Coons on Drags
#7217901
03/16/21 06:57 PM
03/16/21 06:57 PM
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 408 Missouri
Coonduster
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Been watching Clint Locklear videos and noticed them using drags with dog proofs. Anybody else do this? Tips or Tricks? I really like the idea of the speed of them and not needing to carry a driver or stakes, downside is weight obviously.
Killed- Coyote-1 Squirrels-24
Trapped- Coon-37 Muskrats-1 Beaver-1 Otter-2
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Re: Coons on Drags
[Re: Coonduster]
#7217993
03/16/21 08:09 PM
03/16/21 08:09 PM
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Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,775 Amite county Mississippi
Wolfdog91
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O boy you mentioned two things that are gonna make folks loose their minds.... Any how I do I like it. How ever 1. Use a good drag. Not a grapple, now some bent up piece if rebar, not a stick a good ,sharp drag that's gonna hook him up within a few feet. And I'm talking about in dirt not a thicket or shrub or something, if it can't do that your gonna have coon up in trees. That drag has to be digging and plowing every time it's moved or flipped. 2. Use a good bit of chain,at the minimum 5' 8' is much better. Honestly one that drag digs in here gonna circle and get that chain wrapped in more stuff and not go far but you still want that drag catching and digging EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 3. if theirs a possibility of stolen traps just pain don't 4. Carry some tbars if the ground or conditions look too iffy stab it though the deflection bar to keep him pinned.
It's a good system but not universal imo and you CANNOT half butt it. Not all drags are made the same not all work the same . That being said if you have alot of trees the cable loop method works basically as fast
With all the being said it's a system optimized for working out of a vehicle. Trying to walk a like carrying a bunch of good drags is just a bit ....no
Last edited by Wolfdog91; 03/16/21 09:02 PM.
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Re: Coons on Drags
[Re: Coonduster]
#7218012
03/16/21 08:21 PM
03/16/21 08:21 PM
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Posts: 7,216 W NY
Turtledale
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The weight is to big of an issue for me and how cumbersome drags are. A driver and a few dozen or more Earth anchors are the same weight as one drag.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Coons on Drags
[Re: Coonduster]
#7218208
03/16/21 10:40 PM
03/16/21 10:40 PM
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Yukon John
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On dps I put a cabled earth anchor, with a quick link at the ready...if I can't clip to a tree, I drive the anchor. They go nowhere.
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Re: Coons on Drags
[Re: Coonduster]
#7218449
03/17/21 07:38 AM
03/17/21 07:38 AM
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Hern
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Anybody else do this? Tips or Tricks? I really like the idea of the speed of drags Tips- -Put a swivel at drag/chain end -Tie flagging on drag, with long tag end -Wrap chain around trap. Then place drag shaft thru (under) jaws. Carry/hold eye of drag to keep chain in place, you will have a compact bundle to carry or pack away. Drag flagging- Wrapping, carrying, storing trap w/drag- Mink trap (example), chain wrapped crisscross, then drag under jaws Handle/carry by eye of drag, nice, compact bundle- When ready to set, push drag from jaws, hold drag, trap unwraps itself P.S. pictured is Mink drag, not Coon drags. Use 2lb. or 3lb. drag for Coon, & 5'-6' chain.
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Re: Coons on Drags
[Re: Coonduster]
#7218651
03/17/21 11:30 AM
03/17/21 11:30 AM
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Most (not all) responses have been from states which have smaller coon. I don’t think I caught one smaller than 17 pounds with the majority over 23. Bigger coon = more pulling power. For my money, it’s a 2-ft rebar, earth anchor or cabling to a tree.
Never too old to learn
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Re: Coons on Drags
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#7218723
03/17/21 01:06 PM
03/17/21 01:06 PM
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Wanna Be
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My son had his rotors replaced on his truck so I decided why not. I have them wired to DP’s with each rotor in the water and the DP’s on the edge of a pond and creek. Waiting for a catch now to see if it works or doesn’t. I would think lying flat in the pond and creek that they would have a seriously hard time getting anywhere except deeper in the creek or pond and they won’t swim forever with a DP on their paw. I will let y’all know how it works out.going[align:right][/align]
Last edited by Wanna Be; 03/17/21 01:07 PM.
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Re: Coons on Drags
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#7218918
03/17/21 05:11 PM
03/17/21 05:11 PM
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Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan
bhugo
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I cable to a log, tree or a stake. I like to use decent size logs if one is a available at a set and there is nothing else to cable to. We have very large coon in Michigan but they can’t make it far if you pick a nice clog. Fast to make sets not pounding stakes. I never used a steel drag for anything except coyote. I like clogs better for them as well.
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Re: Coons on Drags
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#7219075
03/17/21 07:14 PM
03/17/21 07:14 PM
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Posts: 8,312 Firth, Nebraska
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I quit using drags for coon many years ago. Got tired of climbing trees, or having them hang up out in open, or if it rained heavy going for a swim. Stake or drown them and they are right where you expect them every check. No time to hunt in dark for big coon searching all over the county on a drag around here. Make sets where they are hidden after a catch and save some effort. Jim
Last edited by jabNE; 03/17/21 07:15 PM.
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Re: Coons on Drags
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#7219679
03/18/21 11:02 AM
03/18/21 11:02 AM
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thedude055
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I run two types of drags for coon on dogproofs. each depends on the surrounding structure. If in scrub brush I use pcs outdoors swivel drags. They are super cheap and when prehooked do not go anywhere. I can set dozens of traps in minutes and they do not move. If in open ground or trees i use brake rotors. They are usually free from auto repair shops and they work great. I use them for drowners and drags for a lot of different animals.
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