What's this I hear about glow in the dark dog proofs? Fill us in on what it is and how get it. This sounds interesting.

Clint Locklear markets some glow in the dark lures. Don't know about traps though.

There's glow in the dark paint but that would last about half a second with coons. Maybe a plastic with glow embedded, something like the old egg trap.

I actually make glow in the dark DP,s I use them on strictly private land where theft isn’t an issue cause they stick out like a sore thumb. They charge by sunlight and last about 12 hours at night. I’ve found that the visual gets a coons attention way sooner than using a bait or lure. Here’s a link to show you what I mean. Middle Creek Trap

How well does the powder coat hold up?

It holds up really well, if it gets banged off of rocks and such it’ll scratch but it doesn’t flake off like paint. My water sets that are close to rocks will get a gouge in the steel but not significant enough for me to stop using that method, dry land sets are more gentle where I’m at cause the hardest thing around them is wood and those DP’s have been 4 years since I’ve had to touch them up. Even the gouged ones I just hit with a liquid clear coat to seal them back up and they are good to go.

Johnny SneakUm approves of these traps.

Lol, like I said, don’t use where theft is an issue.

that ought to be the cats meow on private property. heck of a brilliant idea.

If we had 20 to 30 dollar coons they’d be great but as it is I’ve got got about three dozen too many dp’s.

If coon go to thirty dollars, he'll never be able to keep up with the demand lol.

I wonder how long they glow for after the sun goes down?

Why do you wonder?

I taped glow sticks on dog proofs probably 10 years ago when everyone had a few out. I had better results with a big white marshmallow ontop.

You can buy some paint here to try it.
Sounds like it could work , but still think scent is better.



https://www.lowes.com/pl/Glow-in-the-dark--Paint/4294729418?refinement=4294401896

Only downside to paint is it comes off pretty easy.

The best thing for a rusted DP is to catch a coon, lol. I have an Bridger that looks like shiny metal. It’s in a hot location, catching about one every other day in it.

With that said I might try something like a glow in the dark DP. If nothing else it would scare some of the females on the way to their deer stands!

Trappers will buy any gimmick.

Gimmick.

I can see where they would work well, but at almost $20 a trap, you can't afford to lose very many.

Glow in the dark golf balls would be a cheaper option if you're wanting to experiment