Best Bait

[Shooter]

What's the best coon bait that will not attract a ton of ants? I use dukes traps.

[Capt Mike]

I always use corn. Works great for us

[Shooter]

The problem is there is corn all over the ground. They are hitting my feeders hard. I'm thinking about trying dry dog food.

[CSN]

Last year, I started out using a mix of wet and dry kat fud, but after running out of wet kat fud I just used dry. It worked great. I use the dog proof traps.

[CSN]

[82dodge]

I've caught dozens using miniature marshmallows

[guadalupe]

I've caught dozens using miniature marshmallows

I second the mini marshmallows. The kids caught 6 in about 3 days using the mini marshmallows in the dog proof traps. Probably do attract a few ants but pretty easy to pitch them to the side and reload with more marshmallows.

[bassguitarman]

I've also used mini marshmallows as well as sardines in oil from Dollar General. The last one I caught I got with a dead starling - go figure

[Trouthunter]

Back in my trapping days sardines were hard to beat for coon bait.

[Slabmaster]

Tuna

[Shooter]

Ants is the problem. They will completely cover the trap over night

[2Ws]

Ants is the problem. They will completely cover the trap over night

Bait late in the evening? Dog or cat food..

[Shinerlight]

Back in my trapping days sardines were hard to beat for coon bait.

Yep, only problem is possums loved them too.

[Trouthunter]

Yep, only problem is possums loved them too.

Yea true so did skunks and bob cats and even a few buzzards lol. I did catch my first an only Mink on them.

[Shinerlight]

Yea true so did skunks and bob cats and even a few buzzards lol. I did catch my first an only Mink on them.

Yep, my dad would seperate the sardines in little baggies, then punch a couple holes in the bag, and set on the trigger hook. I bet we only caught 2 bobcats in all those years of trapping, and maybe 2 fox as well. These days if you set 15 traps out, you would have at least 15 coons the next day, lol. We would average 40 a trapping season back then running 12-15 traps.