In article <MPG.227f0c9ed3126f4098980e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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phorbin <phorbin1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > It can also keep squirrels out of fruit trees (wrap it around the
trunk)
> > so long as the squirrel cannot jump into that tree from another
location.
>
> Now that's a good idea. It never occurred to me to apply that one
> anywhere but on posts and trees.
>
> I had 1 raccoon ****nny up 3' of sheet steel wrapped 2x4 post to get to
> the roof so I put a bit of vaseline up the corners of the steel and that
> did the trick. There were nightly thuds and swearing for awhile as
> raccoons tried and failed.
Too funny. <g>
What they told me was to give them some space to climb first. Keeps them
from jumping the barrier.
>
> Does it really work on raccoons, and groundhogs at the height you
> suggest? Raccoons around here at full growth are the size of a small
> child and can easily stretch beyond that distance... and an adult
> groundhog is not a small critter too.
Well, that was for a low fence. If you are using a 5' to 6' fence, put
it up at around the 3' level.
I had 5 ft. fences for the poultry so put it at the suggested 3' level.
>
> > Is groundhog edible? ;-)
>
> I've never eaten it. I've heard that it is. I do believe in having an
> enemy for dinner.
<grins>
>
> I might try if it were in a woodland/meadow environment or some other
> organic situation and I knew more about dressing and preparing it and
> telling if the beast is healthy. In this city at this time, with people
> flinging herbicides and pesticides about, I wouldn't eat any animal I
> didn't raise.
I understand. The reason I've never tried possums and raccoons around
here tho' is that they are loaded with parasites. I just can't bring
myself to eat them.
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