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Riddle me this coon question #7353049
09/11/21 11:20 AM
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So I've got a coon job going now with 11 coons caught, 3 kittens 1 sow the rest boars. Plus 3 opposums.

This in a market where I might get a call for one or two coons a year and that is typically a sow with kittens in an attic.

This one is coons flipping sod. In a high end residential area of Atlanta, Buckhead specifically. First in 15 years for flipping sod for me.

The area is wooded with houses packed cheek to jowl on half acre lots.

I suspect local feeders and prior experience with cages as I had initial reluctance to enter cages.

Other than possible feeders what's is the draw to this particular location?


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Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353051
09/11/21 11:28 AM
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What's under the sod they are going after? Other than that good habitat/getting pushed out of theirs by developers and/or a good food source I have nothing.

Well maybe they were caught before and released in that area is another possibility.

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353055
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sometimes you'll see where skunks were digging in yards to get grub worms. Maybe grubs?

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353063
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I did a job at a golf course where they were flipping sod. They are after the grubs.

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353078
09/11/21 12:11 PM
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Its definitely grubs and the homeowner keeps the area saturated.

I can usually figure out if it a one time deal don't worry about it or if the client can expect to have a regular problem.

Its beginning to look like a regular problem. I'd like to nip that in the bud.


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Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: Dstone1992] #7353083
09/11/21 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Dstone1992
I did a job at a golf course where they were flipping sod. They are after the grubs.


I've seen this at golf courses as well. Usually raccoons and skunks doing it but I've seen badgers do it too. Grubs is usually the reason but many don't realize cicadas is a food source for these diggers as well.

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353097
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Simply apply grub control to eliminate the grubs should solve the digging. And the digging was the reason for the call right.

Repeat business can also be profitable though.

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353100
09/11/21 12:57 PM
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Food source change. I don't see much raccoon grubbing here aa they have other food sources this time of year.

Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: Providence Farm] #7353101
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Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Simply apply grub control to eliminate the grubs should solve the digging. And the digging was the reason for the call right.

Repeat business can also be profitable though.

^^^^^

This.



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Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353103
09/11/21 01:01 PM
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Worms and crawlers are a big draw also interesting about the Boars trapped 11 at my farm more boars then females and kits they must wander more


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Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353104
09/11/21 01:02 PM
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I never see grubbing here. To much other food. Also I'm not licensed for pest control.


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Re: Riddle me this coon question [Re: warrior] #7353119
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New world order Warrior there soybean fields around here where there's acres of dirt from grub infestations if you dig where there is dying plants dozens of grubs show up always had june bugs nothing like this


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