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Southern summer coon bait #7619338
07/04/22 06:47 PM
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Amite county Mississippi
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Looking for something better then just cat food or fruit loops for doing control work during our summer. Tuna sardines and all that spoil within a few hours out here in the 100 degree heat. Cat food and the like gets carried away by fire ants ruined completely by some rain. Also figured out if it's something that don't wanna eat they're not gonna keep working it. They can really give two craps about deer corn or similar from what I'm seeing. Especially if there trash cans around. Thinking about getting some commercial made stuff. Any recommendations?

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619341
07/04/22 06:52 PM
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Wolfdog, In cages normal store bought eggs work.
In DP’s, despite the ants and mush from rain, cat food mixed with grape Koolaide (yeah the sweet stuff) has just been to good to try anything else.
But, I will follow along to see if anyone mentions anything we haven’t tried.

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619343
07/04/22 06:53 PM
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I’ve always heard “what’s in season” right now I believe it would be berrys. So something berry. Ima long way from a good trapper too lol

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619348
07/04/22 06:58 PM
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A trick that has work for me is a feather hung from fishing line in the cage. A bright colored one with lots of fluff like you might find in a feather duster. A few drops of hawbakers coon lure, heavy anise, or cherry oil has aroma without the ants.


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619349
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Marshmallows and maybe some grape jelly.


I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: G Hose] #7619350
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Originally Posted by G Hose
I’ve always heard “what’s in season” right now I believe it would be berrys. So something berry. Ima long way from a good trapper too lol


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Catch22] #7619355
07/04/22 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Catch22
Marshmallows and maybe some grape jelly.

Marshmallows and the grape jelly end up melting in this heat. And ants will cover the entire trap.

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619382
07/04/22 08:29 PM
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I’m having good luck with marshmallows and Steck’s high water rat and coon bait.
Jim


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wanna Be] #7619385
07/04/22 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Originally Posted by Catch22
Marshmallows and maybe some grape jelly.

Marshmallows and the grape jelly end up melting in this heat. And ants will cover the entire trap.

Yep that's been my experience 80 and below it's ok if I toss em in at night fall but if it gets over 90 they melt down completely and get covered with ants

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: warrior] #7619392
07/04/22 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by warrior
A trick that has work for me is a feather hung from fishing line in the cage. A bright colored one with lots of fluff like you might find in a feather duster. A few drops of hawbakers coon lure, heavy anise, or cherry oil has aroma without the ants.

I actually do do the feather thing more of the then not. I'll have to get some cherry or anise oil though

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619398
07/04/22 08:46 PM
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But I do like trailing them in with a handful of dry catfood and ants are a PIA.

Have you tried that odorless ant poison some on here have mentioned?


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619410
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May be a crazy idea but hold my beer lol. What about putting marshmallow fragrance oil on cotton balls?


I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: warrior] #7619428
07/04/22 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by warrior
But I do like trailing them in with a handful of dry catfood and ants are a PIA.

Have you tried that odorless ant poison some on here have mentioned?

Believe it or not, but the owner has sprayed for ants at the place I’m on now. He’s dead serious about quail and turkeys.

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619454
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If they're raiding my sweet corn, I bed some 1-3/4 coil springs with aluminum foil wrapped around the pan. Shines in moonlight, doesn't attract ants, dogs or cats. Very effective in this MS heat


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: GRP] #7619457
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Originally Posted by GRP
If they're raiding my sweet corn, I bed some 1-3/4 coil springs with aluminum foil wrapped around the pan. Shines in moonlight, doesn't attract ants, dogs or cats. Very effective in this MS heat

Always heard of it, but don’t understand it. So they want to stand on something shiny? Or do they try and pick the set up and get caught?

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619492
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They are curious about the shiny thing and get caught when they try to pick it up.


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Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: GRP] #7619504
07/04/22 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GRP
If they're raiding my sweet corn, I bed some 1-3/4 coil springs with aluminum foil wrapped around the pan. Shines in moonlight, doesn't attract ants, dogs or cats. Very effective in this MS heat


Any type of foot hold is out of the question with alot of the stuff I've been up to. Critter held by it's foot doing a burn out is just a plain no no

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619505
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Didn’t realized they pressed down on something to pick something up. May try it just for the fun of it.

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619522
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I have had fair luck with a mixture of dry catfood and floating catfish food, with some clam juice squirted around the trap.

Re: Southern summer coon bait [Re: Wolfdog91] #7619554
07/05/22 12:43 AM
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Cotton ball with vanilla extract in the bottom of a dp.

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