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I don't know what they are good for.
Maybe just target practice. If they eat baby grouse or ducks they are living on borrowed time.
My land can only support so much.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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Can't very well have a coonskin cap without them.
They are good eating if cooked right. Years back our church had coon supper fund raising events...along with dressing...good stuff.
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coondogs would be outta bizness.....
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As would drahts.
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Raccoons are a natural part of nature. Raccoon fur makes a very nice coat. ![[Linked Image]](http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww15/Donmartin29/GEDC0025.jpg)
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Who would chase the coon hounds?
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I have heard that it can be quite tasty.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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And they like watermelon!
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I remember when I first joined this site Seafire gave me chit for killing Coons because he had one for a pet....
So i guess you could say they make good pets....................for those without a life....
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Lots of young trappers cut their teeth trapping muskrats. I did as a new young trapper back in the early 70's. Raccoons were big game to a young trapper. A little harder to trap, at least to a kid, and requiring a little more knowledge and a bit more equipment. When I started catching coon on a regular basis I felt I had arrived as a trapper. Of course from raccoon I graduated to fox, coyote, bobcat, beaver and otter. So to me back then, and to a host of young trappers today, raccoons do serve as a benchmark or a measure of one's growth as a trapper.
Looking back from this side of a long life of trapping, raccoons might not seem like that much of a benchmark. But remembering those times from the other side, back when I was yet to catch my first they seemed like a tremendous prize. I'm sure to a new 11 or 12 year old trapper just starting out, they still are.
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We'd probably be overrun by frogs and crawdads if there were no raccoons.
I'd get to eat a lot more of my nectarines though. Seems they love them.
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Corn stealing bastids. ![[Linked Image]](http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad319/justin10mm/010.jpg)
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10, looks like you were about over run!!!
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They cleanup leftover cat food. [img:center] ![[Linked Image]](http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/sqweeler/Coons%20005_zpsthooc4cp.jpg) [/img]
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Whelennut: In Montana they are classified as "Varmints" no license needed, no limit, no closed season!
I have shot quite a few of them.
Here's a quick story about Raccoons and their nest robbing.
This past spring I was asleep and I hear this great big thump/thud noise outside my bedroom window.
I get my light and gun and go to see what was going on.
I had a "Bluebird" style bird house attached to a tree with heavy plastic slip-ties!
A family of Raccoons had climbed up the tree 6 feet and gnawed through (or they might have used a switchblade knife?) the plastic slip ties and the bird house crashed to the ground.
The largest Raccoon had his arm inside the bird house and was "fishing" for eggs/birds!
I put an end to that in short order.
Indeed Raccoons are nest robbing experts and as such have earned Varmint status with me (and the state!).
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To All: And this... my local pawn/sport shop recently got in a batch of "dog proof" Raccoon traps!
They really are quite ingenious and according to some recent purchasers they work very well - again with no chance of a "dog" being entrapped in it.
The trap consists of a steel tube about 8 or 10 inches long with a spring and trigger mechanism inside it - a dogs paw cannot get inside the tube or if small enough to get the paw inside the tube then the leg (arm) of the dog is not long enough to trip the trigger!
Once the Raccoon smells the bait in the tube he sticks his arm down the tube and gets stuck there.
The shop sold out quickly but more are on order.
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Coons are only interested in three things... Can they eat it? Can they screw it? Can they chit on it? That's all they care about. I kill every one of the little bastards I legally can.
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A coworker started losing chickens, a little doctored up grape soda and he found 22 coon in his yard in the next 2 weeks.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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That could be read wrong. They were raccoons.
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Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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we just started the deer feeders , so the coons will likely be showing some interest soon. in an average year we kill a couple dozen, depending on how hard they hit the feeders. For the most part they seem to prefer the persimmons in early season, but by late year they show up several times a day. ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/FyrepowrX/Hunting%20Pix/PA230224.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/FyrepowrX/Hunting%20Pix/coon.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/FyrepowrX/Hunting%20Pix/trio-2.jpg)
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A month ago a coon killed one of my buddies cow dogs. Got her out in a stock dam, the heelers must have sat on the bank and watched...
It was his best long range chaser too, high dollar Kelpie from Canada
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They're kinda fun to call!  ![[Linked Image]](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/thmsbrownlee/IMG_1586_zps71d31d93.jpg)
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I kill chit. "The Heathens nest"
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Put me in line for one of those hats. I had a cherished coonskin cap as a kid. I got it at the Fort Niagra gift shop.
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They're kinda fun to call! **Ring Ring** "Hella" "Hi, Mr. Coon?" "Who dis?"
