Coon Control

[Donkey]

Malrin (fly bait) mixed with a cheap soda water (fake sprite) in a chicken water feeder....it'll kill em. Our feed bill cut 1/2 after we started doing it.

[Univ.of Hard Knocks grad]

Told my buddy about this and he put a huge dent in the coon population. Had buzzards in every tree for several days. Neighbors asked if a cow had died. He said something must died but it was already gone.

[Reality Czech]

I read somewhere that Malrin has changed and is not toxic enough to do coons in
Any truth to this?

[Univ.of Hard Knocks grad]

He did this just before this past deer season. When he googled where to get it they even advertised it for coon control.

[Stammster]

Texas tooth picks! You could make some money…

https://theevolutionstore.com/raccoon-penis-bone/

[Stammster]

Malrin (fly bait) mixed with a cheap soda water (fake sprite) in a chicken water feeder....it'll kill em. Our feed bill cut 1/2 after we started doing it.

Yep, fly bait and grape soda. They don’t make it 10ft.

[Reality Czech]

I don't want to wipe out the entire population

Just want to keep them at a reasonable number

The H-A- heart trap was set off last night, none in the trap
Dirt on the top shows the easy set was tripped by a climber

Two downand a few more to go.

One thing I learned is a dead coon near by has no effect on the others

Heartless bastages

[bowmansdad]

Duke’s traps are the way to go, they are very effective, use them as needed to keep the population down. You would be surprised
at the number of coons you really have. When they start tearing up my feeding tubes, I set the trap, last time I caught 7 when I thought I had a couple.

[Reality Czech]

Number 3 this morning, dispatched

Was unexpected since I only sprinkled corn around the HAH trap

Need to wash it, getting kind of bloody

[Rg]

Knocking the numbers down 👍

[Reality Czech]

One more down this morning

Scene from the Killing Fields that's not too graphic

4 so far

Will move trap to cabin later and see if I can get the porch pooper

Might keep him alive and put him on a bus to San Fransicko

He'd fit right in there

[Reality Czech]

I know some will think I'm a heartless bastage
But this possum was probably the one who climbed on my newly washed Silverado

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, caught on cam

[Shooter]

Population control is a good thing. It should be used and a lot of different species.

[TIMBOv2]

Back in the late 70’s through about 1985 my uncle, cousin and me did our fare share of coon pop. Control.
Uncle worked on a local 2700 acre ranch. We all pitched in with hay fields and working cows.
We would hunt 3-5 nights a week in the cooler months. A couple times we got 30 coons and 35 one night.
Only land we didn’t spot light was probably 100-150 acres around headquarters.
When ranch manager was gone headquarters was game also.
All coons were skinned by local bar owner for the meat.
FYI bar name was Sisco Inn on Allenhurst road. It’s been long gone for years.
Fur buyer came to town 1-2 times a month.
Some of the hides went for $30-$35 at times.

[TIMBOv2]

And yes we ate many of BBQ coon at that fine colored establishment.😝

[FishingTwo]

They will take over if let alone. I got 8 in a row one time that lived under my neighbors house...whole family

[Reality Czech]

I became a double ACE this morning

I held off the trapping for a while to see how many would show on the cams

Started back two days with one trapped each night

Like a fighter pilot with Jap flags for downed Zeros I'm gonna get something like this to stick on my ATV to keep track

[Reality Czech]

subtracted one more

[Shooter]

I let all my feeders run dry and the coons have moved on temporarily. I need to start feeding again so I need to clean up about a 1/2 dozen traps to get ready for the freeloaders. I practice my long distance shooting with my .17 when I catch them. Have to make some sort of sport out of it or it gets tiresome.