Post by mrchicken on Jul 11, 2013 14:17:41 GMT -5
Varmints eatin my chickens....
Now varmints eating our corn !
Our Peaches and cream sweet corn is beautiful. Ears are maybe 1/3 - 1/2 developed and something started munching them last night.
Couldn't find any tracks so I don't think it was deer. 10 stalks knocked over and the ears eaten. A couple other stalks had knee high ears with the tops eaten off. I found a dog/yote print near one of the plants.
Any ideas what might be eating immature ears of corn? Going to set out a trail cam, bait the live trap with honey buns in case it is coons, and set a couple blind foot hold sets.
Any other ideas on how to protect the garden would be appreciated. At this rate, we wont have a single ear of corn make it to maturity.
Now varmints eating our corn !
Our Peaches and cream sweet corn is beautiful. Ears are maybe 1/3 - 1/2 developed and something started munching them last night.
Couldn't find any tracks so I don't think it was deer. 10 stalks knocked over and the ears eaten. A couple other stalks had knee high ears with the tops eaten off. I found a dog/yote print near one of the plants.
Any ideas what might be eating immature ears of corn? Going to set out a trail cam, bait the live trap with honey buns in case it is coons, and set a couple blind foot hold sets.
Any other ideas on how to protect the garden would be appreciated. At this rate, we wont have a single ear of corn make it to maturity.