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They keep them pesky deer from eating all the feed! ![[Linked Image]](http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad261/ronnieg97866/coons/image_zpsrejne07g.jpeg) Ronnie
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They're kinda fun to call! **Ring Ring** "Hella" "Hi, Mr. Coon?" "Who dis?" Dis be da Grim Reapah!
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I remember when I first joined this site Seafire gave me chit for killing Coons because he had one for a pet....
So i guess you could say they make good pets....................for those without a life.... WoW!!! I really have to apologize to ya there Field Grade.... I had no idea that that bothered you so much you've carried that with you for all of these years..... You have my apologies.... didn't realize me liking the little critters would have you grinding an axe over that for how many years now... Makes me agree with your statement about those 'not having a life'... I'll attempt to do better in the future for ya... if I knew it had that much of an impact on ya, I'd have apologized and made amends much sooner....
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They keep them pesky deer from eating all the feed! Ronnie That's not what coons looked like where I grew up at....
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They're really good when baked with sweet potatoes. Get 'em about 3/4 grown or so.
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We have 15" buried pipelines that are used to move water up to irrigation ditches.
Couple different lines/caps, etc..
One spring I smelled funk coming from a cap I was about remove.
Spun it off and almost puked. A coon and 2-3 pups had crawled down into the line(to probably take a chit...) and got trapped when we fired the pump up. Water pushed them to a sealed off tee and they drowned and cooked out for a month.
Mmmmmm.
Also try and remember to seal all caps when not in use.
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Yes they serve a purpose. To irritate the hell. out of me by crapping on my deck and to give me something to do in my spare time. (cleaning up their stinky poo).
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Where else are you going to get a coon dick toothpick? miles
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A month ago a coon killed one of my buddies cow dogs. Got her out in a stock dam, the heelers must have sat on the bank and watched...
It was his best long range chaser too, high dollar Kelpie from Canada Thats right! My buddy's dog chased a big coon into an irrigation ditch. He said the coon would flip over onto its back and grab the dog by the ears and hold its head underwater. Ole Rod had to jump in and save his dog. They were both about drowned by they time they made it to the edge of the ditch and the coon got away. We get 30 or so every year in a live trap between my dad's place and mine. Hate the buggers. Slow cooked in a crock pot with bbq sauce and onion they arent bad, if they have been eating corn or grain.
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Back in the 1960's or 70's ( I dis-remember which)coon hides were bringing damn good money. My Dad had Walker hounds and we ran trap lines all season. We made really good money until fur prices dropped. A couple of older folks liked baked coon and always asked us to save them a young tender one and we always did. I've tried BBQ coon made like pulled pork sandwiches and it's actually pretty good. About the only time I kill one now is when they get after the laying hens. They're probably unpleasantly surprised when they find out that the Great Pyrenees likes to sleep under the floor of the chicken coop. 
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Back in the fall of 1980, I was 10 yrs old and my dad gave me 6 Victor 1 1/2 double long spring traps. I used the fur to buy a 22lr, 20ga, and a 22-250 from the proceeds that year alone with the muskrat/possum/coon/fox/mink. I was able to trap for another couple years before the prices began to fall out and my interest changed to a different form of varmint. I miss the days of $35-40 a hide for coon and $6 muskrat.
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Good camp ground cleaners, but when they discover coolers, they come in with sticks and fight one for the contents.
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Just got finished setting out the "live trap" for the damned rascals that keep getting into the trash.
I live in a busy neighborhood, so I can't just shoot the damned things. Too many people around here.
I trap them in a live trap, and take them for a "ride" out into the country, THEN I shoot the damned things.
It isn't sporting, it isn't "fair" but it gets the job done, and it keeps the neighbor girl, and my wife, happy in the knowledge that I'm taking them and dumping them to be someone else's problem.
Nope, I am not, but they don't have to know that. Neighbor girl named the damned things, so I can't very well tell her that it's a one-way ride. Wife doesn't care either way.
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I whack a coon or skunk every chance I get......
no use for them.....
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Hell yes, they make good hats..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I remember when I first joined this site Seafire gave me chit for killing Coons because he had one for a pet....
So i guess you could say they make good pets....................for those without a life.... WoW!!! I really have to apologize to ya there Field Grade.... I had no idea that that bothered you so much you've carried that with you for all of these years..... You have my apologies.... didn't realize me liking the little critters would have you grinding an axe over that for how many years now... Makes me agree with your statement about those 'not having a life'... I'll attempt to do better in the future for ya... if I knew it had that much of an impact on ya, I'd have apologized and made amends much sooner.... Hey.....I'm not the one who got upset over the idea of killing a Coon... Or maybe you were just trying to show the new guy who's boss around here.... Don't know....Don't care....
