is a marsupial .
The biggest ones, brush tailed possums are about the same size as a Racoon and have a similar diet, nectar, flowers & fruit.
Really good eating, light sweet meat.
The Kiwi's started farming them to sell the meat to Japan & China as Kiwi Bear.
You could probably get it in the USA, definately in NY.
Fur is very fine and really warm, makes excellent gloves.

Down side is they raid gardens, have very noisy randy fights in mating season & seem to like to hootenanny on your roof at 3 am wearing hob nailed boots.
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Ours is a marsupial also ..... and people do eat them also ..... Your bush tail type looks like a huge fox squirrel and it looks it would be good eating........

The 2 types of possums look like they distant relatives ..........


#15

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bendsprinkler

Raccoons do love sweets so they will be attracted to the raspberries. The powdered coyote urine will help but that will have to be reapplied often. You might keep a live trap set close by to catch them before they can raid your berries. Bait it with peanut butter to reduce the chances of catching any cats.


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Pumper54

Possums in Australia

https://images.app.goo.gl/wPn9aRxPf3Q3fZhk6

https://images.app.goo.gl/LSiUjzrbWpSDSGEy8

Possums in North America

https://images.app.goo.gl/y1w5Gh5GCJoc1yD6A


#17

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MartinLavatti

We had many issues with raccoons in Toronto for over 5 years now, they ruined our attic and damage our garage door, pooed in our pool and caused many other issues. I used the countless number of different methods and spent a fortune to scare, trap and remove them, but nothing, to be honest, worked, till I called Raccoon Removal Toronto for professional services and guys solved the issue, professional services are must when you are dealing with wildlife.


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