Something has been biting my fish.

[Meyer Jordan]

Keep the trap handy. More raccoons will show up to claim the territory.

 

[Mike in Vermont]

Keep the trap handy. More raccoons will show up to claim the territory.

Yep. Dairy farming is big business around here. The corn is currently being cut. Some more might return when the corn supply is low.

 

[Dave 54]

I knew it wasnt Otter as from reports of attacks on peoples ponds here in the UK , they simply go on a killing spree leaving little or no koi left in the pond .
Xee news report on the subject "UK news paper Daily Mail" :-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-snatch-expensive-koi-carp-garden-ponds.html


Dave

 

[Mike in Vermont]

I gotta say I was surprised to see a raccoon in the trap. I have been ponding for 22 years, and have never before had a problem with them.

 

[Ruben Miranda]

Hello
Racoons once they find a.spot they will keep coming back even after they have eaten all.

And Racoons do not eat corn, if they are in the corn fields they are,living there or hunting.

I know you said the pond is to big to cover, but you really need to think of something to protect your investment.
Low voltage electric wire maybe ?

 

[addy1]

I saw raccoon prints in our pond years ago. They have never bothered the pond or fish. But my fish have a nice deep area to live in. I very seldom see the fish in the walk out area of the pond where the raccoons, if around, would snack on them.

I put a lot of old corn out in the field, cut off the cob, the raccoons inhaled it. I watched a few huge ones on our cameras eating away.

And Racoons do not eat corn, if they are in the corn fields they are,living there or hunting.

 

[Lisak1]

Raccoons will eat whatever they can find. We have a few that make regular visits to our outdoor trash bins. We have to keep the tops bungie corded shut, and have a secret system for tying them down that we use that they haven't figured out yet. They are smart little learners! (Obviously I can't tell you what it is - they might read the GPF!)

We watched a documentary on raccoons in the suburbs. They adapt remarkably well to whatever situation they find themselves in. And if you've ever had them find their way into your house, you know they are feisty as well!

 

[peter hillman]

I just can't believe the fish ever escaped from a coon. Usually they're quite good at destroying fish populations the first visit.

 

[Lisak1]

That is true @peter hillman . They might miss once, but this seemed like a really inefficient fishing operation!

 

[Ruben Miranda]

Hello
We do have Racoons and they have gotten fish from my pond.
I guess the coons here are spoiled as,they don,tgo to the trash cans they do go for dog food or anything that is easy pickings.

But your right if your Hungary enough you would eat anything.

Ruben

 

[Mike in Vermont]

That is true @peter hillman . They might miss once, but this seemed like a really inefficient fishing operation!

I just can't believe the fish ever escaped from a coon. Usually they're quite good at destroying fish populations the first visit.

Keep in mind trout are much faster than Koi.

 

[Lisak1]

Keep in mind trout are much faster than Koi.

That's true - and probably harder to see.