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Raccoons keep us from being overrun with pheasants & ducks.
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Raccoons keep us from being overrun with pheasants & ducks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO MANY funny people here ! Went to my lease last weekend , had my model seven 308 in hand when I walked to the feeders -hoping there might be a hog around. Didn't see any -then saw something grey in color up on my hanging feeder -turned around and sneaked back to the truck to get my suppressed cz 22lr. I thought it was a squirrel -but turned out to be a small coon maybe 10lbs. -I've never seen any real big ones down here. I stalked up close maybe 15 yards and waited for a good shot making sure not to shoot my feeder thrower . The coon was hanging upside down with all four legs getting corn chewing with its mouth open -corn steadily falling out of its mouth like it was wasting it on purpose. I put the crosshair on it's neck and dropped it -I stepped out away from the edge to get a better look and another small coon was already looking at the shot coon . As I drew a bead on it a bigger coon ran out raising cane -growling- and bit at the shot coon that was making noises . Bang -got it in the neck and down into the heart/lung -chambered another -bang- hit the one I initially saw looking at the first shot coon -3 dead now . Took a couple of steps and saw movement in a tree only 15 ft. up bang -bang still moving load in a couple more rounds quickly -3rd bang out of the tree it comes. 4 dead coons in less than a minute . My feeders should have still had plenty of corn in them -but all were empty -these buggers will come and spend all day and night spinning corn out of the feeders. My night lights were so muddy from the coons that I had to get a rag and water and clean them off . I once saw eleven coons at another spot on my lease and shot a few of them with the CCI Quiet 22 ammo -it is quite under powered for coons. Anyway they sure make a suppressed rifle worth having & are great sport for a Bow , of which I fine tuned mine today . I didn't have any ice with me or I would have peeled all of them. Look on youtube for instructions on how to clean a coon --yes they are very good to eat if cooked right , just clean them immediately . I gave two city-slicker women a piece last winter and they loved it . Possum is just as good .
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I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
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Raccoons keep us from being overrun with pheasants & ducks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO MANY funny people here ! Went to my lease last weekend , had my model seven 308 in hand when I walked to the feeders -hoping there might be a hog around. Didn't see any -then saw something grey in color up on my hanging feeder -turned around and sneaked back to the truck to get my suppressed cz 22lr. I thought it was a squirrel -but turned out to be a small coon maybe 10lbs. -I've never seen any real big ones down here. I stalked up close maybe 15 yards and waited for a good shot making sure not to shoot my feeder thrower . The coon was hanging upside down with all four legs getting corn chewing with its mouth open -corn steadily falling out of its mouth like it was wasting it on purpose. I put the crosshair on it's neck and dropped it -I stepped out away from the edge to get a better look and another small coon was already looking at the shot coon . As I drew a bead on it a bigger coon ran out raising cane -growling- and bit at the shot coon that was making noises . Bang -got it in the neck and down into the heart/lung -chambered another -bang- hit the one I initially saw looking at the first shot coon -3 dead now . Took a couple of steps and saw movement in a tree only 15 ft. up bang -bang still moving load in a couple more rounds quickly -3rd bang out of the tree it comes. 4 dead coons in less than a minute . My feeders should have still had plenty of corn in them -but all were empty -these buggers will come and spend all day and night spinning corn out of the feeders. My night lights were so muddy from the coons that I had to get a rag and water and clean them off . I once saw eleven coons at another spot on my lease and shot a few of them with the CCI Quiet 22 ammo -it is quite under powered for coons. Anyway they sure make a suppressed rifle worth having & are great sport for a Bow , of which I fine tuned mine today . I didn't have any ice with me or I would have peeled all of them. Look on youtube for instructions on how to clean a coon --yes they are very good to eat if cooked right , just clean them immediately . I gave two city-slicker women a piece last winter and they loved it . Possum is just as good . Great story, definitely more exciting than Jeff_O's deer hunt! His 11 days of posts, culminated with the harvest of a spike. .
