Victory over Voles

Q. I have a significant vole problem in my yard. In the past years, they
have destroyed roses, azaleas, and many of their favorite plants, my
hostas. It’s frustrating and costly. I’ve tried many “solutions” with
only limited success. Every year, I start the battle again, but they
always win by mid-summer.

Predator urine (I guess bobcat would be the pee of choice) seems like a
logical next step. I have a couple of questions about its use and would
greatly appreciate your advice before I order.

1. How much do I need to apply? Many of the areas I’d like to cover are
broad swaths with lots of plant material and mulch in between.

2. How often do I need to reapply? Half of the yard has an irrigation
system which we use as often as necessary to reach 1″ of rain each week.
Will this defeat the effectiveness of the product?

3. Aside from applying the urine, are there other steps that people have
taken to increase its overall effectiveness in controlling voles? A
bobcat adoption, perhaps?

4. Is the application of the bobcat urine likely to have any negative
behavioral effects on my three dogs?

I appreciate your advice and look forward to hearing back from you and
trying out your product (that is, the bobcats’ product.)

A. I would recommend our “Mole Blaster” combo. This includes both the
BobcatPee granules and a Spray Bottle of BobcatPee Liquid. The granules
can be sprinkled right on the ground in your beds. One jar will treat
about 200 sq ft. Use the spray bottle to squirt the down into the vole
holes and mix it into the loose soil. You will have to reapply weekly if
you are using that much irrigation. Dogs will be curious as always but
the pee is no more harmful than what they might sniff at their favorite
fire hydrant! The long term solution for voles is to break their
spring feeding habits by early application. Some people mix BobcatPee
into the soil in the fall when the they get their beds ready for winter.
Thanks for asking!
The Peeman

Invasion of the Feral Hogs

Q. We have an invasion of feral hogs in our subdivision and they are hitting our yards with vengence. We need (hopefully) some Mt. Lion pee to deter these bothersome hogs from our yard. I need to know what we should order. The granules or the liquid? The quicker the better. How long will this scent remain on the yard or in our flower beds?

A. Yes, since the mountain lion is a natural predator of the feral hog, mt. lion pee is the the correct choice. I would use the granules in the flower beds and the liquid to create a perimeter.

The Predator Urine concept is based upon the principal of duplicating the use of urine by animals in the wild. Predators mark the perimeter of their territory with urine helping prey like the feral hog tell whether an area is safe or dangerous. When using our ScentTags, place them into the ground every 10-12 feet around the designated area and saturate with the Mt. Lion Urine. Reapply every 7-10 days or immediately after rain. It is recommended that ScentTags be placed out of reach of sprinklers or irrigation systems. Each ScentTag will absorb about 1/2 oz of Pee, so you should get about 2 applications of 12 ScentTags (120-150 lineal feet) per 12oz bottle.

If you are using our 33 Day Dispensers, fill them to just below the holes with Mt. Lion Pee and hang every 10-12 feet from a tree or a free-standing stake. For feral hogs, be sure to place the Dispenser bottles at nose level. Refresh with urine once a month. Each dispenser hold about an ounce of Pee, so a 12oz bottle should be sufficient to fill 10 dispensers and protect 100 – 120 lineal foot perimeter for about a month. We do not recommend squirting the urine directly on plants or other living vegetation. Thanks for asking! The Peeman.

Raccoons? Don’t take my word for it. . .

Recently, I was asked the following question:

“What is the best way to get rid of raccoons? They destroy my back yard each year starting around the middle of Sept.”

I felt this question was best answered by a satisfied customer who recently wrote the following:

“Hey KJ,

Thanks for the product(100% CoyotePee). It worked very well. I hung it around the affected area and it kept the raccoons out for about 3 weeks.

The only part they managed to get to was the section where I had the dispensers too far from each other. They got in between the two dispensers and dug up a little bit of the new sod.

They’re back now and trying to dig up the grass on the other side of the backyard. Luckily, the sod is well grown in on that side so they haven’t been able to dig it up.

We’re now about to put in more sod in another section of the backyard so I just ordered more of the Coyote pee and dispensers too keep them out of that area too. Lots of fun!”

There you have it. CoyotePee is the ticket for pesky raccoons.

As always, thanks for asking. The Peeman

Peeman Takes on Backyard Varmints

Q. I am in central NJ and have backyard varmint problems you can solve. Bears are native nearby – wolves and mountain lions are not. The varmints are groundhogs, wild housecats, and field mice. Is wolf urine what I am looking for?

A. I think CoyotePee would be best for your situation. Just click on coyote urine on our website to get to the CoyotePee page.

Thanks for asking – KJ, The PeeMan

A Squirrelly Question

Q. Which type of pee works best for squirrels?*

A. Actually, this is a pretty normal question and a very common problem! Fox and BobcatPee both work well on squirrels, if the squirrels are inside we use the 33Day Dispensers filled with BobcatPee and hung in the rafters
near the eaves. If outside, FoxPee in the dispensers hung from branches, fences etc.

*All of the questions posted on this blog are questions that the Peeman has actually been asked by people over the years.

Words from the Peeman

This is the PeeMan, for the past 20 years or so I have been in the pee-business. Pee Business? Yes, that’s right. First started to supply hunters and trappers with the wild animal urine that they use to lure animals, it has evolved into something pee-mendous! Shortly after starting the business, we found that people were buying our pee who had absolutely no interest in hunting or trapping. They were buying our coyote urine and other varieties for everything from housebreaking their dog to keeping deer and other wild animals from feasting on their prize ornamentals. We found that the pee-market had a life of its own. When humor columnist Dave Barry included our bobcat pee in his top ten Christmas gift list, yet another market category emerged…the prank gift market is huge! People send PredatorPee to people they love and people they hate. They squirt the pungent liquid in places no wild animal has ever been! You can only imagine what uses a frat house could find for wolfpee. Now, of course, hunters and trappers make up only a tiny portion of our customer base. Regular folks with gardens, flowers, shrubs and backyards make up the most. Now on this day, July 14, 2008, PredatorPee enters the blog-o-sphere. Who would have thought?

In each new post, I will include some of the pee questions we get every day at predatorpee.com and our answers…like this one:

Dear PeeMan,

Coyote or Fox???

I live in Arizona where the problem is rabbits. We also have coyotes (not

enough it seems) that do prey on the rabbits, but no foxes, that I know

of. It seems logical that coyote urine would be the product of choice for me,

but your website suggests fox urine to repel rabbits. Which product would

you recommend in view of this situation?

Thank you in advance,

Charles

Dear Charlie,

Both the fox and coyote love to dine on rabbit and the rabbits know it!