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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
I have had a pond for quite a few years, and every night the racoons come up
from the river, about 60 feet away, and not once have they bothered my fish. The walls are vertical, pond is over 3 feet deep, they will *not* go into the water if they can't touch bottom. We probably have a hundred racoons in the half mile radius, the Trask River is about 10 - 30 feet deep now, and never has there been a problem http://www.oregoncoast.com/blondie/digging2.htm click on the racoon pix at top. I never ever feed these wild animals, by the way. They were here first, I am the encroacher, don't mess with Mother Nature... She'll getcha! Sue "bobkiely" wrote in message news:1ZDQa.15677$zy.2790@fed1read06... IFSKR: Hey....I might have rushed to judgement about the coyote urine when I said it doesn't work....I'm now undecided. I didn't take it back like I said I was going to and it has been there for 8 days and he only came back the one time. I'm going to let it ride a little longer before I make up my mind. As you may have seen me write...we DO have coyotes here. BK |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Those are so so cute. I know some ponders are having heck with them, but if i could just see some ever! Thanks for the pix. I have had a pond for quite a few years, and every night the racoons come up from the river, about 60 feet away, and not once have they bothered my fish. The walls are vertical, pond is over 3 feet deep, they will *not* go into the water if they can't touch bottom. We probably have a hundred racoons in the half mile radius, the Trask River is about 10 - 30 feet deep now, and never has there been a problem http://www.oregoncoast.com/blondie/digging2.htm click on the racoon pix at top. I never ever feed these wild animals, by the way. They were here first, I am the encroacher, don't mess with Mother Nature... She'll getcha! Sue "bobkiely" wrote in message news:1ZDQa.15677$zy.2790@fed1read06... IFSKR: Hey....I might have rushed to judgement about the coyote urine when I said it doesn't work....I'm now undecided. I didn't take it back like I said I was going to and it has been there for 8 days and he only came back the one time. I'm going to let it ride a little longer before I make up my mind. As you may have seen me write...we DO have coyotes here. BK |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Great pictures Sue. They do look kinda cute indeed :-) Personally I
have only Maine coons around the pond, but at least the tails are very similar ;-) Vertical walls is good advice I think. Also makes life a bit more difficult for herons. Theo |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
"160meters" wrote in message
... I have had a pond for quite a few years, and every night the racoons come up from the river, about 60 feet away, and not once have they bothered my fish. The walls are vertical, pond is over 3 feet deep, they will *not* go into the water if they can't touch bottom. We probably have a hundred racoons in the half mile radius, the Trask River is about 10 - 30 feet deep now, and never has there been a problem http://www.oregoncoast.com/blondie/digging2.htm click on the racoon pix at top. I never ever feed these wild animals, by the way. They were here first, I am the encroacher, don't mess with Mother Nature... She'll getcha! Sure...I agree. Animals on our land is a people problem, not an animal problem. Of course I have not had a critter destroy my pond yet, so I'll retract my opinion for now. *laugh* Your pond is fantastic. Very natural. Those raccoon statues look so real. BV. |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Yep, Maine coons in Texas, that is what i have! On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 07:06:25 GMT, "Theo van Daele" wrote: Great pictures Sue. They do look kinda cute indeed :-) Personally I have only Maine coons around the pond, but at least the tails are very similar ;-) Vertical walls is good advice I think. Also makes life a bit more difficult for herons. Theo |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Yep, Maine coons in Texas, that is what i have! On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 07:06:25 GMT, "Theo van Daele" wrote: Great pictures Sue. They do look kinda cute indeed :-) Personally I have only Maine coons around the pond, but at least the tails are very similar ;-) Vertical walls is good advice I think. Also makes life a bit more difficult for herons. Theo |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
I don't think the east coast raccoons here in New Jersey subscribe to
the same magazines as the west coast bandits. After their raids the like to take a dip in the swimming pool. All evidence (foot prints, sand on bottom of pool and wet concrete) points to them entering and exiting from the deep end and not at the ladder. Anyway I have relocated three this year and five last year and will probably continue to do it in the future. They have never harmed my fish just snails, frogs and VF plants torn apart. Great photos and beautiful pond and web page. "160meters" wrote in message ... I have had a pond for quite a few years, and every night the racoons come up from the river, about 60 feet away, and not once have they bothered my fish. The walls are vertical, pond is over 3 feet deep, they will *not* go into the water if they can't touch bottom. We probably have a hundred racoons in the half mile radius, the Trask River is about 10 - 30 feet deep now, and never has there been a problem http://www.oregoncoast.com/blondie/digging2.htm click on the racoon pix at top. I never ever feed these wild animals, by the way. They were here first, I am the encroacher, don't mess with Mother Nature... She'll getcha! Sue "bobkiely" wrote in message news:1ZDQa.15677$zy.2790@fed1read06... IFSKR: Hey....I might have rushed to judgement about the coyote urine when I said it doesn't work....I'm now undecided. I didn't take it back like I said I was going to and it has been there for 8 days and he only came back the one time. I'm going to let it ride a little longer before I make up my mind. As you may have seen me write...we DO have coyotes here. BK |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Raccoons can swim. Our ponds are set up so nicely so they why bother to swim? They are also so well fed in suburbia that if your pond is too bothersome to deal with they'll just amble on to the next tasty garbage can. k30a |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Raccoons can swim. Our ponds are set up so nicely so they why bother to swim? They are also so well fed in suburbia that if your pond is too bothersome to deal with they'll just amble on to the next tasty garbage can. k30a |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
I don't think the east coast raccoons here in New Jersey subscribe to
the same magazines as the west coast bandits. After their raids the like to take a dip in the swimming pool. All evidence (foot prints, sand on bottom of pool and wet concrete) points to them entering and exiting from the deep end and not at the ladder. Anyway I have relocated three this year and five last year and will probably continue to do it in the future. They have never harmed my fish just snails, frogs and VF plants torn apart. Great photos and beautiful pond and web page. "160meters" wrote in message ... I have had a pond for quite a few years, and every night the racoons come up from the river, about 60 feet away, and not once have they bothered my fish. The walls are vertical, pond is over 3 feet deep, they will *not* go into the water if they can't touch bottom. We probably have a hundred racoons in the half mile radius, the Trask River is about 10 - 30 feet deep now, and never has there been a problem http://www.oregoncoast.com/blondie/digging2.htm click on the racoon pix at top. I never ever feed these wild animals, by the way. They were here first, I am the encroacher, don't mess with Mother Nature... She'll getcha! Sue "bobkiely" wrote in message news:1ZDQa.15677$zy.2790@fed1read06... IFSKR: Hey....I might have rushed to judgement about the coyote urine when I said it doesn't work....I'm now undecided. I didn't take it back like I said I was going to and it has been there for 8 days and he only came back the one time. I'm going to let it ride a little longer before I make up my mind. As you may have seen me write...we DO have coyotes here. BK |
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dig vertical walls - racoons won't bother koi
Raccoons can swim. Our ponds are set up so nicely so they why bother to swim? They are also so well fed in suburbia that if your pond is too bothersome to deal with they'll just amble on to the next tasty garbage can. k30a |
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