Raccoons fill an important ecological niche

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They also control rodent and pest populations. If you’re putting food out for them (whether they’re your target species or not), they’re going to come for the free meal. It’s one thing to remove them from your home for health reasons, it’s another thing to lure them in and eradicate them. For anyone that kills raccoons, fox, snakes, crows, hawks, etc., I say enjoy your mice. House mice and Norway rats love bird seed.

Posted: 06/18/2023 at 04:57 PM ET

(In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)

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Chip, Alvin, Brittany, Dale, Simon, Jeanette, Theodore and Eleanor may just -- Late 80s Hokie Jun 18, 2023 at 11:03 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 06/18/23 11:03 AM ET

Once, when I visited a monastery I saw someone cooking French fries. I… -- Spud Jun 18, 2023 at 01:08 PM ET

Spud • 06/18/23 01:08 PM ET

Mouse poison only makes them talk normal.** -- Major Kong Jun 18, 2023 at 01:03 PM ET

Major Kong • 06/18/23 01:03 PM ET

Ask Carl the Greenskeeper... he should be able to assist. -- Hokie CPA Jun 18, 2023 at 12:28 PM ET

Hokie CPA • 06/18/23 12:28 PM ET

What's the problem? -- JoesterVT Jun 18, 2023 at 12:28 PM ET

JoesterVT • 06/18/23 12:28 PM ET

Mostly jus because They’re worse than the squirrels on -- Late 80s Hokie Jun 18, 2023 at 02:39 PM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 06/18/23 02:39 PM ET

Raccoons fill an important ecological niche ◄ -- 6GHokie Jun 18, 2023 at 04:57 PM ET

6GHokie • 06/18/23 04:57 PM ET

So the Newspaper Headline from the county (rural) where I practiced -- DonHo-kieHi Jun 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 06/19/23 12:00 AM ET

Eh...I quit feeding the birds...only served to keep the feral cats happy** -- JoesterVT Jun 18, 2023 at 02:59 PM ET

JoesterVT • 06/18/23 02:59 PM ET

I guess it’s more that the chipmunks empty the bird seed in 4 hours. -- Late 80s Hokie Jun 18, 2023 at 05:35 PM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 06/18/23 05:35 PM ET

If you really want to get rid of them it sounds like you just need a BB gun -- MP4VT2004 Jun 18, 2023 at 08:56 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 06/18/23 08:56 PM ET

Ours are Ok, they keep the deck under the bird feeders cleaned up** -- Hokerer Jun 18, 2023 at 12:14 PM ET

Hokerer • 06/18/23 12:14 PM ET

I put poison down (the green kind that looks like alfalfa pellets) & -- 3011Cochrane Jun 18, 2023 at 11:51 AM ET

3011Cochrane • 06/18/23 11:51 AM ET