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Baby Coons #6639206 10/14/19 02:38 AM 10/14/19 02:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 282 New York Short Track OP trapper
Short Track OP trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 282 New York	Started doing some scouting. Trail cams. I'm seeing a family of 5 baby coons. Definitely 1st winter for them. Any way to keep them out of my sets ? Just a weekend trapper...

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6639224 10/14/19 05:57 AM 10/14/19 05:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas Pawnee trapper
Pawnee trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas	Only way I know is don’t trap if you’re worried about it. You can always just let them go. I do it all the time with the smaller ones. Everything the left touches it destroys

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6639324 10/14/19 08:40 AM 10/14/19 08:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,624 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,624 Rodney,Ohio	On the water line you can find spots with 6" of water over the trap to keep the late litters out. On land, snares and heavy tension on footholds. http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6640128 10/15/19 08:17 AM 10/15/19 08:17 AM
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 54 PA P Pad Catch trapper
Pad Catch trapper P Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 54 PA	No sure fire way to keep them out, but they can easily be released. With our waning turkey population on our tract of land, its tough for me to even let the little ones go. Its rare that a coon or opossum gets a free pass from me. Living the Dream, One Fur at a Time.

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6644278 10/20/19 04:39 PM 10/20/19 04:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,948 Iowa. I imissed trapper
imissed trapper I Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,948 Iowa.	Those tiny coon turn into tasmanian devils! Beware! WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TRAP!

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6644281 10/20/19 04:46 PM 10/20/19 04:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 674 Arkansas B bobcat_trapper trapper
bobcat_trapper trapper B Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 674 Arkansas	The land I trap the farmers want all done. I am afraid to let one go. If I was and got caught. That's a bunch of land I would never get to trap anymore.

Re: Baby Coons [Re: Short Track] #6644289 10/20/19 05:00 PM 10/20/19 05:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 278 Eastern PA H Hawks trapper
Hawks trapper H Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 278 Eastern PA	Just put some good coyote gland lure near your sets. Keeps the little ones out. Do something worthwhile, take a kid trapping

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