Raccoon trouble

I fashioned myself a small minnow storage unit from an old poly drum a few weeks ago. This weekend I had to bust ice on the top to retrieve minnows for a trip to the river. Last night the coons found it and used the ice ledge as a platform on which to stand and fish out their dinner. Lol. Looks like they relieved me of about a lb of bait. Attachment 285171Attachment 285172Attachment 285173Attachment 285174The little boogers didn't even eat the entire minnows, only bit off the heads and went back for another. Well, I moved the bait tank inside the shop after that and will soon have a live trap waiting for the next raid.


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Devils they are!!!!!

Just like little bears with fingers


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I'm just amazed minners can survive them kind of conditions, as far as the coons go, I am not surprised, greedy and entitled they are!

poor minners they died a horrible death,first being froze to the point they could'nt swim and then get their heads bittin off.You know coon is pretty tastey.:)

Call Speck. He did a good job on that Armadillo. Although I don't believe he was aiming for the ear.

Get in the boat, set out 8 poles with double minner rigs and go back in the house, you'll know when you get a bite!!!!!!!:fish

The have done several thousand dollars damage to my garage. They will get into anything they want in to. I literally hate the cute little critters.

Its Specks fault dadgummit

Remember these 5 words [ DUKE DOG PROOF COON TRAPS ] Securely anchor the chain to an imovable object add a few " march mellows " to trap and in the morning you will have your problem solver. I think every house hold should own at least 3-4 of these traps.

quit leaving the dip net out. makes it way to easy for them...

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Get in the boat, set out 8 poles with double minner rigs and go back in the house, you'll know when you get a bite!!!!!!!:fish

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You made me laugh with that one! It would sure be a sight to see!


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Originally Posted by wilbur

Call Speck. He did a good job on that Armadillo. Although I don't believe he was aiming for the ear.

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Wilbur, I dang sure wasn’t aiming at the other end. Lol


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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Get in the boat, set out 8 poles with double minner rigs and go back in the house, you'll know when you get a bite!!!!!!!:fish

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Better put some beads on those poles first though in case it's a light bite. LOL!!!

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Get in the boat, set out 8 poles with double minner rigs and go back in the house, you'll know when you get a bite!!!!!!!:fish

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:biggrin Make sure you hook the minnows through the lips or eyes.

get some powder fly killer from country store and mix with can mountain dew or other sweet soda, leave overnight and problem solved and every dead coon or possum or cat or dog will all be dead within a short distance. put fence around if you don't want to kill neighbor's dog.

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Get in the boat, set out 8 poles with double minner rigs and go back in the house, you'll know when you get a bite!!!!!!!:fish

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Best douse them minners down with slab sauce, them masked robbers might just be hooked by the aroma.....

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Originally Posted by hdhntr

get some powder fly killer from country store and mix with can mountain dew or other sweet soda, leave overnight and problem solved and every dead coon or possum or cat or dog will all be dead within a short distance. put fence around if you don't want to kill neighbor's dog.

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I'm not much on putting out poison to kill indiscriminately.. Trap or kill the problem critter...Leave the rest alone

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get some powder fly killer from country store and mix with can mountain dew or other sweet soda, leave overnight and problem solved and every dead coon or possum or cat or dog will all be dead within a short distance. put fence around if you don't want to kill neighbor's dog.

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Thanks for the info but I gonna have to try trapping. Too many pets in the area and I wouldn't want to go there.


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Originally Posted by Skippa Chippa

Remember these 5 words [ DUKE DOG PROOF COON TRAPS ] Securely anchor the chain to an imovable object add a few " march mellows " to trap and in the morning you will have your problem solver. I think every house hold should own at least 3-4 of these traps.

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Thanks! I purchased 3 traps today and have them set now. Baited with minners.


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If that doesn't work..use over ripe bananas

Put a honey bunn in a live trap them coons love em! I love em too but I can’t fint into the trap! :Rofl

We used those very same traps when I was in the pest control business....marshmalows work great.

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We bait the duke dogless traps with canned cat food placed underneath the trip lever, then place marshmallow on top of trip. We have also used minnows just work them under the trip or you will get some bait stollen without tripping the lever in the trap. The coons just can't resist and will work hard to get all the bait around and under the trip lever.

We have caught over 70 coons around our deer feeds this year. Those traps are amazing!

Just make sure the coon has expired before you try to get him out of the trap. I have had a couple of cases where the coon wasn't completely dead, and my .22 was just out of reach! Lol!

I bet that would have made a good video!

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We bait the duke dogless traps with canned cat food placed underneath the trip lever, then place marshmallow on top of trip. We have also used minnows just work them under the trip or you will get some bait stollen without tripping the lever in the trap. The coons just can't resist and will work hard to get all the bait around and under the trip lever.

We have caught over 70 coons around our deer feeds this year. Those traps are amazing!

Just make sure the coon has expired before you try to get him out of the trap. I have had a couple of cases where the coon wasn't completely dead, and my .22 was just out of reach! Lol!

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when they start barking they are really mad . trust me on this one .

Fur Harvesters trading have dog proof coon traps $12 on page 3 of the new Catalog. My little bro gave me 2 of these Jewels. I used Peanut butter for bait. Having 5 of them at a time Raiding Corn dont leave much. My Trail camera showed a coon charging a big Buck and ran him off

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If that doesn't work..use over ripe bananas

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Use cat food. Attachment 286352


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Got #4 this morning. They seem to like minnows a lot


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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Better put some beads on those poles first though in case it's a light bite. LOL!!!

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prepare for a tangle up mess . :yikes