Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308709
07/18/21 05:31 PM
07/18/21 05:31 PM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 12,321 South Ga - Almost Florida
Swamp Wolf
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Posts: 12,321
South Ga - Almost Florida
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It seems that the coon market is not affected much by how many are put into the pipeline. Looks like they're gonna be cheap even with very low harvest. Just not much demand for them and many other articles.
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: AJE]
#7308712
07/18/21 05:33 PM
07/18/21 05:33 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA
LLtrapper
"The Coon Combine"
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"The Coon Combine"
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Posts: 3,635
Pottawatamie co. IA
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All these overpopulated coon will probably hurt the grouse & turkey population. In my area and many others as soon as the number surpasses the holding capacity distemper moves in and knocks them back down to near nothing. Trapping is the next best thing to keep populations healthy. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308744
07/18/21 06:30 PM
07/18/21 06:30 PM
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Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 4,766 Beatrice, NE
loosegoose
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I home tanned mine last year and sold em all for $20 each. I paid about $80 for chemicals and equipment, and sold 30-something tanned coons. I'll probably do the same thing this year, and try to .make a better product that I can sell for more.
Also, I just love trapping coons, so I'll do it even if I have to keep the tanned furs and make things out of them.
Last edited by loosegoose; 07/18/21 06:31 PM.
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308751
07/18/21 06:46 PM
07/18/21 06:46 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 29,871 williamsburg ks
danny clifton
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In my area and many others as soon as the number surpasses the holding capacity distemper moves in and knocks them back down to near nothing. Trapping is the next best thing to keep populations healthy. LLL X2 houndsmen used to kill a few all year round . were not supposed to but they did. So many deer leases now and everyone afraid those dogs will make the antlers leave, cameras everywhere, they are insisting on tickets for trespass. not many houndsmen left. turn loose where you have permission but inevitably your dog will be someplace treed its not supposed to be. not many trappers either. we dont have the trespass problem but how much money are you willing to spend to trap? a few sets just for fun wont help much. need to kill thousands and it isnt going to happen.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308809
07/18/21 08:14 PM
07/18/21 08:14 PM
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Posts: 8,346 Firth, Nebraska
jabNE
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Going to hit them hard here, haven't been trapped much in a few seasons on some of our farms. Made 2.5 gallons of DP baits this weekend and have a whole bunch of DPs, 1.75s, 1.5s, and 160s with stands ready to go. Jim
Last edited by jabNE; 07/18/21 08:28 PM.
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308816
07/18/21 08:27 PM
07/18/21 08:27 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 6,340 se South Dakota
NonPCfed
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I told her the remedy and she said she didn't want to hurt the poor little coons, to which I replied "then you need to buy more chickens" and walked off, lol. And keep buying chickens...
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: Pike River]
#7308831
07/18/21 08:43 PM
07/18/21 08:43 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 29,871 williamsburg ks
danny clifton
"Grumpy Old Man"
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"Grumpy Old Man"
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williamsburg ks
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bblwi, how hard and how much are you going to spend coon trapping?
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: The Beav]
#7308889
07/18/21 09:50 PM
07/18/21 09:50 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,849 Frazee, MN
backroadsarcher
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I won't target coon but will skin any incidentals. X2 here. I start later in the season than most do in my area so if I get incidentals they usually run more to the larger size.
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Re: Coon Trappers
[Re: AJE]
#7308891
07/18/21 09:52 PM
07/18/21 09:52 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 759 U.P. Michigan
Spade
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Caught 1 coon in the last 9 years. Yes, it is amazing how many of us are trying to keep coons out of sets, and yet the price is still pathetic. My theory is that if coon prices rise, it will be easy for folks to increase their coon catches thereby driving the price right back down. We have mostly pine trees in this area, so very little coon, most of the time you couldn't buy a coon track along a creek or swamp. I'd be pretty happy to catch some big UP coon.
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A great husband, a good trapper, and a great steward of the land.
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