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HI Darrell,
There is a great difference between an unchained family pet who =
crosses the farm perimeter only when some nearby bitch is in heat and a =
pack of wild or semi-wild dogs. So we are talking about very different =
situations.
An additional and perhaps more important factor may be the almost =
total absence of food waste. So for much of the year there would have =
been nothing to attract Raccoons. Pet food was unheard of and the dog =
got table scraps, bacon rind and bones.=20
Most people had a hog or two mostly fed on scrap food, spare =
apples/vegetables and surplus milk with a supplement of bought meal. =
About the only 'food' that did not get consumed was the rotten portion =
trimmed from potatoes, carrots and turnips that were starting to go.
And in this vein, from WWII Scotland--
Dearly beloved brethern is it not a sin
When peeling potatoes to throw out the skin ?
The skins feed the pigs and the pigs feed us.
Dearly beloved brethern is it not thus ?
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:13 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Racoon numbers
Racoons have increased in numbers but not much, the main casualty is =
vehicle hits now it seems.=20
My father used to hunt racoons and had up to 10 black & tans hounds =
for it. Used to be another racoon hunter in the Stewiacke Valley too. =
Farmers would call from corn damage and away we would go. My father used =
to show the dogs and has many trophy's. My point is that the main =
control of racoons used to be coon hunters with dogs, not roaming dogs. =
Roaming dogs were always shot on sight as not a person liked them =
chasing animals, wounding and letting die a slow death. Dogs will pack =
up, chase deer and only eat the arse end of deer and leave them to haul =
their hind quarters around living for days. (House cats should not be =
allowed to roam free either, no other pets are allowed!!!)
My father trapped racoons too as I still do but on a minimum basis. So =
between dog hunter and trappers, racoons numbers were kept in check. not =
as many trappers now and no racoon dog hunters.
I would say that coyotes must be killing racoons in large numbers now =
too though.
The large increase in painted turtles in this area (each lake has over =
a dozen) seems largly related to the lack of wood turtles. We never even =
used to see a single painted turtle, now they are everywhere.
An interesting puzzle,
Darrell
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:46:30 -0300, David & Alison Webster =
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Hi Darrell,
How common/sparse have Raccoon been in this area over the last =
20 years ?=20
YT, Dave
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Miner's Marsh offleash park...
I really do question SSC. There are painted turtles everywhere =
around my area, littlerly hundreds within a few kms, never seen so many =
in all my life. Now wood turtles used to be the most common but are =
rarely seen now, no mention of them on the SSC list.
I would say it would be best to educate on leaving well enough =
alone and to say to child... how would you like it if somebody came and =
took you out of our home and put you into a box elsewhere.
The golden rule truely is golden in teaching all people, not just =
children. Mind you, I would not want to have my legs thrown into a =
frying pan either. Life is a balancing act. You heard of the farmers =
asking for more culling of deer, of course some who don't want the =
killing of anything come out of the woodwork, no balance.
All the best,
Darrell
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<DIV>HI Darrell,</DIV>
<DIV> There is a great difference between an unchained =
family=20
pet who crosses the farm perimeter only when some nearby bitch is in =
heat and a=20
pack of wild or semi-wild dogs. So we are talking about very =
different=20
situations.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> An additional and perhaps more important factor =
may be=20
the almost total absence of food waste. So for much of the year there =
would have=20
been nothing to attract Raccoons. Pet food was unheard of and the =
dog got=20
table scraps, bacon rind and bones. </DIV>
<DIV> Most people had a hog or two mostly fed on scrap =
food,=20
spare apples/vegetables and surplus milk with a supplement of =
bought meal.=20
About the only 'food' that did not get consumed was the rotten portion =
trimmed=20
from potatoes, carrots and turnips that were starting to go.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And in this vein, from WWII Scotland--</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dearly beloved brethern is it not a sin</DIV>
<DIV>When peeling potatoes to throw out the skin ?</DIV>
<DIV>The skins feed the pigs and the pigs feed us.</DIV>
<DIV>Dearly beloved brethern is it not thus ?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville</DIV>
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<P>Racoons have increased in numbers but not much, the main casualty =
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vehicle hits now it seems. </P>
<P> </P>
<P>My father used to hunt racoons and had up to 10 black & tans =
hounds for=20
it. Used to be another racoon hunter in the Stewiacke Valley too. =
Farmers=20
would call from corn damage and away we would go. My =
father used to=20
show the dogs and has many trophy's. My point is that the main control =
of=20
racoons used to be coon hunters with dogs, not roaming dogs. Roaming =
dogs were=20
always shot on sight as not a person liked them chasing animals, =
wounding and=20
letting die a slow death. Dogs will pack up, chase deer and only eat =
the arse=20
end of deer and leave them to haul their hind quarters around =
living for=20
days. (House cats should not be allowed to roam free either, no other=20
pets are allowed!!!)</P>
<P> </P>
<P>My father trapped racoons too as I still do but on a minimum basis. =
So=20
between dog hunter and trappers, racoons numbers were kept in =
check. not=20
as many trappers now and no racoon dog hunters.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>I would say that coyotes must be killing racoons in large =
numbers=20
now too though.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>The large increase in painted turtles in this area (each lake has =
over a=20
dozen) seems largly related to the lack of wood =
turtles. We=20
never even used to see a single painted turtle, now they are =
everywhere.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>An interesting puzzle,</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Darrell</P>
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<DIV>Hi Darrell,</DIV>
<DIV> How common/sparse have Raccoon been in =
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area over the last 20 years ? </DIV>
<DIV>YT, Dave</DIV>
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_mce_style=3D"font: 10pt arial; background: #e4e4e4; =
font-color: black;"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddarrell@abolitphotos.ca =
href=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitphotos.ca"=20
target=3D"">darrell@abolitphotos.ca</A> </DIV>
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arial;"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D"">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"=20
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Marsh offleash park...</DIV>
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<P>I really do question SSC. There are painted turtles everywhere =
around=20
my area, littlerly hundreds within a few kms, never seen so =
many in=20
all my life. Now wood turtles used to be the most common but are =
rarely=20
seen now, no mention of them on the SSC list.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>I would say it would be best to educate on leaving well enough =
alone=20
and to say to child... how would you like it if somebody came and =
took you=20
out of our home and put you into a box elsewhere.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>The golden rule truely is golden in teaching all people, not =
just=20
children. Mind you, I would not want to have my legs thrown into a =
frying=20
pan either. Life is a balancing act. You heard of the farmers =
asking for=20
more culling of deer, of course some who don't want the =
killing of=20
anything come out of the woodwork, no balance.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>All the best,</P>
<P>Darrell</P>
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