What to do with a 'coon?
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07blackwater
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It pays to be pro active with raccoons, though.
I don't know if you have a dog but if you do and it corners one those buggers will rip them to shreds. Dogs don't seem to realize how tough coons are.
Err on the side of caution with them.
No great loss there either.............wife has dog so spoiled it's totally worthless !!!!
That damn $120 trap has been set for 3 weeks now and nothing has even come close to it...........like I said, a couple overactive imaginations !!!! I doubt there's a coon within 20 miles of us, can't even get the neighbors cat to have some fun with..........a total bust I think.......
I second this. In our neck of the woods, a guy can easily kill 10 plus coons a year using fly bait. You mix it 50/50, has to be real coke, not diet or Pepsi. It's hard to use in winter as it wants to freeze. In summer heat, they will be dead beside the dish. In Saskatchewan the fly bait is not controlled, we buy it at tack or hardware stores.
For live traps I use cat food or a couple eggs, with one broken so they can smell it. A game cam is helpful too. See if they exist and what the patterns are.
Good luck
canadian hunter312
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Is the trap stable or can it wobble at all?
I'm not sure about coons, but many cats will refuse to enter a trap if it rocks back and fourth when they attempt to enter it. I've also had quite a few cats not enter a live trap because the cage wasn't on level ground with only the corners or edges supported and the middle slightly off the ground. They prefer solid ground under their toes vs wire between their toes.
Although it's highly unlikely, it's possible at some point something was spilled or sprayed on the trap in the store which is deterring animals. I'm currently having problems with scent on a trap after catching a nasty tom cat a couple weeks ago. Since then I've seen tracks in the snow from at least other 6 cats and 1 coon that walked right beside the trap, but refused to enter even though it was baited with sardines, cat treats, and fish oil.
The quicker you get rid of them the better.
Saw a program on TV the other day.
Raccoons carry a round worm. The round worm eggs are viable through heat and freezing.
When the feces dries, the eggs become airborne.
The eggs can then incubate in human and horses. They can cause death as they are non-specific.
Similar to dog round worms being non-specific to goats, they do not stay within the digestive tract but migrate to the spine and brain.
The TV story went on to suggest that when sweeping up the dry feces, a mask should be worn.
Years ago, egg production dropped one summer. Raccoons had burrowed under the fence.
That night the burrow under the fence was laced with leg hold traps (still legal). When I came home I had one, tapped him and relayed the "mine field".
Got a permit from the CO. Skinned the bandit and had the hide tanned which I still have. Also salvaged the bone from his ##### which was used as a swirl stick but some guest decided he needed it more than me!
Saw a program on TV the other day.
Raccoons carry a round worm. The round worm eggs are viable through heat and freezing.
When the feces dries, the eggs become airborne.
The eggs can then incubate in human and horses. They can cause death as they are non-specific.
Similar to dog round worms being non-specific to goats, they do not stay within the digestive tract but migrate to the spine and brain.
The TV story went on to suggest that when sweeping up the dry feces, a mask should be worn.
Years ago, egg production dropped one summer. Raccoons had burrowed under the fence.
That night the burrow under the fence was laced with leg hold traps (still legal). When I came home I had one, tapped him and relayed the "mine field".
Got a permit from the CO. Skinned the bandit and had the hide tanned which I still have. Also salvaged the bone from his ##### which was used as a swirl stick but some guest decided he needed it more than me!
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07blackwater
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Keep at it, they're smart. It took me a few months one time to get one.
When I checked out that "pet proof raccoon trap", I was highly sceptical. Too bad you bought it. Now back to basics. A live trap, some patience and a 3 feet deep pound is all you need. No need to go high tech on them. And no pity either, they are worst than rats.
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Good luck finding well bred JRT's that stay on game, they are bayers. Patterdales are the best bet, way better odds of getting a hard dog that finishes game. Or a small, Game bred pit.
That is why when I lived in Ontario I was getting into terriers, hunt coons in the horse barns and get the horse crowd on side with hunting other animals.
Trap is still set and is on straw on a perfectly flat barn floor, no rocking or bridging to the wire trap at all. There also isn't a single fresh track around my barn in more than a month and through 7 fresh snowfalls. There are fresh coon tracks over under the big cedars and down to the willows on the hill but this is 100 mtrs from the hay barn. If they want to live out in the cedars and willows they get no grief from me. If they start to frequent my hay barn or straw shed they will be dealt with in a terminal fashion.
