Coon problem
 

I finally got my camera up on my corn yesterday. I had 16 photos of coons last night. What is the best way of getting rid of these pests. I'm going to spotlight them tonight but if there is a better way let me know. Thanks

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Spotlighting works the best in my opinion. We got 34 in one night. We also trap them set some traps around the corn. Any trap will work, just through a little fish or somethin in it. Or put a snare in there trails.

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Ok well I'm gonna spotlight with a .22 tonight and see what results I get and I'll post them.

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Hide the watermelons and the fried chicken!

They will move out in their own when they get hungry enough.

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that gave me a good laugh rifleman lol.
id say talk 2 ur huntin buddies see if they wanna do a coon hunt. make it a guys night n have fun lol. or just call in some coon hunters n have em shoot em

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Well I went last night to spotlight them. While We were walking the tree line to the feeder my camera flashed. We flew through the woods to see them but they disapeared. We tried to shine the trees but we couldn't find them. I don't have dogs so does anyone have any suggestions on how to catch em to kill em.

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I would come get em for you, but I live in NE. Traps of any kind would work. Put some live traps with some fish around the corn.

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Calling raccoons with Ecallers work well also, day or night. Get a friend to buy one of the Ecallers that have fighting coon sounds on it, and that's all it takes. Day or night.

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Thats cool I'll have to look at doing that.

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I would just talk to friends, and spread the word that you are looking for some coon hunters!

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I've tried but I can't find anyone that coon hunts regularly.

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how far over in slapout do you live? i go to school in Wetu and might could catch a few for ya.

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Well If you've been through here, I live behind the cotton gin. When you go down 111 from We2 turn right in front of the Boy's Store. I had 4 at the corn last night. So if you want some coons let me know.

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hey slapout hunter have you tried just sitting and waiting in the evening and morning times,I dont coon hunt,but I have killed several with my bow on corn piles during deer season,and they usually come in well before dark and after daylight,and also as howler said coon sounds will draw them in,day or night,but be ready they can come down a tree very fast and be on your pants leg even faster,I'd take a shotgun for calling,and a rifle for sitting.Hope you kill all of them corn theives.

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Naw I haven't yet. I have thought about doing that but just haven't. I don't have a E-caller but I get pictures of them everyday. So they come in on a regular basis.

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take your 22 and kill them corn theives,you dont need a real bright light,a regular 6Volt light is plenty and you can hold it under you rifle fomearm when you get ready to shoot.And if you have a mouth call coons will sometimes come to distress sounds also they like bird sounds.I have called them in while bobcat calling with bird sounds.

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I know how you feel Slapout.I started trapping them last year just to trim the herd a little.

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Redhanded!!!

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I have a feeder just like that one. My thieves ain't quite got that smart yet. I have at least 2 every single night at my PVC though.

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Sorry if this sounds sarcastic,but seems to me you ought to be out there
trying instead of beating a dead horse..Get out there and shoot'em or
get somebody else to do it for you.They are just gonna multiply if you
don't get it over with...

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Yeah well if I could I would. I can't catch them out there. Everytime I try there gone and I dont have a stand or blind to sit at.

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If gas wasn't so damned expensive I'd just come get em all for ya, But its a long ways from NE to AL

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haha yeah too bad. You could get a bundle here. Two feeders that usually have 4 give or take.

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me and my huntin buddy are up around 170 this season

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wow...maybe I don't have many lol...But they are never hunted so there are quite a few.

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i'm sure there are way more than you know about, we got about 100 last year and we have hunted all the same spots this year, there is just no way to completely get rid of them

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would you be interested in swapping a hunt, we could do a 2 person hunt here for deer, mulies or whitetails, me and my buddy could come and shoot some kind of animal, and see if we could get rid of a few coons while were at it.

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That sounds good. I'll get back to you about it. Nothing is in season right now but I'll PM you back.

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all right

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Here is a picture from last night...

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Here is a thought..You keep feeding them and next year we
can all come over there and have a baby grizzly hunt..:D
No sarcasim intended...I would be fun..

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yeah I agree. They will be close to 10 lbs. soon. :D

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"Coons? When racoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase 'em off with a broom."

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Haha...yeah I'll try it...anything :D

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if you know anyone w/ a box trap get it set it right ther at the corn and put some porn in it most of the time they walk right in they r curiousif u don't know anyone tah has one go to like tractor supply or a hardware store n buy one then u can trap them for years to come w/ it to

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haha...but seriously that would probly be my best bet.

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ok ok no porn jsut some bad spelling but u nvr no it might work LOL

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Go vietnam war style and dig a hole w/stakes in it then put corn on top of it. lol

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I like the Vietnam war idea, they'll never know what hit'em!!

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just use a box trap