Best bait for dog proof coon traps....

[AntlerCollector]

Marshmallows and yes the ants love them

[chunkinlead]

mackerel

[the marshall]

Vanilla moon pie

[texasag05]

dog food works well for us

[BrandonA]

I use sardines... I have no problem eradicating skunks as well.

[Smart]

I catch skunks every time I use cat food

Heard the same about sardines....I shy away from both. No interest in possibly dealing with a stinkin polecat.

[UncleBubba]

I use dry cat food. Even caught as big feral tom cat once!

[2014FusionM]

Don't mean to jack the thread but I thought this would be better than starting a whole other one.

How do you guys set the traps? is there a tool to use?

Thanks and sorry.

[Rwc]

Cat food

Rwc

[Smart]

Don't mean to jack the thread but I thought this would be better than starting a whole other one.

How do you guys set the traps? is there a tool to use?

Thanks and sorry.

Several ways....

1) with your hands if you are strong enough

2) with the Duke tool they sell (here in orange)




3) With a 6" piece of 3/4" PVC (my favorite and seemingly the easiest.) We keep 2-3 pieces in our 5 gallon trap bucket for easy access.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkw0evPG4Y"]How I prepare my dog proof coon traps before putting them out in the field. - YouTube[/ame]

[muzzlebrake]

My dad was a coon hunter, trapper and fur dealer. His standard bait for coon was vanilla wafers. A coon just cannot pass them up.

[BrandonA]

Several ways....

1) with your hands if you are strong enough

2) with the Duke tool they sell (here in orange)

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3) With a 6" piece of 3/4" PVC (my favorite and seemingly the easiest.) We keep 2-3 pieces in our 5 gallon trap bucket for easy access.

How I prepare my dog proof coon traps before putting them out in the field. - YouTube

That PVC trick is genius

[jaspermac]

I use strawberry or grape jelly out of the packets. Very clean and easy

[Slew]

I've used marshmallows. Corn. And cat food. Moon pies and nilla wafers sound good to me!! Heck I might be hung in those traps in the morning!!


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[WCI]

marshmallows or cat-food here. Beware the push pull traps will definitely catch neighbors cats too... Never caught a cat with the pull only style.. Funny cat food and caught a cat.. Dang it..

Wilk