Raccoon Hunting during the twilight hours

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I have a friend who is having issues with the raccoons on her farm. Enter me: a guy without a dog or night hunting license. This leaves me with the option of bagging the coons during the early morning or late evening hours. Does anyone have any tips or experiences they can offer me that can help me achieve success?

Flipping through the regs, I don't see anything regarding baiting them. If baiting them is legal, what baits are most effective? I saved some mighty chicken wing bones from last night. The crows seem to like them.

Is hunting during the morning more effective than the evening? Do any calls bring them out during these hours?

Thanks to yesterday's snow fall, the tracks were visible all day and we were able to see their access points and paths of travel to a barn where they've been causing all sorts of damage.

I'm thinking what might be most effective would be to lay the bait in a box staked to the ground in the area of their travel and lay in wait in the morning rather than try and bust them in the barn.
 
Raccoon's don't really hibernate in the general sense like bears do. They will come out periodically during the Winter in warm spells. Early morning & evening are the best times to see raccoon's. They will eat practically anything if they are hungry. I have a hard time keeping them out of my bear baits. They also love the sweet horse feed in the deer feeders. Good luck with your coon huntin'.

George
 
Get an electronic caller, set it up for coon, go find a tree with a hole in it that looks good and "cooney", set the caller up near by and run it, if there is a coon in it, it should come out looking to investigate or fight. If no coon, go find another tree and repeat as necessary. It should work most of the day.
 
The land owner can do what is necessary to get rid of vermin.
She may use a live trap or a conibear trap. Hint hint;)... If she puts them in the coons travel ways, they will be caught.

Good luck!:)
 
I'm sure that local coon hunters would love to come out and take care of your friends problem. Like most hunters they are always looking for new places to hunt. If I was closer to your area I'd bring my hounds.

As already stated, coons don't go into a deep hibernation and mild evenings will see them out and about. They are very easy to live trap. I find that a tin of cat food or any kind of fish is excellent bait for trapping coons. To set up a bait station, in milder weather, I use an old tire on a rim. Using a hole saw, drill 4 holes in one sidewall of the tire and lay it on the ground with the holes on the top side. Fill the tire with feed corn and then fill with water. The corn will sour after a few days to a week, depending on how warm the weather is. Once the coons find the sour corn bait station, they will be at it all the time.

There is another popular option with some farmers. Ask around and you should find a farmer who has a quick "solution" for a coon problem.
 
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