how do i catch coons

[blueshooter]

i've tried 220 conibears and a butt load of snares but i cannot get any raccoons any help would be great. they were all set up along a fence between to marshes(private land that i got permission to trap on)

[lehi]

Are you setting the 220 conibears in square buckets? If you haven't, try setting the bucket/conibear setup in a tree and angle it so that the coon is able to walk inside it. What baits are you using? I know there are some berry pastes that trapping stores sell that work really well for coons. But I am sure you can find a homemade bait that will work just as well. There are a few good trapping forums out there. I have never tried to snare coons but I do know from experience that the bucket setup works for many people.

[blueshooter]

wasn't using a bucket before but put one together the other day, haven't had time to set it. as far as bait goes was using some nasty smellin' stuff from Sportsmans Wharehouse , that stuff really reaks just about passed out the first time i sniffed it. thinking a peanut butter and jelly might work better. lol
I'll try it in a tree this next time, and say a really long prayer lol

thanks

[pkred]

Chicken and waffles?

[blueshooter]

i'll have to fight my one year old for the waffles lol

[blueshooter]

i'll be putting the trap out tomorrow so hopefully i'll have something by the weekend

[Loke]

Corn.

[Rusty Shacklford]

Blueshooter, call me again next time you're up my way and I'll give you a few books to read. I use to do alot of trapping a few years ago but haven't done it in few years. Low fur prices and do many other obligations have kept me away from it for a while. Once you get the hang of it Bandits are pretty simple to catch. I still have all the gear and alot of books that will teach you how to make sets. Once you get the hang of snares, you will love using those things.

[blueshooter]

thanks, how er' the decoys hanging?(i don't dare put any more out fear the cat will make it a munchy again)
here's another one i did can't remeber i fit was posted or not

[Rusty Shacklford]

Chancho is working great. I can't tell you how many times I see him out there and reach for my gun. I don't have Octavio ( the flying one, out yet he looks good in the house) but my wife and I get a kick out of watching the parents and little kids see how close they can get to the one on the feeder. The stop and point at it and then walk slowly towards it, they have no idea it's a stuffed bird. The ones I've been shooting lately have alot of yellow on the beaks now. I'm interested in seeing how the dove turns out.