Trapped coon help
 

Ok, i'm going to trap coon this fall again, and i was wondering. Is there a speific spot in the head you can aim for that just instantly puts the coon out, renders it motionless? I've done it with a groundhog once. But the coons always seem to take a while to go. Anybody have a target spot for me to aim for?

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If it is a coon on dry ground, i whack it right at the base of the skull. If it is in water, i will tag it right on the top of the head enough to knock it out, then let it drown. You have to watch it since fracturing the skull can make it harder to skin. Also, you need to make sure to use something relatively heavy and very hard. My favorite club is an aluminum little league sized ball bat. Worked like a charm on coons and i even used it on a really ticked off bitch coyote too.

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I was talkin about shootin it with a .22 short. I know the shorts will penetrate the skull, it's been done with a coon before. but i'm talking about a real quick ethical shot to knock it down fast, because they uaually bleed and if they flop arouund they get blood all over themselves and that's a mess to clean up[:@]

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I quit shooting trapped coons years ago, since it is generally messy no matter how clean of a shot you take. But, if i am gonna do it, i aim between the eyes and then up somewhat. If you aim too low, then you miss the brain and are just shooting it thru the nasal passage and then it really flops around.

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Ohh, lol i'm takin this to PM's. This is too good of an anti fuel. check your inbox lanse

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95% of the coons I trap are in drowning sets in water. The other 5% get a Louisville slugger to the head. Don't waste a bullet and mess up the pelt. Even a small hole from a .22 can drop a 15$ pelt down to a 5$ pelt. Maybe think about using snares. Coons are notorious for slipping out, but when you get one in a snare it will usually be dead when you check your lines.

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Drown It

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with what spit? lol, i mostly make sets farrr away from water

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Bring a bucket, lol.

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When I used to coon hunt... I would carry and axe handle. You can get one at your local hardware store for under $10. Usually one good hit at the base of the the skull where the neck connects puts them away.

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Lmao

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PM Sent.

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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

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I just grin em to death...

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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.

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

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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.....:D

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

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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