Blackie, you crack me up. Do game wardens in NY actually write citations for things like a guy trapping coons that are ruining his garden? Is that the kind of thing you all consider "poaching" up there?
If so, I can see why you're always pissed off at the world. I would be too if I lived in a place like that.
Depends entirely on the game warden who catches you. But yes, if you are caught killing/trapping anything out of season for any reason without the proper permit you can be ticketed and it is poaching. Some wardens may overlook it but others won't.
Blackie, you crack me up. Do game wardens in NY actually write citations for things like a guy trapping coons that are ruining his garden? Is that the kind of thing you all consider "poaching" up there?
If so, I can see why you're always pissed off at the world. I would be too if I lived in a place like that.
And PS, trapping a coon for the purpose of training a dog is much more than "not entirely legit," it's a blatant mis-use of the license. The license doesn't allow you to trap healthy animals for your own purposes, it allows you to care for injured animals until they can be released.
Originally Posted by Blackheart
I guess it's ok for certain people to break certain laws under certain circumstances though ?
Never said I trapped the coons. In fact, I was called by folks who wanted me to come pick up baby coons where the mother was missing or had been killed more than once.
Raccoons got to where they weren't much of a problem at all for a while back in the late '70s - early '80s when their pelts were averaging selling for upwards of $25 - $30 + (which would be around $75 - $100 in today's dollars). Most hardcore 'coon hunters with thousands of dollars invested in hounds didn't like it though as the 'coon density dropped so drastically that it got to where it wasn't worth the effort and time to try to hunt them.
Raccoons got to where they weren't much of a problem at all for a while back in the late '70s - early '80s when their pelts were averaging selling for upwards of $25 - $30 + (which would be around $75 - $100 in today's dollars). Most hardcore 'coon hunters with thousands of dollars invested in hounds didn't like it though as the 'coon density dropped so drastically that it got to where it wasn't worth the effort and time to try to hunt them.
It wasn't just coons it was all furbearers. Pelt prices were high across the board back then. I remember getting 50.00 for jumbo coons, 40.00 for well furred grey fox, 60.00 for red fox and 9.00 for large river rats. Was common to run into other coon hunters out in the woods back then and everybody and their cousins was trapping or hunting for fur. Small game and birds flourished because of it and the rabbit/grouse/pheasant hunting was never better. Man, I miss those days.
JFC........7 pages and 5 of em are Blackheart posts.
And all over a f**king Coon.
Blackheart.........put down the computer and go outside.
Since when did you get the idea you can tell me what to do old man ? Just so happens we are going to be leaving shortly though, so just relax before you give yourself a coronary.
JFC........7 pages and 5 of em are Blackheart posts.
And all over a f**king Coon.
Blackheart.........put down the computer and go outside.
Since when did you get the idea you can tell me what to do old man ? Just so happens we are going to be leaving shortly though, so just relax before you give yourself a coronary.
This bleeder is getting awful irritable, must be the heavy flow this month.
JFC........7 pages and 5 of em are Blackheart posts.
And all over a f**king Coon.
Blackheart.........put down the computer and go outside.
Since when did you get the idea you can tell me what to do old man ? Just so happens we are going to be leaving shortly though, so just relax before you give yourself a coronary.
This bleeder is getting awful irritable, must be the heavy flow this month.
LMFAO !
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Raccoons got to where they weren't much of a problem at all for a while back in the late '70s - early '80s when their pelts were averaging selling for upwards of $25 - $30 + (which would be around $75 - $100 in today's dollars). Most hardcore 'coon hunters with thousands of dollars invested in hounds didn't like it though as the 'coon density dropped so drastically that it got to where it wasn't worth the effort and time to try to hunt them.
It wasn't just coons it was all furbearers. Pelt prices were high across the board back then. I remember getting 50.00 for jumbo coons, 40.00 for well furred grey fox, 60.00 for red fox and 9.00 for large river rats. Was common to run into other coon hunters out in the woods back then and everybody and their cousins was trapping or hunting for fur. Small game and birds flourished because of it and the rabbit/grouse/pheasant hunting was never better. Man, I miss those days.
Around here so many got into trapping back then for the big money that it got to where it was outright feud between fur trappers and hound 'coon hunters. The 'coon hunters would trip and often take any traps they found and destroy and/or toss them away, not only because the trappers were killing out all the raccoons but to keep from having their expensive hounds caught and possibly crippled in traps. Rabbit and bird dog hunters weren't fond of trappers for the same reason either.
Best tasting, tenderest venison I ever ate was from a year and a half old buck I killed that had been literally wearing out an elderly neighbor's sweet corn patch.
Kinda funny seeing this thread....just looked out the window and it looks like the neighbor just caught #10 for the summer.
They attempt to get in the hummingbird feeders...he drives them 4 miles or so and let’s them go..ain’t the killin type.
Funny story, I was looking at his trap one day and noticed there was yellow paint across the top of the trap, I said “Ron why did you paint the top yellow” he responded, “well I put a yellow stripe down the coons back to see if they come back to the trap. One ain’t come back yet”,...l just laugh
You better catch some, put yellow paint down their backs and turn em loose.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
Blackheart take your pink frilly panties and go somewhere else. Don't go away mad, just go away. Don't get to thinking most people read your drivel. Most don't even toggle your message so they can see it. God Bless. Rustyzipper
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Like an all you can eat buffet, you can get as much argument as your appetite can handle at the campfire.
On a more related topic. A particularly persistent coon came around the corner of the house from out back. It wanted the dry cat food on the porch for mom's cats. I chased it off and it ran out back behind the house. Minutes later, back around the front it came. Chased it off again. And back it came. Chased it off again. Filled a 5 gallon bucket with cold water. Opened front window just in time to dump it all on the coon as it ambled towards the porch. It ran off again. And back it came. Grabbed a 3' piece of steel pipe and whacked it good. It ran off, but back it came again. Repeated that a few more times. Didn't really want to kill it. The last time, instead of running out back, it went for a massive post oak in front. I whacked it across the back hard several times as it went up the tree. When it came back down, it went right back to the porch. So one last time, it ran up the tree again, out came the Marlin 39 and the coon was dispatched. Think about that. Getting whacked with a steel pipe multiple times and coming back for more. The electric fence sounds like the way to go to protect a vegetable garden.
