I have an arbor with grapes growing on it, and have had a problem with racoons eating them! Any suggestions?

Question

For the last 2 years, the racoons have made a mess under my arbor by throwing all of the grape skins on the ground. How can I stop them from getting at my grapes before I do?

Answer 1

My first suggestion would be a dog.  If you don't have one you could likely find some kind of mixed breed at the pound that could serve this purpose.  You might stay out there with the dog one night to get him or her into the right spot at the right time.  You could also run a small electric fence line along the ground but that would cost a lot more and be more trouble.

Answer 2

Get someone to spray posien  that is not harmful to the plants....

Put hot sauce around the plants if you cant afford poisen becaues animals cant stand the smell of hot sauce...

Or you can buy traps....

Answer 3

An old farmer I knew used to play loud music on a boom box to keep raccoons out of his corn fields.  You might try that.

Answer 4

if you can get it, they sell extract from the scent glads of predators suck as bobcats etc.  you can order this oline at hunting sites i believe.  the smell of that type of predator will chase away most pest.  plus the smell is hideous

Answer 5

wrist rocket

pellet gun

bb gun

blow darts

.22 cal

cherry bomb

high voltage electric fence

guard bear

coon hound

trap door

torch

shotgun

flare gun (most likely just give it a heart attack)

tazer

pepper spray

OR a good hiding spot so you can jump out and scare the c**p out of it

Answer 6

pellet gun! pew pew!!!

We put netting around our berries to keep the birds from getting to them, I don't know if that'd keep raccoons out, though....

Answer 7

If there are raccoons interested in your grapes you have a particular problem.  They are inquisitive, and highly intelligent creatures.  Any cage or similar structure you craft they will tear apart.  You might have to call pset control, and try live trapping to remove them.  If that doesn't work your going to have to go Annie Oakley on them with a varmint rifle if teh law permits.

Answer 8

put sprinklers on

or maby moth balls?