Ok guys. I never had to use a catch pole before so would like some input. Which is harder to handle with a catch pole. A 30lb coyote or a 20lb boar coon. Not asking about docile animals either. Ones that are fighting to get away or get at you.

Trapping was easy to handle I just shot them!

More questions to come. Thx

I can't speak for others...but for me , anything feline...them friggin cats are completely nuts!

i cant say for sure which is harder as i havent noosed any coyotes. but one thing to remember is, generally speaking, coons dont have much of a neck. so if you noose em, the combination of no neck and human like hands can be tricky. its not always possible but if u can get one or 2 front feet in your loop youre better off so they wont slip the noose

20 lb boar coon is tougher. Coyote I've noosed before went docile. Now a bobcat is nothing but a somersaulting set of claws!

Thx. Guys. I will remember the coon leg thing. I had a 20lb boar Ina leg hold this fall that wanted to eat me for lunch

The worst thing I ever noosed was a grandkid. They fight and scream and will even tell gramma on you.

Catch pole is just the tool, your comfort with it and the demeanor of the animal will have a great impact on your outcome.

Like folks said raccoon and bobcat have more ability due to paws and claws to make using the pole trickier until you learn.

A raccoon can use those dexterous hands and essentially grab the noose and start walking up the pole or pulling it toward them.

A coyote in my experience is the easiest animal to handle, though again what is the scenario how did you approach it, how did you catch it, how long has it been there? Are there others who beat you to the scene that have it amped up?

When we radio collared coyotes we always used a catch pole it at the time was a home made pvc with coated cable and it worked great and none of them reacted by anything more than a mouth gape to try to bite the cable or get it away from their head.

I've noosed them without a foothold as well and worked largely the same but you should build your experience carefully and take your time and try to keep the situation (if we are talking animal in a restraint trap of some kind) calm.

I'd frankly give you the same advice if they are free range but cornered. Think through before you engage, doesn't guarantee things won't go sideways just thinking before doing is always a smart option.

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On a side note be careful if you are using a noose pole on a bobcat, was taught this by many people on here and elsewhere many moons ago. What starts as a restraint can become a euthanasia very quickly with them.

Again, take your time and remember the pole is just a tool. You are the operator.

Justin

Worst for me was a 50+ pound pit doing Mach 1 as it hit the noose at the end of my fully extended pole.

Same thing happened to me but there was a cop standing by to tazer the beast (four times.) No-neck creatures can be tricky.

If you are gonna noose an animal inside a home don't forget to tell the owners that there will most likely be a bit of a mess to clean up afterwards, especially if they have light colored carpets.
If you ever get the opportunity to be in the right spot at the right time, for example...when 2 police officers, not animal control, show up to remove a woodchuck from a liquor store. Let them borrow your noose pole. You would be amazed at how many wine bottle can break in just 30 seconds.

I will absolutely keep that in the back of my mind. I'm still laughing just thinking about it, and to top it off, I did get a

"woodchuck in a liquor store" call a couple years back. ( But I never broke a bottle )