Not sure of the legality of it all, but I believe this is why Native Americans used the squash in the three sisters of squash, beans and corn. The squash under the corn was irritating enough on the paws of raccoons to keep them out of the corn. From my own experience, I think the bean leaves also stuck like velcro to the fur and acted like a second line of defense.

tj

Cranberry,
I don't have any solutions for you, but just wanted to mention how close I am to you. I too live in Racine county, just East of I-94. I go shopping at the "Pig" in Union Grove all the time!

When I was young, still living at home with my parents, they always had dogs, and let them run at night in our fenced yard. That kept the coons out.

Good luck catching that coon!

Julie

Trapping one will not solve your problem, it will only exacerbate it. There is never only one, they are very tight knit social units. You cannot "give away" a raccoon in our state. To relocate them is a death sentence as they do not know where to find food and have to compete with the ones already established in the new location.

Mother Nature doesn't like a void. If you remove one, two others will come to compete for that territory and food source. You can spray cider vinegar around your corn and the coons will not like it. You can place rags soaked in ammonia in the area and they will avoid it.

You don't want to trap as you will only need to continue trapping. You want to resolve your problem. Bring the cat food in at night. You can also use motion activated devices such as bright lights, loud music or a system that causes bursts of water to spray them when the motion sensor activates it.

Please contact me if you have further questions.

Northwoods Wildlife Orphanage

Here is a link that might be useful: Raccoon Rescue

22 shorts.. little noise.. very effective.

'Coon rescue.. you gotta be kidding. Pop.. dig shallow.. cover.. your done.

Don't bother.

I'm just north of Beaver Dam, we use a electric fence, about 10-12" up from the ground, and around the entire sweet corn patch. the coons do not get over the fence, ever.

Sounds like a plan.. the elect fence.

Cost? More cost effective to just buy the ears on the stands... ? I know.. I know... they don't taste like something one grows themselves. Our ears this yr from a very small patch were simply DE---lich--OUS. And the Lady of the House loves eating HER sweetcorn... that SHE grew.. :).