This segment is likely not so much for our row crop audience as it is for those less familiar with row crop production. In this video, Pioneer Field Agronomist Matt Montgomery highlights a case of severe raccoon damage in an area show plot and underscores the difficult issues we increasingly face – related to wildlife injury. Unfortunately, there are no good, current solutions to curbing wildlife damage in row crops.
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Simple answer for Raccoons …. Use dog proof traps……. use cat/ dog food for bait in the traps. I caught 55 coons in a week using these traps. This year…..I will start trapping around June before the Mothers coons have their young….and sweet corn is mature enough for coons to eat. 100 % effective !
No options? It's interesting to hear his take but there are options.
So the problem can be solved by wildlife management. You can apply for damage permits, you could offer to pay hunters a amount per head or offer free hunting leases in exchange for populatin control. Legally of course, you may need to talk to the dnr in your area.
Around us a guy had 30 woodchuck holes in his feild making a royal mess so he offered a hunter $10 for every confirmed kill and yes all Legally. In texas farmers are paying hunters to kill hogs.
So racoon hunters have dwindled because a racoon once worth $25 is now worth $2-$5 so guys quit hunting. Give incentive make hunting worth while. No different than making farming worth while.