NorCalMikie
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Got the area around the front door blocked off so the deer can't get to Momma's flowers. No game camera pictures so I thought I'd move it back around the back door to get some pics. LOTS of fallen fruit but not much being picked up or eaten. Camera should tell the tale.
Headed to the shed to get a nail to hang the camera on. Tried to open the sliding door and
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Got a pallet of "Wood Stove Pellets" stacked in the corner. Looked thru the crack and saw pellets all over the place and bagged pellet stack knocked over?? Must have been an earth quake cause the stack was pretty solid. Finally got the door open to see how REALLY bad the mess was. Pellets 6"+ deep in some areas and strung all the way over to the work bench. Total of 200 pounds of pellets, 5 bags ripped open and a BUNCH of other bags will teeth chew marks and tears on them. Got those bags taped up and re stacked. Had to work on that mess so I could get over to the rest of the stack. Found Coon Hair in the pellet mess so figured Coon got in while the door was open, caught some ZZZ and was stuck after I closed the door? Took all day and the canister vac to suck up all the mess. Lucky I had some empty bags to re bag the mess. Took a short brake and as I headed back out to the shed, small Skunk was making the rounds, saw me and darted into the shed. Waited about 15 minutes till it came back out and headed off in search for food.
Never did see the Coon OR how it got trapped inside the shed. All I saw was the mess it left.
Doing it's best to get the hell outa there!! Couple of coon turds and hair as evidence of the culprit. Door open all day while I worked and quiet when I walked away for a short time. Vac should have woke it up as I worked?? Still don't know for sure how long it was trapped in the shed or how it got in OR out. Seems like I hadn't opened the door for at least a few days? I do know the door will stay closed if I'am not working in there.
Figure Coon is pretty constipated from eating wood pellets? 
Checked the shed about 10 last night (door closed) and all was well, so far.
Headed to the shed to get a nail to hang the camera on. Tried to open the sliding door and
??Got a pallet of "Wood Stove Pellets" stacked in the corner. Looked thru the crack and saw pellets all over the place and bagged pellet stack knocked over?? Must have been an earth quake cause the stack was pretty solid. Finally got the door open to see how REALLY bad the mess was. Pellets 6"+ deep in some areas and strung all the way over to the work bench. Total of 200 pounds of pellets, 5 bags ripped open and a BUNCH of other bags will teeth chew marks and tears on them. Got those bags taped up and re stacked. Had to work on that mess so I could get over to the rest of the stack. Found Coon Hair in the pellet mess so figured Coon got in while the door was open, caught some ZZZ and was stuck after I closed the door? Took all day and the canister vac to suck up all the mess. Lucky I had some empty bags to re bag the mess. Took a short brake and as I headed back out to the shed, small Skunk was making the rounds, saw me and darted into the shed. Waited about 15 minutes till it came back out and headed off in search for food.
Never did see the Coon OR how it got trapped inside the shed. All I saw was the mess it left.
Doing it's best to get the hell outa there!! Couple of coon turds and hair as evidence of the culprit. Door open all day while I worked and quiet when I walked away for a short time. Vac should have woke it up as I worked?? Still don't know for sure how long it was trapped in the shed or how it got in OR out. Seems like I hadn't opened the door for at least a few days? I do know the door will stay closed if I'am not working in there.
Figure Coon is pretty constipated from eating wood pellets? Checked the shed about 10 last night (door closed) and all was well, so far.
