Last night I put out an old plastic lid with the food on it for the strays. The food was gone, the water dish dirtied, but the lid remained.

To all who responded and all who viewed too:

I appreciate the replies but NO it wasn't a skunk(haven't seen nor smelled one around here ever), not a moose(although saw lots of them when we lived North, not an opposum, not a deer (although they are around here), not a crow(but thought it might have been one or more of those big Stellar jays who rob our little bird feeders), not a dog, not a mouse, and although I gave the matter some thought - not Sasquatch(Big Foot). Sometimes the old timers in this area say cougars have wandered down this way, but not a cougar either.

Rosy the Raccoon must have a new friend or relative. She has been eating our outside cat food for a year now and never moved a dish nor has bothered a thing. Anyway, the forum was fun and thanks for participating.

From the Big Woods.....