The thing about feeding the wild, is their predators may show up too. We
have a waterfall pond that the wild come and drink...mostly birds but
sometimes coyotes and javelina....and the cattle grazing on the state land
next to us if someone forgets to close the gate I have seen our local
hawk from time to time eat a bird under the trees...usually a quail or dove
.. We don't feed though. There are enough bunnies out there for the coyote
and hawks and owls
People in our foothills used to leave food out for the coyote... then the
Black Bear and the Mountain Lions started showing up. They will usually move
the Bear and Lion..but if they come back to the same area they will be shot.


"Granby" > wrote in message
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> MaryL, I do something my grandma did that some find disgusting. I keep a
> big pan and cook potato peelings, veggies and such. Then put them out in
> a dish for the strays, They love them and I get rid of garbage, having no
> disposal and a lot of coons in the area.
> "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Here's one thing I don't get.
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>>> What good does it do to freeze something and then put it out on trash
>>> day? Yeah, it is safe from the animals on the days when it is in your
>>> freezer, but when you put the can out at the street, the animals can
>>> still get in. Right?
>>>
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>> It takes awhile for frozen food to defrost and even longer for it to
>> develop an odor. Thus, it isn't as likely to attract dogs, raccoons,
>> etc. If you were concerned about it, you could put it out in the morning
>> instead of the night before.
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>> Couldn't at least some of your food be put down your garbage disposal.
>> You said something about that being a problem, but some items are very
>> *easy* on a disposal--gravy, sauces, very soft foods, etc.
>>
>> MaryL
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