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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ...
"Bob S." wrote in message om... "Richard Schopps" wrote in message et... 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. |
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"Bob S." wrote in message om... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Bob S." wrote in message om... "Richard Schopps" wrote in message et... 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. In that case, you need a stupid cat. Mine used to chase any squirrel that entered the yard, even though she once got ripped up pretty badly by one of the lawn rats. :-) She never wrestled one again, just chased them. |
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Doug Kanter said:
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 But you have to catch the little buggers before you can cover their ears with paper bags. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
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