All by myself today
The job had chalnge like blocking his driveway off
the shigles were curled and britle so out came the hooks. I wired the ladder to the gutter and screwed the feet down . Working next to power lines never to safe
set the comstock chimney trap and addapter

Used my poles to drive her up


24" trap with room

Pesky you really gotta learn to turn your pics I m getting a crick in my neck looking at them. But keep them coming .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzKktyZ0GH0&feature=youtube_gdata_player YouTube of the trap when the coon was captured

I did turn them I don't understand

Awesome Video!

Watch the power lines! Fiberglass when 10 feet of power lines.

almost every post shows lack of quality, and lack of safety.

Yes I would have chosen orange safety cones before laying a ladder in the drive way to block off traffic.

If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything
At all!

I really thought they were up right .i flipped them maybe to much . That coon had 8 kits . Haven't seen that in a few

I didnt say anything mean , but I grantee you that someone banging their nice car into a ladder would !!

That was directed towards Bud25 In particular but in
General on here people pick out the bad never the good!

Nice use of ladder hooks.

Do you beleave that guy . You can't park in the drive way

The hooks were a must have Dave on that old roof . We would have been like you damage my roof

Your welcome guys for me taking the time to post this . Sorry the wanta bees got on here acting like I'm doing something wrong . It's funny how you can tell by just looking at there truck . I truly do feel sorry for there customers . It's to bad they need to waste money to find a real trapper . There real easy to spot after they open there mouths . Instead of nagging on me call your dad up and ask him why you have no basic skill of a man . Maybe your mom really wanted a daughter . Could make a brake threw why you have no common sence .

i agree X's 2... way to many "professional" guys in here that "you do it my way... or your an idiot". or... "go do a search and figure it out", or just post a lot of "funny" comments. who wants to get railed on posting stuff in here that people wanna pounce on and show you how smart they are. and yet... i still come in here to see what pesky posts...

Guilty as charged! Pesky I have at times critiqued methods that you have shown. I hope that you have taken this critcism as constructive. This an open forum for the open exchange of ideas. If I see something that I can bring to your attention that may help you be safer or more effective I dont feel theres anything wrong in pointing it out, in a constructive manner. I Have been a full time operator for just over a decade now (meaning ADC has been my only source of income). Maybe I'm quallified to critique maybe I'm not. I know there are others on here with loads more experience than myself.I feel most of the frustration I have directed towards your posts is typically your habit of straying WAAYYYY off topic. But I have also been guilty of becoming frustrated when my posts are over annalized and overly critiqued. You are obviuosly very passionate about your work, I wish I still had that type of passion for my job. So keep the posts coming.

Rick I bet you got some great stuff to post to . Wiggler weather your stuff was good or not it would not mader . That part of the state you live in ,I crave on a daily basis . I cant wait to get up there and do some camping and get out on the big water salmon fishing . Trapper4 I can't really remember what you posted but it didn't bother me . I dint have to show the power lines . I could have easly made it look like that dint like electric . I point them out because I think it's a good idea to tie your ladder to the house when I'm working near them . It took longer to do this job . Because I took the time to take pictures . Do you think it is easy to push a coon up along chimney like that then stop him just as the traps about to go . Then get the video cam rolling and finish the coon drive . I worked to after midnight and missed my dinner . I'm a coon wrangler . I do understand that some company's are to chicken to dive into a coon problem . So your answer is to set bait cage traps around your house and hope you catch the right one . This baited cage trapping for coon will not work on my coon . So ether I scam people or find a new line of work or do what I do . I perfur to take the gloves off and get it done . I do not like wright stuff like this I know that . I can spot a fake from a mile away . I can also read poeple very well
For years I hired and fire 60 people ayear . Two things I learned is how to read people and I'm just better off doing it my self . If you have a suggestion on how to make job more easy then please open mouth . If you wish to pretend you know something about coon wrangling then start your Owen thred . Like ladder safety around power lines . Get a coon . A ladder and some power lines and post picture and or video . The bull stuff stops when the tail gate drops . If you wish to have a coon wrangling contest I have the coon . You can face off against my youngest boy he's 13 . My older boy has been working full time when not in school for a differnt company than mine sence he's was 10 . So would not expect you to face off with him . He's a long thin kid with animal bite scares on his body . A true born and raised coon wrangler . My guess anyone one of my daughters could catch and skin a coon faster . Pretend all you want I can see right threw you . That's why it's doesn't bother me when you rag on me . It's kinda like a joke to me . What bothers me is I take the time to post for my friends then fakes get on here . Acting like running me down will some how make you better or something . If you need training on wrangling coon I would be happy to train you hands on

Pesky, I was going to start another post but since the above post is all about raccoon wrangling and kids, this fits right in. My son really made me proud yesterday. We already know that he's taller, smarter, almost as good looking as me but today I got to see him in action. And he was coon wrangling.

