Critter Gettin' the Corn

JRobyn · Aug 19, 2015

We have never had any critters eat the okra until this year. They're eating the fruit AND the plants! Coons are the suspects. They climbed and completely stripped about 8 apple trees all in one night.

- Jay

oosik · Aug 19, 2015

Ha,ha The adult coons are too heavy to get at most of my apples - branches are too spindly. The adults will sit at the base of the tree and send the little, young coons up and out the limbs. Its funny to watch the adults encourage the young to go further & further out the limbs. Until you realize - Hey - they are eating ALL the apples.

I hate shooting them - it does little good to "shoo" them away - they sit out in the dark - just beyond the influence of the yard light and return as soon as they hear the door to the house close. I've spent many a night over the years picking my apples by moonlight.

teejk · Aug 19, 2015

Never seen coon on the endangered species list...and just a thought that properly cooked it is pretty tasty stuff.

txdon · Aug 19, 2015

teejk said:
Never seen coon on the endangered species list...and just a thought that properly cooked it is pretty tasty stuff.

Careful! Any animal that you can make popular to eat will never be on the endangered species list, but will be raised on farms till there are millions. Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Game meat, raccoon, cooked, roasted Luckily raccoon is not very healthy, in fact it's down right unhealthy.

teejk · Aug 19, 2015

Serving size almost 1 lb? I can't even finish an 8 oz steak anymore! And seems the "downside" is cholesterol which even the feds are now saying "never mind" for most people (if I were an egg farmer I'd be looking to sue somebody for being vilified over the past 20 years or so). But on the plus side...you could throw away your multi-vitamins! Pretty impressive amounts of good stuff. Thanks for the link though...will come in handy in the future.