With the raspberries your husband could purchase a solar fencer & put up what is called a hot wire. We put two strands of hot wire around our sweet corn to keep the raccoon out. You have to invest in the solar fencer, fencer posts, clamps, & fencer wire. I can understand how your husband feels about his raspberries because mine are starting to produce eatable berries. I also have dogs that will chase the coon off too, but try to keep the dogs in at night so they aren't barking & chasing critters & keeping the neighborhood up.