Raccoon trapping

[Ben.MN/WI]

The other day I observed that the two sites used for carcass recycling in the past couple of years have significantly more vegetative growth than the surrounding areas. Sadly, this includes invasive, such as autumn olive and undesirables including black locus and Osage orange. I am not sure if this is due to better soil or some other cause. However, my recycling pit this year will be in a location where I have been wanting to plant persimmons. Maybe ‘coons do have some redeeming value.

All of my varmint carcasses are placed under my fruit trees. They make a great natural fertilizer that will give the trees some excellent growth the following year.

 

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Six days, six predators (5 'coons, 1 'possum). This is the first week in months that I am home every night, which makes it possible to trap. That will change again next weekend. While I didn't re-set any traps last night, I got one in a trap set couple of days ago with a grape jelly/cereal mix. I'll reset everything again tonight.