squirrelkilla23

Lmao

SPIKEHORN11

PM Sent.

Pioneer2

Go with a hickory pick handle as others have stated .22 holes do nothing for pelt prices.They have a brain located lower in the skull like a bear and the frontal nasal passage shot with a .22 short would be my second choice.........Harold

the bees knees

I just grin em to death...

WolfWithBow

I say if you have quick reflexes like me, go in strike like a cobra by grabbing its head, and once you have a firm grasp without it biting you, snap its neck.

furgitter

Use body gripping traps, they will be dead when you get there.

Rammer

I usually shoot 'em right thru the ears. There is a 50% chance it'll flop an bleed everywhere, and 50% of the time they don't. I use a bat alot of the time, but that gets interesting when they are in live traps.....

sc003ro

body grip trap with a bucket....laod with Peanut butter and you will have every coon in the county....330 always rock em

Trapperman1971

got to use common sense when dry trapping coons. they are very hard to hold in a foot trap especially the taperd front foot. hind foot catch is better on land. conibears in buckets are slick, and eliminates dispatching problems. but you have to be careful of set locations and bait selections. unless you are trapping an extremely remote area, you run the risk of catching domestics, and of course they can't be released from a baited cubby! public ground u risk the chance of catching a hunting dog and that ain't cool. when water trapping try to use drowner rigs. yeah the pelt is soaked and makes for harder skinning, but a good drowner set virtually eliminates pull outs, andanimal theft!as far as dispatching, the 22 short is a safe bet. i like a high-powered air-rifle shot to the head, especially if houses are within earshot. I have dispatched coyotes with my RWS. clubbing has been used for many years, and trust me from hanging out at the fur buyers, sometimes a blow to the head will make a bigger gash than a 22 short will. but just be discreet and humane whatever method you use. trapping is under great scrutiny these days, so be a role model.

brian