Hummm…mine become bait for the coyote traps, but that leaves another question open for another thread.Curious. What do people do with the dead ones?
We have alot of bald eagles around that help on cleanup duty too.Currently feeding them to the vultures.
We have a season so we can't get rid of the vermin this time of year,I need to get to work on a barrel trap that maybe can catch several
So far I haven't used any lure, just baited traps set near known travel ways from trail cam pics. 10-4 on the .22. Envision an X between their ears and eyes and aim where the lines intersect. Solid points are said to leave less mess but I haven't tried them yet.I’m gonna pick up some traps and give it a try. Are you using any lure squirted around the trap or just marshmallows/dog/cat food? I read some squirt fish oil around. And what are you dispatching them with? Was thinking I’d just bring a .22 and pop them in the head.
Not sure where you are located - but anything sweet, or meat - in my traps this time of year will immediately be covered with fireants. I can pretty much only use dry cat food and floating catfish food - and some fish oil or clam juice around the traps. My coons have definitely become dog proof trap shy. I catch them the first two nights after setting. I can still catch them in a dirt hole set or trail set - but that is more labor intensive. If I wait a month or two, then I can set again and catch a few more.When I first started using DP traps, I used cat food and mini marshmallows and had average success. I started adding syrup to the bait mix and that has been a game changer for me. I do wash my traps after I am done trapping for the year just to make sure the stickiness is gone. I will never go back to using cage traps, DPs are the bee's knees!!
Two less egg predators! Good work. I had three last night by the chicken coop. 12 in the past two week and I only trap on weekends. Our coon population exploded this year. Not a single poult on our cameras this year. I finally caught the large female (20#) that had figured out how to work the dog proof traps.Put out 6 traps last night and had 2 coons this morning.
We got the same here in Pa. $38 to $40 for a large, more for jumbo's. And they're easy to attract to your set. It's a shame the fur isn't used anymore - good warm stuff.Back in the mid to late 80’s we were getting $40 for a large hide.
I found between the eyes, toward the tail, with a hollow-point 22LR is a one shot kill. If you can get subsonic rounds, all the better. My favorite coon story is from the day my wife says there are coons at her bird feeder. Five coons had ripped the bottom out of the feeder and were feasting on sunflower seeds. One round from the 12 gauge took out all five coons....that's what I call conversation of resources!They love your spot for sure!! I’m heading up to my place on Monday. Gonna put my 6 traps out for that night. Might even pick up 2 more traps on my way up. I switched to the shotgun for dispatching them after 1 last weekend wanted to soak up the .22 rounds.