Well I certainly hope you never have a bear problem on your property then.There is no possible way for a coon to get in my coop. A bear could probably pull the door off, otherwise it's predator proof. I have a soft spot for coons because we used to take orphans in and raise them when I was a kid. They are going to eat where there's an opportunity just like everything else.
On our 2.5 acres we have seen all sorts of predators/nuisance animals: raccoon, skunk, weasels, woodchucks, gophers, rabbits, coyotes, wolves and bears. We do not have any woods here and am surrounded by farms/crop land. As a landowner I don't need a small game licence to kill most of those on my own land. I see myself as the larger predator and they as the prey, just as they see my animals/garden as prey. Eliminating them when needed keeps the populations in balance. Most years we have an owl that comes and takes care of the problems for us. Unfortunately this year the owl hasn't been around, and as a result the rabbit population here has exploded. So we are trapping them (live trap) then harvesting them the keep the numbers down. We've been lucky to not have any coons visit that we know of yet. If that does happen we will surely be trapping them as well. I don't live in a remote wooded area where I'm imposing on their territory (I'm only 1/4 of a mile off of Hwy 29) but I don't live in town either. I know these animals will be around from time to time and if they leave me and mine alone we will do the same for them.
So the next time I've got something in my trap what's your address?? I'll come drop them off and you can take care of them for me!
