I keep the dog proof coon traps out year round. I caught 2 coons and 2 possums in the past week. It's illegal to that according to the trapping season, but if I don't my place will be overrun with them. The coons will devastate a sweet corn patch, and both coons and possums prey on my chickens.
The state game and fish people need to wise up and allow the taking of these predators on a year round basis.
