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Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/06/19 10:28 PM
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jdfarm23
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I want to start trapping coons, possums, etc at my farm. I’ve never trapped anything before, so I’m looking for all the advice you guys are willing to give. From my research, it seems like dogproof traps are the way to go. Thoughts? Also, most of what I’ve read or listened to makes it seem like catching coons is as simple as pre-baiting a site for a week or two, followed by placing a bunch of traps in that area and sprinkling a few marshmallows or some cat food in the trap. I’m sure there’s more to it than that though. All of your tips and pointers are much appreciated
Last edited by jdfarm23; 03/06/19 10:29 PM.
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/06/19 11:17 PM
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Those videos on management advantage and growing deer tv are a great resource. But hopefully some of these coon catchers will chime in.
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/07/19 02:02 AM
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We started a lil last year thanks to the advice from these guys on here...Didn't prebait or anything, just found a creek and put the dogproof on a trail crossing the creek...coons and opossums have been pretty easy to trap from my limited experience and a lot of fun...I watched a lot of youtube vids as well like AUwrestler suggested...kill em up
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/07/19 01:41 PM
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find a creek, find somewhere they can cross without getting wet, log laying over it, shallow crossing, if you got a bridge going over water put one right on the water line next to it theyll walk the creek then when they run into the bridge theyl go up and over, bridges are always productive. sandy points are good to they go out on then to drink. use sardines or mackerel. it's fairly easy just think if I was a coon where would I cross to stay as dry as I can? or you can bait with corn I always catch less like that though they seem to like the corn better and dont go after what's in the traps. if you want Turkeys you better kill every coon you can.
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/07/19 02:56 PM
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Very easy to catch coons. dry cat food and a $1 can of mackeral. Traps dont have to be along creeks etc. We catch a ton of them no where near water sources and just on the sides of the roads. We have painted a few DP traps white to make them catch their eye more and set them in the wide open. Also makes them easier for us to see. If you run feeders set multiple DP traps around them. We have several sites where we put 3 or 4 traps out and its pretty common the first few times in that spot to have one in every trap.
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/07/19 10:25 PM
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Very easy to catch coons. dry cat food and a $1 can of mackeral. Traps dont have to be along creeks etc. We catch a ton of them no where near water sources and just on the sides of the roads. We have painted a few DP traps white to make them catch their eye more and set them in the wide open. Also makes them easier for us to see. If you run feeders set multiple DP traps around them. We have several sites where we put 3 or 4 traps out and its pretty common the first few times in that spot to have one in every trap. Exactly this! It’s fun too.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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03/14/19 08:46 AM
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I use purina surfin and turfin cat food for bait and nothing else. BOFF had a great idea about using sandwich bags to cover the DP's when its going to rain
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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05/30/19 09:11 PM
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When I was coonhunting and needed a coon for a pup I used anything fish in the winter and anything sweet in the summer
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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06/01/19 06:37 PM
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Anybody having any luck in this heat, or is it an ant fest ?
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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06/02/19 06:26 AM
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I pulled my DP's mid May. Too hot and too many ants but did catch 4 in may
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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Sardines,salmon and honey makes an irresistible bait. Find shallow stream ,dig small hole in bank about 18" above bottom of stream. Make it around 12" deep,put two tablespoons of sardines mixed with honey in back of hole. If there is a coon anywhere around you'll catch them like this.
Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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07/06/19 08:38 PM
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Caught 17 in the past 2 weeks on straight dry corn. Like marshmallows better but ants are a big problem. Just moved 7 traps today and expecting a decent catch in morning. Hopefully saving a few birds and a lot of my son’s sweet corn.
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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07/07/19 05:23 AM
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They have started walking down my dads corn stalks this past week. I caught the first one last night (first night deployed) in a dp on cracked corn. Coons seem to like it good enough and it’s super easy to deal with.
“Everything Woke Turns To SH_T” Donald J. Trump
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Re: Looking for Coon trapping advice
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07/07/19 08:24 PM
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Caught 17 in the past 2 weeks on straight dry corn. Like marshmallows better but ants are a big problem. Just moved 7 traps today and expecting a decent catch in morning. Hopefully saving a few birds and a lot of my son’s sweet corn. tell me more about this. I have pretty much quit until it gets cold due to ants. Are you just putting corn kernels in a dog-proof trap? And no ant problems? Thanks
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