This is what a raccoon can do to wire

[Sitka]

OK, from now on, no leaving out six-packs of Red Bull for the coons to get into!

WOW... To repeat other comments, I knew they were strong, but not THAT strong...

 

[Anny]

To be honest I'm surprised those little buggers haven't figured out how to just open the trap yet. Those little guys are smart.

I did have a cat I was trying to trap that knew how to hold the trap door open while he ate the food he would just lean his fat back against the trap door.

 

[Guinea Goonie]

We traped a coon just a few days ago.

It was pretty unhappy, but did not try to do what this one did.

Holy jail break batman, that is a determined coon.

I walked into the horse barn a week or so ago and there the coon was eathing cat food with the kittens.

The kittens just looked up like "what ? "

He started to get destructive, so we trapped him.

Never did bother the chickens though.

 

[joebryant]

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

 

[flopshot]

Quote:
just look at your systems and structures and harden one aspect per week. if a zoo can keep a lion in i can keep a coon out. of course there comes a point of deminishing returns and overkill.

 

[lovemychix]

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Thank you so much for posting those pics. Maybe it will convince people to use hardware cloth instead of chickenwire for their runs!

 

[Namble]

Wow

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

Yet flimsy electrified fence can do so much....

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Thanks for sharing!
I've raised raccoons before, but never saw this amount of damage to wire. Must have been really determined to get out. They are very strong and agile.