huntboy3181

yeah we did get one out of the trees by shining as we were leaving a field, but we got 12 others with the dogs. It was a farm that hadn't been hunted in a long long time. so the coon weren't real bright. 4 or 5 treed within a 100 yards of the edge of the field. This past weekend we were in a tourney that went by heaviest coon. We only got 3 coon because there was a full moon and clear skies. you could damn near shoot without a light. we ended up winning the contest with a 26 lb 3 oz coon. we got lucky, on a good night that would never win. good luck to all!!!!

kevin1

Coon hunting - A plausible excuse for running around the woods in pitch dark in a drunken state while chasing dogs for no acceptable reason .

2 Lunger

Sounds like you don't know what coon hunting is all about Kevin. Hunt boy that is one heck of a coon. Where are you from? In Southern Ill. if you kill one over 20 pounds you've done something. I'm pretty sure I've never came close to 26 pounds. Keep running em!

huntboy3181

I hunt in west central wisconsin. Near laCrosse.. 26 lbs is a nice coon, but wiebke, the fur dealer in lacrosse has a big coon contest going on all season, and so far the biggest coon is 34 lbs, and they've had 10 in over 30 lbs. around here a 20 lb coon is about average!!! good luck!!

jsb57

what do you get for winning the contest i live in east central iowa and have shot 5or6 coons over 50 pounds and alot over 40 corn fedi have found that barns and abandoned houses usually offer the biggest coons but i have taken a couple of the 50 pounders out of trees

huntboy3181

Are you sure you've shot 5 or 6 coon over 50 lbs? the biggest i've ever heard of around here is 42 lbs and weibke has their big coon contest every year and they only have that 34 lb coon. 50 lbs seems almost too big to believe at least not 5 or 6 of them. they eat just as much corn around here as they do in iowa.

duckdog132

got 10 two nights ago. its possible(and yes it was with dogs) one tree was a den and had 4. the others were singles. we were back at the truck at 12:30. but this doesnt happen ever night..lol. i have 38 in the freezer so far.got a young pup that is turning out to be one of the best dogs i have ever owned. if any one is around central illinois. lets go some time. i got tons of places to go and love the company.
Jeff S.

duckdog132

wow jsb. 5? wow. biggest we have ever killed was 42 pounds and we hunt 4 to5 times a week all year long and have been for ten years. you must be one lucky guy.

jsb57

i will try to find the picture from when i was a kid and get it on here hunting with my dad and one of his friends there are 2 his friend is holding skinned out staight out at his shoulders that are dragging on the ground this is a guy that is probably a couple inches short of 6 feet tall i have never got one but i have seen a 62 pounder that a big trapper down here caught

2 Lunger

A 62 pound coon? Com'on man! I'm not calling you a liar but I would have to see it to belive it. You sure these aren't beavers? Good luck huntboy and win that consest.