2019 Coon Carnage Count Thread

[tdwinklr]

Sure. Real simple. A regular marshmallow is what we use when we use them. Make sure you put it in under the trigger inside the trap. You can hold the trigger out of the way while you put it in. Set trap and it holds the MM down. Just one.

Don’t let it sit all day in the sun or it will be a melted mess. We reset every night before dark.

I'm new at this and don't mean to hijack the thread but I guess we've only had 50% success. On our two DP traps, I've had coons sneak the MM (large size) out from under the trigger without throwing it, how is that possible? I was thinking of maybe putting a toothpick through them, crossways, to maybe help it snag on the trigger inside?

[Smart]

I'm new at this and don't mean to hijack the thread but I guess we've only had 50% success. On our two DP traps, I've had coons sneak the MM (large size) out from under the trigger without throwing it, how is that possible? I was thinking of maybe putting a toothpick through them, crossways, to maybe help it snag on the trigger inside?

You have some smart coons. I've never had to modify it. Yes we have some get it out but it is rare. Some folks swear by the small marshmallows or corn because they have to get their hands in their multiple times and the more they have their hands in there the better chances of tripping it off. Toothpick sounds like a great idea too.



Also you might try setting the dog on the outside edge of the trigger mechanism to give it more of a hair trigger.

[Roscoe]

Getting a MM out of there w/o triggering it is fo sure talented.

Only time I’ve had a trap picked clean w/o triggering it was during a muddy spell. I did not clean a trap up after catching a coon one night. It had quite I bit of mud on it. I just reset/baited and got out of there. Once that mud dried out & set up that trigger level was darn stiff. Lesson learned.


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[TimmyG]

me and my buddy have caught 4 of the little bait thieves so far this year

so 151 havent ran traps yet today so may be more

[Fishndude]

2019 Coon Carnage Count Thread

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[Smart]

152

Ziiiiiip!!! Nice!!!

[Olphart]

153 on peanut butter in a Dukes.

[TimmyG]

got another last night 154

[tdwinklr]

You have some smart coons. I've never had to modify it. Yes we have some get it out but it is rare. Some folks swear by the small marshmallows or corn because they have to get their hands in their multiple times and the more they have their hands in there the better chances of tripping it off. Toothpick sounds like a great idea too.



Also you might try setting the dog on the outside edge of the trigger mechanism to give it more of a hair trigger.

yes, true on the hair trigger. Need to experiment.
Thanks!

[Smart]

yes, true on the hair trigger. Need to experiment.
Thanks!

Technically that should read:

"Also you might try setting the trigger mechanism on the outside edge of the dog to give it more of a hair trigger."



Brainfart..

[SwampRabbit]

Went 5 for 5 on the duke DP traps. Was my first time trying them. Picked one up at the feed store on an impulse buy... then returned for another the next day. Just used small peices of rice crispy treats.

154 + 5 = 159.

Ordered 6 more off of amazon.

I want to be like Chew when I grow old.... er.

[SwampRabbit]

Do you guys ever catch multiples at a feeder in one set regularly? I bought one... caught one. Bought another for the 2nd feeder.... and caught 2 a night for the next 2 nights.

I want to be like Chew when I grow old.... er.

[DamonJ]

2 more

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[Smart]

Do you guys ever catch multiples at a feeder in one set regularly? I bought one... caught one. Bought another for the 2nd feeder.... and caught 2 a night for the next 2 nights.

I want to be like Chew when I grow old.... er.

Doubles are fairly common at our place. We set 3-4 traps per pen at some of them so the opportunities are more. We have a triple and one quad... 4 for 4 in that pen one night. 2 females and 2 youngins

[Roscoe]

2019 Coon Carnage Count Thread

Do you guys ever catch multiples at a feeder in one set regularly? I bought one... caught one. Bought another for the 2nd feeder.... and caught 2 a night for the next 2 nights.

I want to be like Chew when I grow old.... er.

We got 4 Dukes anchored to the 4 corners of a hog trap. Most coons we’ve caught in a night was 3. Caught 2 four times and 1 twice. Looks like we’ve only got 1 left coming regularly. Hope to get it tonight and then maybe we can get back to catching pigs.

Caught 1 last night:

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