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Thanks. That's good to know. (nt) (reply)

JimT — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:11:26 +0000

We've had a raccoon problem for quite some time. (reply)

woody — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:43:36 +0000

I’ve used the coon cuff style traps for years with good results. I have caught a few cats over the years. The first time it happened the trap was cleaned out for 3-4 days in a row. I was puzzled what could do it. I use sardines for bait. Well day 5 I found out. A cat. He was able to get the bait without pulling the trigger up. Totally never thought it possible.

We've had a raccoon problem for quite some time. (reply)

Byron — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:03:33 +0000

Yes.

The coon hand traps work very well.

After messing with coons for thirty years we just got tired of them.

A pan with a mix of fly dope and soda will kill coons so fast that sometimes they don't even get their heads out of the pan.

We have not had coon problems for awhile.

We've had a raccoon problem for quite some time.

JimT — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:27:18 +0000

They love our chickens and they love the chicken feed. When it first started we noticed we were going through a 50 pound bag of feed in 2 weeks and often less. I set up a game camera and got 90 photos of raccoons one night. It was that many of 'em! The same one moving in and out of the camera triggered a number of photos. But it was at least 6 or 8.

We set up a live trap and I took out 6 that way. Then we electrified the chicken feeder so it became hot at dark and shut off at daylight. Once the 'coons got shocked they quit coming to it.

We put a solar door on the chicken house and that took care of keeping the chickens safe overnight if we were gone or if we forgot to close the door.

Then the door went bad and we were back to opening and closing it by hand, so my son-in-law looked around and found a door made here in Texas and ordered it. It has a battery and a solar panel to keep the battery charged, and it works really well!

The guys who designed it also make a 'coon trap and my son-in-law bought 2 of them. So far we have caught 3 and man do they work nice!

The top trap is set, the bottom one is sprung. You set them, fill them with cat food, and put 'em upright in the ground. Fasten a strong chain from the trap around a fence post. The 'coons will reach in and get a handful of food. As they eat their way down eventually they trigger the trap and are caught by that leg. They will put up one heck of a fight but cannot get out. The traps are small enough that only a coon or a possum can reach in. A cat or dog cannot trigger it. The spring is strong enough that you have to use a pry bar to set it.

When I go in the mornings to check the traps I carry my Bearcat Shop Keeper. It works well for the job!