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Old 24-09-2004, 11:04 PM
Bob S.
 
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Will this type of fence out woodchuckS?

Rich


That's why the lower strand is at 6 inches - to keep the smaller
critters out. Haven't found anything to keep the squirrels out of the
corn though.

Bob S.


Havahart traps? And/or: In James Crockett's book, he suggests covering the
ears with paper bags after the silks have begun to brown. He says this will
keep out crows. No idea if perhaps some variation on this might work with
squirrels. Perhaps paper bags smeared with Elmer's glue and sprinkled with
cayenne pepper?


When they have their goal set on fresh corn it's almost impossible to
get them in a trap. Also, I average about 1000 corn stalks and that'll
take a *lot* of bags. You would think that many would be enough to
share with the squirrels, but the little hogs ruin much more than they
actually eat. Coons used to be a problem but the electric fence has
deterred them.