Some people suggest sprinkling blood meal around the pool (but not in). It is available at most good garden centers. Apparently they smell the blood and it keeps them at bay, at least temporaily. These city coons are pretty sly sometimes so they might catch on quickly. The best defense in my opinion is to get a dog.

-Sean Ryan
Audubon


From: "Steve Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Mpls] Urban Wildlife
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:06:22 -0500

The raccoons have been harvesting fish from neighbor's backyard
artificial pool.  She's rejected her husband's offer to employ lethal
force and my offer of my live trap.  She's in the middle of trying an
interesting technique--playing the radio for six nights.  So far she's
raccoon-free for two of three nights.  She may have been playing the
wrong station that one night.  I've suggested she play talk radio, since
there seem to be lots of querulous voices.

Do anyone else have suggestions for how to fend off fish-hungry
raccoons?

Steve Brandt
Kingfield
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