I live right up next to woods so we have raccoons dig up plants all the time. Not much you can do to get rid of them, but I have found an effective way to keep them off my bird feeder pole. Grease the pole with Vicks Vapo-Rub. Works great! I have a "raccoon-proof" baffle too that is about 18" diameter but it doesn't work like Vicks. My dad created his own recipe with petroleum jelly and capsicum pepper which he claimed works but Vicks is easier. Chris McAnlis Medina, OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BECKY SCHMITT Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Raccoon trouble Hey, does anyone have any good ideas on getting rid of raccoons? I have a family living in the back and my Golden Retriever got into a confrontation with one the other night. Lots of hissing, barking, and me yelling..LOL I put out ammonia in 2 places. The raccoon gets in the bird feeders even tho I have a raccoon baffle on the system. I found a dead cardinal nearby. I'd appreciate any help you can give. Thanks, Becky ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]