Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?

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Gary, the coyotes you and I grew up with were the stadium cheerleaders 
between Valley Stream Central and North.

Boy, they were worse than the guys!

Carl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Shapiro" <garry at ni6t.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?


> Westerners naive about coyotes? That is an interesting concept. DC and
> NYC are within the natural range of coyotes, but I have serious doubts
> about England.
>
> Coyote urine may "work", but it did not keep my feedlines from being
> chewed by (eastern) Grey Squirrels that have displaced the native brown
> units.
>
> Garry, NI6T
>
> On 3/12/2012 1:01 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>> Man, you Westerners are naive!  We even have coyotes in downtown
>> Washington and New York City.  Ratty looking, but out there hunting.
>> Anyhow, the general idea is pick something the the wee beasties don't
>> like, and lay it on!
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at 
>> www.conteststations.com
>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at 
>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>
>>
>> On 3/12/2012 3:57 PM, Garry Shapiro wrote:
>>> My experience with canid (coyote and wolf) urines suggests that if
>>> canids are not the local predator of interest--coyotes in England?--it
>>> may not work.
>>>
>>> Garry, NI6T
>>>
>>> On 3/12/2012 6:15 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>>> Two words - coyote urine.  Seriously .... the local Southern States
>>>> sells a critter repellent based on dried coyote urine.
>>>>
>>>> In our case, the biggest critter problem with my BOG so far has been
>>>> deer - tangle-footed beasts!
>>>>
>>>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at 
>>>> www.conteststations.com
>>>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at 
>>>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>>>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>>>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/12/2012 9:11 AM, Tracey Gardner wrote:
>>>>> I'd be interested to  know what "critter/rodent" damage these BOGs 
>>>>> get?
>>>>> My experience, in the UK, of leaving the last 60m of my Beverage lying 
>>>>> on
>>>>> the ground for a few days, is that the insulation got chewed through 
>>>>> in
>>>>> seven places.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would be interested in trying a BOG but I have a feeling that it 
>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>> last long here.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73s Tracey G5VU
>>>>>
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