New, extremely greed tomato theif

Dewayne mater · July 9, 2013

Well, I'm flummoxed! I came home and prepared to pick tomatoes this afternoon and discovered that either today or last night something got seriously after my tomatoes. About 10 black and brown boar had bites taken out of them. The bites had smooth cuts mostly round in shape and varied from 1/2 inch to 1 inch or more across. Additionally, two sun gold plants had been stripped of every single yellow tomato. I don't count them, but it was 100 or more. Additionally, a just blushing Goose creek had a couple of bites taken out of it as well. I mean, if you are going to eat it, eat the whole thing and leave the rest. This damaging many fruits is really frustrating.

What could do this? It had to be able to get up fairly high - 5 feet or more, so I'll assume it can climb. The bites seem pretty large for something small like a squirrel. Other known varmint in the yard are armadillo, racoons, coyote, bobcat, rabbits, owls, and all manner of birds. Thoughts about what would do this and how to stop it? Time is of the essence I guess since all of this damage was in one day.

Dewayne mater

July 9, 2013	#1
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	New, extremely greed tomato theif Well, I'm flummoxed! I came home and prepared to pick tomatoes this afternoon and discovered that either today or last night something got seriously after my tomatoes. About 10 black and brown boar had bites taken out of them. The bites had smooth cuts mostly round in shape and varied from 1/2 inch to 1 inch or more across. Additionally, two sun gold plants had been stripped of every single yellow tomato. I don't count them, but it was 100 or more. Additionally, a just blushing Goose creek had a couple of bites taken out of it as well. I mean, if you are going to eat it, eat the whole thing and leave the rest. This damaging many fruits is really frustrating. What could do this? It had to be able to get up fairly high - 5 feet or more, so I'll assume it can climb. The bites seem pretty large for something small like a squirrel. Other known varmint in the yard are armadillo, racoons, coyote, bobcat, rabbits, owls, and all manner of birds. Thoughts about what would do this and how to stop it? Time is of the essence I guess since all of this damage was in one day. Dewayne mater