Yep fox.

I think so too. We'll just keep the traps put up for now and watch him on camera. He sure went for the chicken with a quickness.

Back to the discussion on lure and the right spot…..I think the right spot probably matters the very most of any variable. If you’re on the right spot then you could probably just put corn in your trap like I was doing in the beginning and catch coons. However, the farther off location you get then I believe the more scent is gonna come into play. I’m with you Cathead, I can set up in good locations but I don’t know if I can for sure set up every gang set on a known coon trails. Therefore, for the sake of hedging my bets…..I think I want to be casting out a loud scent stream from my set location that hopefully makes up for any lack of location accuracy on my part.

I was reading a study about coons that was looking at where they like to den. It mainly broke down into 3 different places….. hollow cavities in hardwood trees, holes in the ground, and old structures like barns. Of the coons they were tracking….the vast majority were denning in hardwood tree cavities. I think it was around 70%. To me that says that mature hardwoods are likely gonna play a big factor in trapping location…..that’s yourmost likely bedding area. Other than that….creeks, SMZ’s, ponds, etc….should be the areas to find coons I would think.

Total catches: 20


That was one of the longest stretches without a catch since we started.....8 days. We picked up another possum this morning though. I had 3 traps sitting in a triangle shape within feet of each other. Two were orange and one was black…..One orange trap and the black trap both had seashells with lure and the other orange trap had training treats and bacon grease.

The possum went for the seashell in the orange trap first but appeared to have gotten frustrated with it and moved on. The trap was partially out of the ground and the seashell had been moved around but no catch. He then went to the other orange trap with the training treats/bacon grease and got caught reaching for a training treat.

Total: 21

We went 9 days between catches this time. Picked up another male coon last night here on the home property. Interestingly, I had placed tin foil over my DP's to keep them dry. He pulled the lid off of one and then abandoned it before getting caught in a Hav-a-hart trap I had sitting nearby. I don't like the idea of putting any barrier between the coon and the bait in the bottom of the DP and that's why. It's just an extra place for something to go wrong like it just did. Rain just sucks from a trappers perspective.

Total: 22

Went 3 days between catches this time. Caught a young male possum this morning.