Raccoon trapping

[356]

Raccoon #16 down for a total of 20 predators. This large male was trapped by our back door.

 

[356]

Trapped a medium size male by the back door... Total now 17 raccoons,4 opossums.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

T-Max, The short answer to your question is No. The entire problem is that they’re not worth anything for the effort involved in putting up the fur. Mostly they’re getting chucked into the bushes as worm food

Yep. Sorry coons. Ends justify the means

 

[356]

Raccoon #18, another medium male, chose the trap by the front door. The cameras around the house reveal we have many more ‘coons and ‘possums where he came from. This is the last of the trapping for a couple of weeks at least, as I have business and travel commitments coming up.

 

[bueller]

Got a nice sized raccoon and an opossum over the weekend on DP's loaded with dog food. I won't get into the details but the opossum catch took out a bunch of nest raiders in one.

 

[356]

Raccoon #19 This was by the front door again.

 

[356]

Raccoon #20 was caught by the garage, for a total of 24 predators so far.

 

[356]

I need to be trapping coyotes. The does are delivering their fawns and the coyotes are daylighting. Not good.

 

[Badgers80]

Not a bad idea! I put out some coyote traps for the first time ever and wouldn’t you know it my first catch was a raccoon! Up to 12 since March. Hoping to get some fawn killers in the mix, too.

 

[356]

I read this morning the following which will likely expand coyote control and trapping opportunities here in Missouri:

According to MDC, the proposed regulation changes will increase trapping opportunities and provide landowners with additional tools to manage increasing furbearing species:

• Extending the number of days that allow the use of artificial light, night vision and thermal imagery equipment when harvesting coyotes from 59 days to 252 (Jan. 1 through Sept. 30) excluding the prescribed spring turkey hunting season.
• Allowing Conibear and similar type traps that are 7 inches in size or smaller to be used in dryland sets on private property with some restrictions on placement and use.
• Allowing the use of snares in dryland sets on private property with certain requirements on size and device configuration.

If given final approval, the anticipated date for the extended use of artificial light, night vision, and thermal imagery equipment regulation change to take effect is Jan. 1, 2026, while the anticipated date for the other regulation changes to become effective is April 1, 2026.

While I have not used night/thermal vision, it would likely work well given well over 90% of my coyote-on-camera pictures are at night. Since I will retire six months after the regulations go into effect, this might be something of interest. My concern is the overlap with deer season (15 days in January and 15 days in September). I would seen wise to ban thermal use to non-deer seasons.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Keep it up. No mercy on these things

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[356]

Keep it up. No mercy on these things

339.305 Aufrufe · 938 Reaktionen | One of our staff members sent this video in of two raccoons pushing a mother hen off of her nest, and eating her eggs. Such a rare scene to catch on a trail camera! #spartancamera #trailcamera #turkey #nature #turke

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With the number of coons in our area it is a wonder that we have any turkey.

 

[356]

Raccoon #21 down

 

[Badgers80]

Raccoon 14 for me today. Was a really cool morning - I pulled into my parking spot at my land and a buck and rooster pheasant were right there to meet me. Saw a couple pairs of pheasants after that, and I was glad I could add another nest predator at a crucial point.

 

[SwampCat]

A few fruit tree robbers the last couple days

 

[cbw]

Just pulled our 16 traps. Ended with 56 coon since Jan 10.


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[356]

Just pulled our 16 traps. Ended with 56 coon since Jan 10.

Sounds like a productive season. Nice work.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

It's a shame that coons don't pay much anymore. My trapping cousin-buddy and I used to trap lots of them when they paid $30 to $40 for large ones. Why waste what nature provides - beautiful, thick, warm fur? Hope fur use comes back. Better than chemically-produced fake stuff, IMO. No toxic chemicals & dyes involved with nature, and trapping keeps populations to a decent level ..... less rabies too.

 

[Telemark]

It's a shame that coons don't pay much anymore. My trapping cousin-buddy and I used to trap lots of them when they paid $30 to $40 for large ones. Why waste what nature provides - beautiful, thick, warm fur? Hope fur use comes back. Better than chemically-produced fake stuff, IMO. No toxic chemicals & dyes involved with nature, and trapping keeps populations to a decent level ..... less rabies too.

They make excellent fertilizer. I like to bury them at the base of a tree or shrub. I have a cherry tree that got a groundhog and a raccoon last summer, and it was absolutely loaded with fruit this Spring.

 

[gjs4]

I got the neighbor kid at my ohio place trapping coons and possum out.....but he (and his mom) are only on board to live/HAH cage trap and relocate. They like seeing "our" deer and squirrels but not the army of raccoons. Bittersweet advent of the last week.