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Wildlife Damage and Populations Management
The University of Tennessee’s Agricultural Extension service has an
interesting and informative newsletter from the division of forestry,
wildlife, and fisheries. Each issue has some valuable tidbits and here are
a few I thought you might find interesting regarding wildlife damage and
populations management:
(1) Put up chicken-wire fence 2 feet high around vegetable gardens to
protect them from rabbits.
(2) Put up a 2- or 3-strand electric fence (one strand 6 inches above
ground and the other 6 inches higher) to keep groundhogs and raccoons out
of vegetable gardens.
(3) To repel deer from vegetable gardens, erect a single-strand electric
fence (2 ˝ feet above ground) with aluminum tabs attached every 3 – 5
feet.
- Smear peanut butter on the aluminum tabs.
- Deer are attracted to the peanut butter. When they touch the aluminum
tabs with their mouths, they learn to stay away.
(4) Nuisance crawdads in the yard may be remedied by pouring boiling water
down the spout of the mound.
(5) To keep bats out of attics and out from under vinyl siding and other
areas, close or cover up all holes and cracks so they can’t get in!
- do this at night after bats have left the roost; it may be necessary to
open the hole the
following night to allow any bats that were trapped inside a chance to
leave
- maternal colonies will migrate to hibernation sites in the fall. If you
wait until then to
close holes and cracks, you will avoid trapping any inside.
(6) “Repel” snakes by cleaning up around the house – mow more often,
remove piles of wood, brush, and trash. There is no reliable “repellent”
for snakes; only “snake oil”.
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