We secured the suet feeder for now...

[Phentex]

It's us vs. raccoon or squirrel. I don't mind the squirrels so much if they just jump on it and eat. They can't get much unless they open it but when they knocked it down, it would open up and then it ruined it for the birds. One feeder was hauled away completely one time. I caught a raccoon eye balling it once but scared it away.

Now we've got it on a screw type carabiner from an eye hook with the feeder wired shut.

It's on!

[CurtEastPoint]

1. One night I looked out and, squinting, made out a POSSUM sitting IN the bird feeder!

I had to laugh but I still shooed him/her down.

[Phentex]

3. Tenacious things!

I don't understand why they had to carry the whole feeder away.

[csziggy]

7. I bring in the bird feeders at night so I don't feed the varmits

If I leave them out the raccoons, opossums and deer will empty every one over night. During the day the squirrels get a run at them, but they don't eat as much as those other pests.

[In_The_Wind]

2. Good luck! I hates those pesky raccoons.

A raccoon wanted in so bad that it ripped the screen on the sliding glass door.

[Phentex]

4. Well we see how nimble his paws are now!

I hate that they damaged your door!

[In_The_Wind]

5. It's fun to watch the squirrels. I even put out food for them.

Thanks.
After the 1st repair, I learned to close the slider all the way at night. That saved my replacement screen. Keeping my fingers crossed because we have new windows and a new sliding glass door to enjoy this year.

[Phentex]

6. One of my kids' best camping memories was

when the raccoon pushed stuff off our cooler and opened it up, eating all of our breakfast food. We took them to a convenience store and let them buy packaged donuts and they thought it was the BEST CAMPING TRIP EVER!

[Phentex]

8. UPDATE: An attempt was made...

but they could not get it open or off the hook! I can tell because there are some decorative leaves on each side that have been pulled away from the feeder.