Going to save my money on blocks and buy a box trap!!!

Big H

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• Aug 21, 2013

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The game camera caught the culprits, but they were wearing masks... That's right guys, coons. I have seven (7) of the little bastards in one shot. I did have a few deer on the camera, but only one decent buck. Also a couple of red fox. Looks like I will be skinning a few coons this fall since I really don't want them eating any corn either, they are fat enough already. By the way, the 2nd block (25#), is GONE.

 

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jagermeister

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• Aug 21, 2013

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Fly bait....

 

jagermeister

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and Coke.

 

Johnch

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• Aug 21, 2013

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And yes the above dose work well

Skip the box trap
Dog Proof Traps are easy

John

 

Big H

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• Aug 21, 2013

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jagermeister said:

Fly bait....

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But if I wait a little while, I can make a few bucks. How much did coons go for last year?

 

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• Aug 21, 2013

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But if I wait a little while, I can make a few bucks. How much did coons go for last year?

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I don't think its very much, That's a big part of the reason nobody hunts them much any more.

 

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• Aug 21, 2013

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Johnch said:

And yes the above dose work well

Skip the box trap
Dog Proof Traps are easy

John

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Have to agree. Dog proofs work and are pretty easy and fun to use.

Problem with Fly Bait and Coke is, you will have ground Zero and about a 30 yard kill diameter lol. Poor fox and anything else that would eat those coon would also die.

 

Big H

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What is the dog proof trap? Is that the one they stick their paw in and can't get it out?

 

jagermeister

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dante322 said:

I don't think its very much, That's a big part of the reason nobody hunts them much any more.

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Actually fur prices are way up. Shhhhhh... don't tell nobody.

 

Big H

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• Aug 21, 2013

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JB I probably have an endless supply of coons back here. I may have to learn about these dog proof traps.

 

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• Aug 21, 2013

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Here is a pic of a duke dog proof. Easy to use and set.

 

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Hunter II

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Too-fer

 

Jackalope

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• Aug 22, 2013

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How the hell and why did coons eat that much salt? They never mess with our blocks unless its to stand on them to look over weeds or crap on them.

 

bowhunter1023

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• Aug 22, 2013

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Jackalope said:

How the hell and why did coons eat that much salt? They never mess with our blocks unless its to stand on them to look over weeds or crap on them.

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He's putting our feed blocks, not salt. The Big & J block is made of "Processed grain by-products, grain products, refined soybean oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium sorbate (as preservative)". There is next to no salt in it.

 

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bowhunter1023 said:

He's putting our feed blocks, not salt. The Big & J block is made of "Processed grain by-products, grain products, refined soybean oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium sorbate (as preservative)". There is next to no salt in it.

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Oh. Well that makes sense then.

 

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• Aug 22, 2013

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bowhunter1023 said:

He's putting our feed blocks, not salt. The Big & J block is made of "Processed grain by-products, grain products, refined soybean oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium sorbate (as preservative)". There is next to no salt in it.

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waste of money...no offense to anyone, but I wouldnt use them.

 

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• Aug 22, 2013

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rgecko23 said:

waste of money...no offense to anyone, but I wouldnt use them.

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Hell put the block in a deer prove cage and put anti-freeze on the blocks. That'll solve the coon problem.

 

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• Aug 22, 2013

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Big H said:

JB I probably have an endless supply of coons back here. I may have to learn about these dog proof traps.

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I get mine from Epler Fur Co.
http://EplerFur.com

I bought another Dozen this summer
Z1 Powdercoated "Z" traps
$140 a dozen

I like them better than the Duke brand
Both work , just the Z1 traps have a new style trip lever that works both up and down ways

John

 

Diablo54

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• Aug 22, 2013

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I don't like the dog proofs. Junk only opinion. But they seem to work well for others

 

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• Aug 25, 2013

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Fly bait and coke is a horrible suggestion, not to mention extremely illegal. It will kill anything that consumes it, including deer and humans. Sorry to sound grumpy over it, but for us trappers it is getting really old hearing people poision everything, and it is an issue that is high on the Ohio State Trappers Associations radar, as well as the ODNR's. Use cage traps or dog proofs and you will clean them up in a matter of a week, and not have to worry about the deer. And by the way, fur prices are as high as they ever been in several decades. If you got 7 XXL or bigger sized coon properly put up, you are looking close to $150 depending where you sale.