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Raccoons keep us from being overrun with pheasants & ducks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO MANY funny people here ! Went to my lease last weekend , had my model seven 308 in hand when I walked to the feeders -hoping there might be a hog around. Didn't see any -then saw something grey in color up on my hanging feeder -turned around and sneaked back to the truck to get my suppressed cz 22lr. I thought it was a squirrel -but turned out to be a small coon maybe 10lbs. -I've never seen any real big ones down here. I stalked up close maybe 15 yards and waited for a good shot making sure not to shoot my feeder thrower . The coon was hanging upside down with all four legs getting corn chewing with its mouth open -corn steadily falling out of its mouth like it was wasting it on purpose. I put the crosshair on it's neck and dropped it -I stepped out away from the edge to get a better look and another small coon was already looking at the shot coon . As I drew a bead on it a bigger coon ran out raising cane -growling- and bit at the shot coon that was making noises . Bang -got it in the neck and down into the heart/lung -chambered another -bang- hit the one I initially saw looking at the first shot coon -3 dead now . Took a couple of steps and saw movement in a tree only 15 ft. up bang -bang still moving load in a couple more rounds quickly -3rd bang out of the tree it comes. 4 dead coons in less than a minute . My feeders should have still had plenty of corn in them -but all were empty -these buggers will come and spend all day and night spinning corn out of the feeders. My night lights were so muddy from the coons that I had to get a rag and water and clean them off . I once saw eleven coons at another spot on my lease and shot a few of them with the CCI Quiet 22 ammo -it is quite under powered for coons. Anyway they sure make a suppressed rifle worth having & are great sport for a Bow , of which I fine tuned mine today . I didn't have any ice with me or I would have peeled all of them. Look on youtube for instructions on how to clean a coon --yes they are very good to eat if cooked right , just clean them immediately . I gave two city-slicker women a piece last winter and they loved it . Possum is just as good . Holey road kill....I never met anyone that would eat Possum....
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Pretty common in the South.
'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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I hate the bastards. We put axle grease on the legs of our feeders to keep them off, but they just keep trying to climb them until they rub all the grease off, then get to the spreader. They are smart though, here's one spinning corn for the ones on the ground! ![[Linked Image]](http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x157/hhclark/Miscellaneous/Coons4_zpseqjyq9rw.jpg)
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Holey road kill....I never met anyone that would eat Possum...
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The possums I pick up off the road are 'tenderized' still good to eat if they haven't been there more than a few days ! laf.
Hclark I've captured hundreds of pictures like that -squirrels are actually worse they will chew up and destroy anything human made at a lease.
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Holey road kill....I never met anyone that would eat Possum...
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The possums I pick up off the road are 'tenderized' still good to eat if they haven't been there more than a few days ! laf. ![[Linked Image]](http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww231/brian342/possom_zpshwk6qgle.jpg)
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Coons are only interested in three things... Can they eat it? Can they screw it? Can they chit on it? That's all they care about. I kill every one of the little bastards I legally can. ^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^
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They used to serve a helluva purpose...
Back when I was in high school, they translated to gas, rodeo, and beer money.
$35 per big coon skin.
That was a lot of money back then..
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Those are dam nice hounds ms.....are they yours....
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ABSOLUTELY a great purpose for coon
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Ya to aggravate me and steal my bird food, crap in my garage. I've disposed of eight of the masked bandits so far this year. Bought six of the hand hold traps from Fleming Traps and will resume setting them here in a few days.
Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
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Ah!! Coons and hounds.. Memories of my youth.. Great stuff.. Thanks for the show!
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They used to serve a helluva purpose...
Back when I was in high school, they translated to gas, rodeo, and beer money.
$35 per big coon skin.
That was a lot of money back then.. I wouldn't turn down 35 now....
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Coons are only interested in three things... Can they eat it? Can they screw it? Can they chit on it? That's all they care about. Hmm....so I guess your saying that they make up pretty much of a Democratic party base? Plan on trying to hunt them this year...I'm in to traditional muzzleloading and I would like to try and make a Daniel Boone coonskin cap. From what I've read in Fur-Fish-Game, there is an over abundance of coon skins from the past several years in cold storage, so nobody is targeting them trapping-wise. I will do MY personal best to protect and serve the upcoming gamebird and waterfowl nesting season!!! The hunt with the dogs looks like it might be kinda fun....might have to put that one on the bucket list.
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Those are dam nice hounds ms.....are they yours.... ABSOLUTELY a great purpose for coon Ah!! Coons and hounds.. Memories of my youth.. Great stuff.. Thanks for the show! Yes sir, they are mine. Sorry for the delay and thanks a million for the nice compliments fellas!!! The little redbone is long gone. He was a nice one, out of a famous dog named "Brunswick Little Man. What I wouldn't give to have him again!!! The Walker is House's Mr. Clean bred and the bluetick is out of Nashoba Valley Paizon. They aren't the best...but they are some pretty nice dogs that I am lucky to have. Thanks to all for your kind words gentlemen.
