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Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: Wanna Be] #6536068 05/11/19 10:12 PM 05/11/19 10:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois # #11 OP trapper
#11 OP trapper # Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois	Originally Posted by Wanna Be I just want to know what y’all feed the coons to keep the population so high? I took 19 coons last year and only 3 this year off the same property. None on cameras either. And you’ve been trapping the same property for 45 years and they still have problems with them. I can’t even find a track. Corn and beans as far as the eye can see with a few creeks, farm ponds and the river mixed in. I heard of a guy a few miles away that caught 44, and disposed of them, with two live traps on his deck in one summer. Last edited by #11; 05/11/19 10:27 PM.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6536079 05/11/19 10:28 PM 05/11/19 10:28 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,922 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,922 SW Georgia	That’s $440-660 down here, $10-15 per small critter. We have agriculture but no where near the numbers like that.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: Wanna Be] #6536086 05/11/19 10:40 PM 05/11/19 10:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois # #11 OP trapper
#11 OP trapper # Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois	Originally Posted by Wanna Be That’s $440-660 down here, $10-15 per small critter. We have agriculture but no where near the numbers like that. That was the homeowner that caught 44 on a temporary nuisance permit. I don't try to catch them all unless there is a real problem. Some years I may have permission to trap on 60 or more farms but can't get to every one each season. Plus with the coons filling in where you make a vacancy, they do alright. There are very few coon hunters left and probably less than a dozen trappers in any county around me.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6536201 05/12/19 08:22 AM 05/12/19 08:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,851 Pa W Wright Brothers trapper
Wright Brothers trapper W Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,851 Pa	Your old fox traps with chew guards.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6585872 08/01/19 04:11 PM 08/01/19 04:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 382 Northern Illinois MuddyMike trapper
MuddyMike trapper Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 382 Northern Illinois	#11 just wondering what part of western Illinois your at? when you say the river I assume the big muddy miss? there sure are a heck of a lot of coon along that entire stretch of river. I actually am planning a trip of to savanna area this fall with my sons to trap for 4 days on the edge of the river outta a boat. should be good time. im in Stephenson county and ogle county and a little in Winnebago county.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6585888 08/01/19 04:36 PM 08/01/19 04:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,497 PA P PAskinner trapper
PAskinner trapper P Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,497 PA	I've caught a lot of coon in offsets (mine are BMI Wolfers) but you will lose one now and then. I think the 450 with regular jaws would be ideal. A perfect coon trap is usually not a perfect all around land trap. For strictly coon, a 1.5 double jaw is better, IMO. I agree that dps are not always the best option. I've set many on trails and had a blind foothold out perform them. Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: MuddyMike] #6585913 08/01/19 05:13 PM 08/01/19 05:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois # #11 OP trapper
#11 OP trapper # Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois	Originally Posted by MuddyMike #11 just wondering what part of western Illinois your at? when you say the river I assume the big muddy miss? there sure are a heck of a lot of coon along that entire stretch of river. I actually am planning a trip of to savanna area this fall with my sons to trap for 4 days on the edge of the river outta a boat. should be good time. im in Stephenson county and ogle county and a little in Winnebago county. I trap the Illinois River along the Beardstown and Meredosia pools. That Savanna area will be nice. They have a really nice coon up there. I have always wanted to find an area to trap north of I-80 for the first 10 days of season.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6585945 08/01/19 06:20 PM 08/01/19 06:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois Larry Baer trapper
Larry Baer trapper Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois	You've got good coon around Beardstown too. Illinois has some good fur. Most of the coon I get on land come out of body traps or DP's. I get a few in coyote sets. i have trapped hancock, schuyler, and mcdonough counties. good fur there too. Used #11 and #1 Blake and Lambs for dryland coon when I first started. I caught a few coyotes and foxes in those. They are a tough trap. Last edited by Larry Baer; 08/01/19 06:23 PM. Just passin through

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6586000 08/01/19 07:47 PM 08/01/19 07:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,377 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,377 Iowa	Smooth rounded jaws are not good for coons. Once they chew, you got 2 smooth slick bones to hang onto. Without a sharp edge to bite into them they are likely to pull them free.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: Larry Baer] #6586004 08/01/19 07:51 PM 08/01/19 07:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois # #11 OP trapper
#11 OP trapper # Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois	Originally Posted by Larry Baer You've got good coon around Beardstown too. Yes we do. I also find the farther I get away from the river the better fur and better color I have. It always appeared to me at fur sales that I-70 was kind of the breaking line in fur. Then again about Galesburg -Peoria-Bloomington. My good friend at Roseville has some very nice coon.

Re: MB 450 for DRYLAND coon [Re: #11] #6586495 08/02/19 04:05 PM 08/02/19 04:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois Larry Baer trapper
Larry Baer trapper Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois	There are pockets of good and bad ones all over. On the flat ground we get coons that live in filed tiles and they rub their fur early. Just passin through

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