We got a job on a second story porch, where the raccoon had her litter right out in the open. ( And this is not the first time this has happened either ) This is one of the hardest jobs to do in one trip. You have to set the ladder up quietly, climb up quietly, and then be prepared to use the landing net almost immediately.


I watched the whole process from the ground and he had to extend his arm and the four foot net all the way but he nailed her. We caged her and the four babies separately and brought them down so the grateful owner could take pictures. ( She actually watched the whole process from the porch window ) We were lucky, I'll admit, but this is the way to get great referrals!

Nice Paul , I would have payed cash money to watch that , does a dad good to see his boy is not a wimp . Gives me a chill smetimes watching them . Some men talk a mean game but real men just don't need to talk . Go days over your way . Give your family something talk about the next time you all get together for dinner to .

I agree with everything good on this thread. The only critique is I do like fiberglass ladders and as far as possible around electric lines. Pesky is not a wordsman but he gets it done, makes it work and charges accordingly. Thank you for sharing Pesky and taking it as well as you do. I'm rooting for you.

Matt,
Pesky or no one on here thinks you were picking on Pesky.

It doesn't mader what kind of ladder you use or what's on it . If you go flying In them wires it's not good . If you look at where there spliced together the squirrel have chewed the insulation off at that spot . When your stepping on or off the ladder is when you have no control over your ladder . This why I tie it off . With the ladder tied off and the feet screwed down there's no Possable way . If people wish to think differnt that fine with me . For me I tie of and takes little time and in the long run will save you time because of your rock solid ladder .

I get 1 to 3 each day sometimes 5 . I just had a dry spell where I went 5 days without a chimney coon call . During this dry spell the attic coon picked up and they were mostly all boar coon . Wierd . But it's a wierd year . I haven't seen any just born kit coon in like two weeks . In a normal year this is the time of the year there dropping there kits . Right now the squirrel jobs dropped off . It runs in streeks . Right now the bat scratching has picked up . It was going strong but then fell off for three weeks . The beaver jobs have started . I don't get but a few but mostly in may after lots of rain . Headed to a job where something is digging holes in a muddy part of the I'm kinda excited . Then got three attic coon jobs 1 is new and two are jobs that the coon won't come out . Already tried the snare pole but just couldn't get to them . I'm thinking of pulling the comstocks and adding conibears

OMG please stop talking about my ladder ,If it's your time to go then it's your time . If your afraid to die then you should be looking at your life style . I'm not afraid to die and kinda looking forward to it . Theres lots of good poeple looking to welcome me in

Okay, here's your chance to holler at me! Was at a job with my aluminum ladder reasonably close to an electrical line going into a private residence. There happened to be an electrician from Wisconsin Electric there too. I ask him what the chances were that electricity would jump to my ladder. His answer; zero to none, and on a family residence, the shock you get will be no worse on the outside than on the inside; or in other words, the shock won't even hurt you but the fall off the ladder can kill you.

Go ahead, all you electricians. Was he wrong?

Could be true Paul . I know I've touch a few cattle fences and that hurt . So if you looking for a genie pig I'm not your huckle berry

Only one way to be sure, test it and post the results:) If we do not here from you then we will have to assume the electrician was wrong.

I too am rooting for Pesky...and everyone else. I do think that posting photos is a beneficial learning tool for all. For each constructive criticism point, one should include a positive remark.

Pointing out the electric/aluminum ladder is a habit. I spent ~14 years in Environmental, Health & Safety prior to full time ADC. The idea that all accidents can be prevented is engraved in my mind. Did you know that over 90% of accidents are caused by an unsafe behavior? Prior to doing any kind of work....wrestling coons...climbing a ladder....you should think about how the job can be done safer.

And yes, fiberglass ladders should be used around electrical. The insulating material does not last very long with exposure to the sun and elements. It might keep us all wrestling coons a little longer.

Very good video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy81YP-q8R4&feature=related