Most likely a Whitetailed deer. They will stomp pumpkins – they love pumpkins. It probably just tested a few watermelons. Hence the hole that looks like a rake handle.
Years ago we had deer that devastated the cantaloupe patch, just as you say! But these melons were damaged by striped bandits with very dexterous fingers: raccoons…and not just one but a party of a half dozen.
Any ideas? The guys went out to harvest watermelons Monday morning. About 60 looked like this– What do you think?
Posted by Sherryl F on September 23, 2018 at 2:00 am
That is so sad! Looks like vandalism to me. Has any info surfaced? Sferg
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Posted by Lloyd Craft Farms-- CSA and Fresh Produce on September 23, 2018 at 3:03 am
It is vandalism—-by raccoons! Not one or two but a ‘herd’!
Posted by Bill on September 21, 2018 at 2:59 am
Most likely a Whitetailed deer. They will stomp pumpkins – they love pumpkins. It probably just tested a few watermelons. Hence the hole that looks like a rake handle.
Posted by Lloyd Craft Farms-- CSA and Fresh Produce on September 21, 2018 at 4:55 am
Years ago we had deer that devastated the cantaloupe patch, just as you say! But these melons were damaged by striped bandits with very dexterous fingers: raccoons…and not just one but a party of a half dozen.
Posted by Julie Fettig on September 20, 2018 at 4:53 pm
Would raccoons do that?
Posted by Lloyd Craft Farms-- CSA and Fresh Produce on September 21, 2018 at 4:56 am
As you say…
Posted by wyomingbernie on September 20, 2018 at 1:52 pm
How sad and what a waste.
Posted by Lloyd Craft Farms-- CSA and Fresh Produce on September 20, 2018 at 1:52 pm
Yep! Made the son angry—