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They're beauties....you should be proud....
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Varmint Guy, I think you are talking about a Coon Cuff trap. I use them all the time and have 13 this year , 23 last yr and 18 the yr before. I trap them all season. They eat my strawberries, raspberries, and kill my chickens if they can. I hate them and wish we could improve the market for these rats. So many I shot 3 of them in the daytime this summer. Way too many when you see them in the daytime. I saw an improvement in the rabbit numbers too. Only bad thing is I have rats by the chicken coop and never had that before. Maybe they take care of the rats. Otherwise, they are useless.
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A few years ago when I could get $20-$35 for a skin I though they served a purpose. I got into small time trapping for a motivation to get out in the woods more often and wasn't really trying to make money but it was a nice motivation and way to payoff your equipment. The last year or so when they are essentially worthless they seem to have a lot more downsides. I agree with their nasty disposition and tendency to use the most unfortunate places as their toilet.
The problem with low fur prices it really reduces the number of people harvesting them around here (not many hound hunters) so they will overpopulate and then you get the crash from distemper or other diseases.
I noticed the number of roadkills seem up this fall.
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I talked to the local fur buyer and he said he doesn't want them until November and even then it would be $5.00 for skinned
Or a dollar unskinned.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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My Dad and friends hunted them with dogs when i was young, One night the dogs killed a mother in a feed barn and they brought home 5 baby coons and we had 7 8week old bluetick pups. So the pups made great dogs, the times i got to go was hell Dad had to swim out in a tank to get one off the dogs head which he had done many times.The worse was one night we took trailer the best walker dad ever had and he had a coon so i took off and dad stopped me and said listen you could here a rattlesnake the coon was in a hole and the snake right beside dad went in and got trailer but he was bit twice in the jaw. He lived but watching the side of his face rot out was bad. Dad could always pick a great pup he kept it a secret for years what he would do is put a peice of jerky on a string and when he looking at the pups he would pull it out and drag it around i dont know if they were hungry are what but they always made good dogs.
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Couple years ago I caught a prime 36 incher....biggest Coon I've ever seen let alone caught....the fur buyer offered me $8 skinned, fleshed. and dried....
I took it home and hung it up in my reloading room...
The funny part is...the buyer is the same guy that writes the fur report in FF&G magazine yet his prices aren't anywhere near as high as his predictions....
I only took it to him because he has a guy that does a great job cleaning skulls cheap so I was headed up there anyway and my regular fur buyer doesn't buy Coon...
Fortunately I don't target Coon and seldom catch one because between my low catch numbers and the cheap prices I couldn't even pay for the lure...
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Coons are good to fug up your feeders and eat your corn.
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I remember getting $20-25 for a large raccoon in the 1980s in PENN. Knew a few guys who made good money trapping them for profit, but most dont mess with them anymore because of very low fur prices. You sure dont want a family of raccoons moving into your attic, heard a few horror stories of their urine soaking through ceilings when they invade.
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I know they can reap Holy Hell on pen raised pheasants, cost us a seasons worth one year........
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Fur buyers around here won't even entertain buying any....
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No problem with coons/squirrels around my hunting spots...My dogs get plenty of exercise after deer season.Grin
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They serve no purpose. Shoot all of them
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They serve no purpose. Shoot all of them I agree.
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I like to bait them with dogfood and then hit them with prairie dog loads from a .223.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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I catch them at home. Take them to work. Let them loose in the parking lot
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I am MAGA.
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Bullet testing! .357 140 gr. JHP pistol bullets out of my 35 Whelen. 2500 fps is the sweet spot. No varmint has cost me more than the raccoon. Tore up my deer lease cabin too many times to count, stopped feeders just as often. I may try cooking one just for the revenge effect.
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The basturds will destroy a wild turkey population. They get to the nests & break the eggs. We have 1000 pound creep feeders so deer & exotics can eat at will anytime but we were losing half the feed to coons. We got permission from our local game warden & in one deer season we eliminated over 70 coons. Our GW is the one who told us they will destroy the turkeys. We don't have a huge problem anymore.
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The basturds will destroy a wild turkey population. They get to the nests & break the eggs. We have 1000 pound creep feeders so deer & exotics can eat at will anytime but we were losing half the feed to coons. We got permission from our local game warden & in one deer season we eliminated over 70 coons. Our GW is the one who told us they will destroy the turkeys. We don't have a huge problem anymore.
Jim D Saw 2 of the little critters while coyote hunting yesterday, too bad they were on a property we couldn't hunt. 50 grain Ballistic Tip from the 22-250 would have been good for them.
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