Dear Diary, the war continues. Coon has scored 2 more chickens and a big white duck. Humans possibly wounded coon, but no real evidence. July 4 humans were up most of the night taking pot shots at a very visible coon. It hurriedly limped away after the first shot, but was back 3 more times looking for food, so there is some doubt as to it's wound. Here's a possibility -- maybe there is more than one racoon. Tension is in the air. Egg production is down. None of the farm residents are safe. Some lives are at risk, some forfeit sleep. Stress is in the air.