Sara, don't know how good of an idea this is, but I've noticed that after I vacuum the carpeting, the first couple of days I can see little kitty prints everywhere, which lets me see just exactly where T&P go when I'm not around. My thought was if you could come up with something like this to catch the paw prints of whatever is eating the food. Unfortunately the carpeting doesn't define the print enough, especially since coon prints are small, kind of like cat prints. Maybe if you put the food in the middle of a piece of plywood or something, then somehow put food coloring down or something that won't harm the critter (whichever it is) and then when they walk away you will be able to see the print and tell if it's Elizabeth or coonie. I would think coonie couldn't jump to the top of the grill, but might somehow stand up against it and reach for the food, possibly knocking it into the bushes. I might suggest putting the food in the window well where she had the kittens, but knowing coonie, he'll jump down there and you'll be stuck with trying to get him out - ugh! Maybe if you have a video camera (hand held) or can borrow one, you could set it up. Set it to the longest record time possible because the quality of the picture isn't that important and set it to record when you go to bed you might be able to catch something on film.
Or, maybe if you got some kind of cage where the opening is too small for coonie to get in. The cage would have to be big enough that you could set the food in the middle of it - where coonie can't reach it - but have a small opening so only Elizabeth and small critters can get in.
Don't get discouraged and keep putting the food out because chances are that she is at least getting some of it, which can only be good for her. My mom has a woods behind her house and they have a lot of critters coming around so she put a red light out there. I guess the critters can't see the red light so they won't be scared away when it's turned on. That might be an option too if you have some sort of yard light out there.
Good luck, and do keep us updated. The one thing I know for sure is that we can't put Edwina on the case.
Tubby
Spring 1986 - Dec. 11, 2004
RIP Big Boy
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Peanut
Fall 1988 - Jan. 24, 2007
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Robin
Fall 1997 - Oct. 6, 2012
RIP Sweet Monkeyhead Girl
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