Seeking advice for problem coons
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09/23/23 09:03 PM
09/23/23 09:03 PM
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Posts: 16 Washington
Rooster705
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Ok guys, I need some help. I have a customer who has raccoons that like to use the 10’-12’ area between her privacy fence and bedroom window of her house in town as a latrine. I initially saw 4 on my game camera and caught 3 fairly quickly only to see 4 on camera as a group a few nights later. This crew has laughed at my traps and whatever I have used for bait/trailing scent/trailing bait. I am using box traps and have tried commercial baits (peaches and cream, corn dog, mellow yellow) tuna, sardines, wet cat food, dry cat food, fruit (apples and cherries due to nearby orchard and tomatoes as they were eating hers) marshmallows with and without scent, vanilla cream pies, vanilla wafers, and chicken bones that I can think of off the top of my head right now. I’ve tried covered and uncovered traps. The traps are all solid and don’t move. One is a comstock with the wire trigger. I’ve caught quite a few coons this year alone with any one of the above baits without a real issue. What am I missing here guys? I’ll try to post some pictures as well. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/09/full-56591-189918-img_7957.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/09/full-56591-189919-img_7956.jpeg)
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Re: Seeking advice for problem coons
[Re: Rooster705]
#7957410
09/24/23 02:17 PM
09/24/23 02:17 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 21,950 St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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Washington State, DP's likely not legal, You didn't mention the classic go to bait, PEANUT BUTTER or sardines. A small bait can buried under the trap's trigger will make them work it, don't forget to stake the trap down to prevent rolling. Take 'em waaaay far to a remote area to release, so they don't come back
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Re: Seeking advice for problem coons
[Re: EatenByLimestone]
#7957977
09/25/23 10:59 AM
09/25/23 10:59 AM
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Posts: 241 Tennessee
TNADC
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Double doors make life easy.
For raccoons I’d recommend 30 or 36” long Comstock’s. +1 on this. Put blocking obstacles across the top of the trap and make them go through it. Put leaves, etc on the floor of the trap.
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Re: Seeking advice for problem coons
[Re: Rooster705]
#7958703
09/26/23 11:28 AM
09/26/23 11:28 AM
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Trapper_Dusty
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If you apply for the foot trap license, I'm assuming they will permit the DP's. I have had nightmare's with coon that refused cage traps. The DP's were money for me in those cases.
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Re: Seeking advice for problem coons
[Re: Rooster705]
#7959624
09/27/23 06:27 PM
09/27/23 06:27 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,315 NWWA/AZ
Vinke
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This is easy Why are they there? Set accordingly
A Chicken in Black.......
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