Farm Dog proof raccoon trap
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Yeah...they work pretty well for skunks, too.
I'm sure if you search that name, a bunch would turn up online. I got mine at the local baitshop/gun & trapper shop. Be prepared to shoot them as they sit once caught, because you'll never get the beastie released live without getting torn up. These are not like a livetrap..they are a one-way ticket.
I'm sure if you search that name, a bunch would turn up online. I got mine at the local baitshop/gun & trapper shop. Be prepared to shoot them as they sit once caught, because you'll never get the beastie released live without getting torn up. These are not like a livetrap..they are a one-way ticket.
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1911user
Veteran Member
The Snare Shop - Dog Proof Coon Traps
www.snareshop.com
They have a good selection of trapping and snaring supplies. I've ordered from them a few times with no issues.
Broken Arrow
Heathen Pagan Witch
They work great! Got several that were killing my chickens. If you can find "coon crack" lure, its even better.
Tractor Supply has them sometimes.
buttie
Veteran Member
Duke Dog Proof Raccoon Trap
buttie
Veteran Member
Coon Catcher Lure - 1 oz.
The reviews for the trap said dog or cat food works well. Marshmallows were popular too.
Have caught and shot 20 in the last month or so around my chicken shed - with exactly this trap.
Looks like the perfect tool to stop the critter eat'n my chickens. I never know something like this existed. Got one on the way.
Was new to trapping and one trap was not staked well - and the coon got off with it.
Hard to believe but a month later - I caught a coon - that I discovered had lost his foot - at first I thought I pulled his foot off getting him released - and then noticed he was missing a foot.
It had to have been the same one.
Was telling a guy about it, and how coons have to be the dumbest animal on the planet, and they said maybe that's where the terribly rude nickname coon came from.
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Wrong coons.
Gimpywarrior
Contributing Member
Caught lots of coons in them using cheap cat food mixed with artificial maple syrup. My advice is get the tool to set them with, make it much easier.
Gimpywarrior
Contributing Member
I put the bait in the bottom of the trap before I set and get a little around the lip. Then set it. The coon tries to reach down and pull it out, setting off the trap.
Border Collie Dad
Flat Earther
Cat food and sardines.
I have several of these and they work great. Many women can't set them because they take a lot of hand strength to set. Like others mentioned, make sure you stake it down good and have what you need to dispatch the coon ready at all times one you set it. Check it often.
The conabear 220 from Sportsmans guide work great also but will catch dogs and cats. I use them for foxes and the 330 trap for coyotes.
The conabear 220 from Sportsmans guide work great also but will catch dogs and cats. I use them for foxes and the 330 trap for coyotes.
They are supposed to be. To spring the trap, the critter really needs hand & finger-like paws to grab at the bait.
And yes...agree. Get the tool to set them.
TerriHaute
Hoosier Gardener
The Z-trap paw trap we use came with a lid. Raccoons are the only critters who are clever enough and with paws dexterous enough to pull out the lid to get the bait. I use fish flavored cat treats from the dollar store for bait. Drop a few treats into the trap making sure they are below the trigger, put on the lid and set a treat on the lid as a lure. We have caught many raccoons with this trap, no skunks or anything else, and it is definitely easier to set the trap with the leverage tool as GimpyWarrior mentioned above. We bought ours at Rural King.
Profit of Doom
Dismember
How about fried chicken or watermelon?
Coon Catcher Lure - 1 oz.
www.flemingoutdoors.com
The reviews for the trap said dog or cat food works well. Marshmallows were popular too.
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
I knew trappers who used canned mackerel for bait. It was shelf safe, cheap, convenient and worked. At least it worked for them. Maybe racoons have smartened up some since then?
Yep a .22 rimfire is the best tool for the job and not to loud, so shot will go unnoticed by people that live near by.
I doubt it.
I have watched several youtubes on this and a couple guys mentioned "fish oil" attracts them - but don't sprinkle it on the food - they don't like the taste of it - and will wander off.
So far I have only used dried cat food and marshmallows both work, but if it rains the cat food turns to mush.
Nobody cares around here. My neighbors all shoot way more than I do. At much odder hours, too.
What I use - one shot to head - but so far every one of them still takes about 20 seconds to die. Not sure if they are dead then and it takes 20 seconds for the body to quit squirming or not. But ever one of them reacts the same way.
A lot of guys can't either - but if you are setting more than a couple - you will be glad for the setter. And they are faster it was cheap and easy to use but I have seen couple of guys do it with a big screw driver.
I caught a couple of possums with the conabear 220 in a bucket trap - they work good - but scare me - so I bought one of those safety's.
Dude is ready for bigger coons.
tiredude
Veteran Member
watermelon?
I wouldn't use work boots or an employment application.
Although using a big "all lives matter" poster would catch them + several liberal white women.
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Profit of Doom
Dismember
Chicago model.Dude is ready for bigger coons.
1911user
Veteran Member
Good link. Free shipping with $79 order and a nice price break at quantity 6+ for the DP traps.Duke Dog Proof Raccoon Trap
I added some DP traps and filled a few supply holes, mainly trap setting tools and consumable snare items.
TerriHaute
Hoosier Gardener
The only good raccoon is a dead raccoon. They are vermin. I’ve lost several chickens and a lot of garden produce to them too.
Martinhouse
Deceased
I've always caught all varmints with my Hav-A-Hart live traps. Each cat ended up spending a night in one of those traps andnever went into one again, but for one laid-back fellow who didn't mind snoozing until I found him and let him out. He got caught twice. I figure I might be needing to trap varmints for chicken food if I can no longer get commercial feed. And dry cat food works just fine to catch anything but maybe grounhogs.
These traps are good for catching chickens, too. Even two or three at a time! I can no longer chase chickens so it's nice to have a way to catch them when I need to move them for one reason or another. They are good for catching bunnies who accidently edcape their cages. Just put a water bowl and maybe a tasty green leaf in the trap and they'll be caught before they even think about digging out of the enclosure.
These traps are good for catching chickens, too. Even two or three at a time! I can no longer chase chickens so it's nice to have a way to catch them when I need to move them for one reason or another. They are good for catching bunnies who accidently edcape their cages. Just put a water bowl and maybe a tasty green leaf in the trap and they'll be caught before they even think about digging out of the enclosure.
bw
Fringe Ranger
How big a rush are you in?
Capt. Eddie
Veteran Member
The deadliest coon bait I've found is fryer oil saved from a fish fry. Wad up half a slice of bread, put it under the trigger in a DP trap, and pour fryer oil on top, they'll come from miles around.
If your using DP traps put a fluorescent orange or yellow golf ball on top, keeps the rain and mice out, plus it makes it easy to check your traps from a distance. Not that coons care about human scent, but it can save some walking if you're running a road line.
ETA: The fryer oil freezes really well, just pour it back into the bottle and freeze, I've used it after a few years in the freezer and works as good as fresh.