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I used them for the first time this year. The fellow I got them from said they would only catch raccoons, no house cats. That was not the case. The first week we got a skunk and a house cat, and no coons. I think they would work fine but I cannot use them where the domestic cats are liable to get in them. We baited them with a fish oil on a cotton ball.

Myself and the ranch to the north have caught over 80 this year using these traps. Cod liver oil on a cotton ball does the trick

Are you catching skunks and other small animals?

No, don't see many skunks around there parts. I have only caught coons in these traps. Some manage to get the cotton ball some how. Mighty crafty

Thanks. I wonder how they get that cotton ball out? LOL, they are crafty. I got 65 last year in one live trap but thought the cuffs would be a better way to go.

There is some good info on you tube if you search "coon cuff".

Seems everyone uses different bait, but they all catch coons. I'm gonna be trying them for the first time this year.

I have no clue how they can get that thing out with tripping the trap. I have a plan to make the cotton ball tougher to get out. I'm gonna use a paperclip, turned sideways, to pin the cotton in there. Either the coon will fuss with it enough to trip or the paperclip will snap the trigger on it's way out. Headed out this afternoon to check and reset. I'll get back with results

Just 2 today out of my 10 sets. Three others tripped. One had both fronts in the cuff. He wasn't alive

Billy 336 That is interesting, two feet in the cuff.

Al, thanks for the you tube comment, I hadn't thought to look there.

I wonder if maybe its mice getting the cotton ball out. Just a thought

marshmellows?

Could be mice, hard to say. Marshmallows attract ants, leaving u no bait.

I have used them and have had very good luck. For me that means setting them about five times and catching five coon. I didn't do anything special, just luck I guess.

WS

If house cats are around, try using something "sweet" for bait (marshmallow, fruit, dry cereal, etc)

Thanks for that suggestion. I will try that. Hadn't thought about using marshmallows.

Yukonal

You might enjoy the Trapperman.com site, lots of great trappers there and a lot of good experience to draw from.

That is true.

buy one of the cheap boxes of honey buns and cut them into pieces ... they work great on coons and ive never caught a cat when using them and they have more smell than marshmellows .... during the warmer months I will sprinkle a handful of granulated bug poison around the base of the traps and it keeps the ants at bay and it doesnt seem to bother the coons