Re: Coons in the Patch?

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• To: "Chris Andersen" <c*@value.net>, <p*@athenet.net>
• Subject: Re: Coons in the Patch?
• From: "* D* <s*@pcug.org.au>
• Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 19:31:34 +1000

Never heard of it.
May be Wombats.
Stewart, ACT

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> From: Chris Andersen <chrisa@value.net>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Coons in the Patch?
> Date: Sunday, 13 April 1997 1:53
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Unfortunately the rural area of suburbia I live in has recently been
> overrun & overpopulated by raccoons.
> 
> They are digging up folks lawns looking for grubs, making nightly rates
on
> everyone's garbage cans, scrapping with the local cats & dogs and have
> generally become a royal pain in the butt .
> 
> We literally have roving herds of the little bugars!
> 
> I have never had a problem in the past with raccoons eating pumpkins or
> newly set fruit, but we have always had a very limited number of coons
> around, a few here or there.
> 
> As they have reached epidemic numbers and food sources are becoming very
> limited I am wondering if I am going to have a problem with them eating
my
> pumpkins, they are sweet and may become a tasty snack for them.
> 
> Has anyone ever experienced any problems with raccoons eating their
> pumpkins/newly set fruit or need I not be concerned?
> 
> Thanks!
> Chris Andersen
> Moraga, Calif.

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