In the past week or so, I discovered a raccoon on my deck going for mealworms that I keep in a feeder that I bring indoors at night. Actually, I only bring in one of the feeders, as the other one is too high for me to reach daily.
So I cut up some Irish Spring soap bars, and rubbed it all over the railings and posts on the deck, and left a few tidbits on top of the posts. The last two days, the feeder that I can’t get remove hasn’t been raided. I’ll count that as a win and keep the soap coming!
I don’t care if the critters are out in the woods. I see that as their home. The minute they come across my lawn to get close to my house, they’re fair game.
Our grape jelly for the orioles sometimes gets raided at night. So I bring that in. Groundhogs, raccoons, snakes, please stay away from the house and garden.