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There's apparently not a breeding racoon on my place this year: I can tell, because there hasn't been any road-kill on the road yet. The big old hollow pine tree the local female was nesting in got whacked in a NE blow. A lot of my trees are strong on the SW but fall when the gale blows out of the NE. I'm not looking forward to (allthough I am anticipating and planning against!) apple season- among other things I need some strong young'un to take down the part of the Grimes Golden tree that overhangs the Wyandotte coop, although that will have a welded-wire top by the end of the summer.
I let a friend of mine park her brother's wrecked camper-van at my place for way too long- especially since it was right under the big old Bartlett pear tree. A boar raccoon took up residence, killed cats, and I think was pushing coyote drugs from the kind of visitors he had: talk about an attractive nuisance! Luckily the van was hauled away in the daytime, and a junkyard on the other end of town got a bonus delinquent wildlife species.
...............we have not had any roadkill out here on our road for at least a year....all the way to town!
Did see a big boar coon on a guy's lawn down the road, in broad daylight, digging in his lawn..eating grubs maybe ?
he only hid when we slowed the car to look at him.
Had another younger one walk within 15 feet of DH while he was post hole digging..the young coon stood up on hind legs & waved at DH, then DH hissed at him & the coon ran away.
We have also caught many on the wildlife cam...and have caught 3 in the trap so far.
Went to town 3 days ago in the morning about 8 AM, and a big coon ran across the road from the river ...hid in a bush by the road, peeking out as if could not see him.
Since the bob cat is gone again, we have alot of coons coming around.
The cat will return, as always, within 21-30 days on it's rounds..and next time & am going to catch him for sure...got a plan!
There's apparently not a breeding racoon on my place this year: I can tell, because there hasn't been any road-kill on the road yet. The big old hollow pine tree the local female was nesting in got whacked in a NE blow. A lot of my trees are strong on the SW but fall when the gale blows out of the NE. I'm not looking forward to (allthough I am anticipating and planning against!) apple season- among other things I need some strong young'un to take down the part of the Grimes Golden tree that overhangs the Wyandotte coop, although that will have a welded-wire top by the end of the summer.
I let a friend of mine park her brother's wrecked camper-van at my place for way too long- especially since it was right under the big old Bartlett pear tree. A boar raccoon took up residence, killed cats, and I think was pushing coyote drugs from the kind of visitors he had: talk about an attractive nuisance! Luckily the van was hauled away in the daytime, and a junkyard on the other end of town got a bonus delinquent wildlife species.
Did see a big boar coon on a guy's lawn down the road, in broad daylight, digging in his lawn..eating grubs maybe ?
he only hid when we slowed the car to look at him.
Had another younger one walk within 15 feet of DH while he was post hole digging..the young coon stood up on hind legs & waved at DH, then DH hissed at him & the coon ran away.
We have also caught many on the wildlife cam...and have caught 3 in the trap so far.
Went to town 3 days ago in the morning about 8 AM, and a big coon ran across the road from the river ...hid in a bush by the road, peeking out as if could not see him.
Since the bob cat is gone again, we have alot of coons coming around.
The cat will return, as always, within 21-30 days on it's rounds..and next time & am going to catch him for sure...got a plan!
