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To: mishedlo who wrote (35542)	7/18/2005 6:23:52 PM
From: Tradelite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I've been fighting raccoons and groundhogs for years. Deer keep appearing in the yard and eating nice plants. Squirrels dig up any bulbs planted in garden areas, and later in spring we find they replanted the bulbs in the middle of our lawn, so flowers can appear just about anywhere on our property. Chipmunks aren't too kind, either, in terms of the deep holes and tunnels they dig close to our house foundation. Worst thing I'm dealing with are coyotes and foxes. They're common in the DC area and I can see them in my yard just about every night when it's time to let the dog out--have to run them off. In years past, my dog has racked up some big vet bills with skin infections from fox waste in the yard, and I recently had to outrun a coyote who appeared in my yard in broad daylight and looked like he wanted to attack. I certainly can't let my small dog outside unattended, because of these predators. According to county animal control reports in the newspaper, most of the raccoons which are attacking people in broad daylight in the DC suburbs are found to have rabies.