Raccoon trapping

[bueller]

Last night was my first time ever setting traps. Even though it was really cold overnight a little beginners luck got me on the board. Duke dog proofs with marshmallows.

 

[Catscratch]

Congrats on the catch. It can be addictive!

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[ghilliehunter]

Love the "coon cuffs"!

 

[ACCMan]

Marshmellows and dry cat food are coon killers!

 

[bueller]

Congrats on the catch. It can be addictive!

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Definitely addictive. Struck out last night. Can't wait for some warmer weather in the coming weeks.

 

[H20fwler]

It’s a shame they aren’t worth anything, we used to get $25 for big ones when I was in school.
A good fur price would sure thin them down good.

 

[4wanderingeyes]

Back in the mid to late 80’s we were getting $40 for a large hide. It wasn’t just fun back then, it was a lot of money. Between myself and a friend, we had 3 dogs, and it wasn’t anything to get a 10-15 coon night. We would occasionally get 25 a few nights in prime spots.

I invested a lot into coon hunting at the time, and trapping. Then the market crashed for hides. I still have some of my hunting equipment, but I had gotten rid of my coon dogs about 10 years ago.

It was hard to not go out at nights when I knew I could make more hunting then I could at work the next day, but a guy needed to sleep, even a teenager.

 

[bjseiler]

After they got into our chicken coop once, I lost any remorse. Dog proof traps and miniature marshmellows are what I use. I put them in the freezer which makes handling them easier.

 

[ACCMan]

I trap the nest raiders off my property every year. No one traps them anymore because they arent worth anything. Last year I trapped 40 coons and several possums off my place and the turkey poult survival was fantastic.

 

[john volkman]

I trap the nest raiders off my property every year. No one traps them anymore because they arent worth anything. Last year I trapped 40 coons and several possums off my place and the turkey poult survival was fantastic.

i do the same thing in wi and you can see a noticeable difference on a specific property in turkey broods

 

[Bill]

just don't wire your dog proof traps to the metal post on an active electric fence. If the coon jumps the fence and gets wrapped up he's going to have a long terrible night.
Don't ask how I know this.....

 

[hunts_with_stick]

those things are a nuisance!

 

[bueller]

I can't wait to get back out there for more, play time is so limited these days.

 

[bueller]

Got a couple more, this time with dog food. Marshmallow sets were untouched.

 

[Rit]

Kill em all. My 6 year old loves to check traps with me. She gives me a play by play as we drive out to the field to dispatch them. “Dad I think he is trying to escape” she says!!

 

[bueller]

Kill em all. My 6 year old loves to check traps with me. She gives me a play by play as we drive out to the field to dispatch them. “Dad I think he is trying to escape” she says!!

Yep, my two boys are hooked also. Wish I had a longer stretch of days off, tough being a weekender.

 

[Rit]

Yep, my two boys are hooked also. Wish I had a longer stretch of days off, tough being a weekender.

That’s so good to hear.

 

[bjseiler]

Curious. What do people do with the dead ones?

 

[Rit]

I let nature eat mine. After dispatching then I take them out to my field edge and let them get eaten by whatever. Usually within a few weeks there is only a partial hide left. Sometimes the entire thing is gone.

 

[Telemark]

Curious. What do people do with the dead ones?

I try to bury them next to an oak or apple tree. Sometimes I hang them from a tree over water.