Of course he messed up my nice fox set and didn’t touch my DP! Boy I got my exercise this morning carrying him out!

Looks like some good color on that one. Good catch.

That coon ain’t got no yeller on it!!!

Congratulations

Lol is yeller good or bad??

Pretty one!

That looks like a prime one. Get the knife out.

Yellow not good, that one is a dandy.

Congrats,!

Yes it is!!!

Pretty Coon.

very pretty coon,congrats!

Nice

Awesome, best fox sets always connect with something. Just not always what we want. Possums love mine

It's a nice one for sure some call those blue coon because theres no yellow on them, used to be worth more than the rest, at least here

That’s cool!

I hope the set produces again. I took a bunch of leaves-
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Never thought blood mattered at a set caught plenty of canines and coons in the same sets . Catch circles are great attractants to all predators

Heck yeah nice looking coon

Good job! That is a beaut!

most of them will not look that good color wise.Nice catch!

Great coon, around here it's hard to get one without yellow on the back of his neck unless it's about all black.

Has nice crisp colors to it.I would tan that one.

Way to go elsmasho
That looks like a nicely furred clear coon.

I feel like I’ve never got a yellow’d raccoon….I think maybe it’s cause we don’t have real cold winters anymore around here. Not enough to put them in a torpor. By this weekend it’ll be in the mid 50’s. Wet and sloppy. What I wouldn’t give for a big fat snow

Wow! The color, looks almost photoshopped! Very nice!

My first catch of the season.

Guss, very pretty cat! Looks big.

Nope Au Naturèl

Nice hijack, lol.

Nice color I never liked the yellow always have preferred the blue coon, I was told the reason for the increased popularity of yellow coon was the fur could be blended into other fur easier, maybe someone who’s in the fur market will confirm or deny this.

Yeah that was a porker

I'd get yhat one Tanned

Beautiful

Here, our Coon don't seem to get " yellowed up " till mid,later winter.
Nice catch. Love your enthusiasm!

Everyone says to leave coon overnight and let them “firm up”. I’ve seen that to be true with the fat. Strange how that works. So the big old cow is still in the bed of my truck and I’ll tackle it after work tomorrow…

Sometimes I can’t believe that I’m doing it. And it is very small scale. But I’m still excited. I wish my Pap was here to see me! We were best pals! I was always in the garage with him; cracking walnuts in a vise. Cooking hot dogs on foil on top the pot bellied stove. He trapped as a young man but by the time I showed interest he was long gone.

Me and Pap!!!! Gosh it’s been so long!!!

Way to go. Now catch the fox.

As for skinning I always did them fresh. Of course having a meat market they needed to be processed promptly.
Going to set some coon traps for the grandkids to check this weekend. I'll post a picture of a yellow coon. lol

Sounds interesting!!!! Hope the kids have fun!!!!

Atta boy, Jordy. You stay here and keep warm while mama goes out and checks your traps

Yeller coon……

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Oh I see!!! Big difference! Still very pretty. Toe catch there, huh!? Hims looks mad at you!

lol

Nice one

My first catch this year was either a coyote or a coon, not sure which got caught first but got them on the same day.

Hope you catch a bunch.

Looks like a nice coon I always found that almost any catch in a fox set made it more attractive to other critters in the area Good Luck

Thank you, nothin today!

Put the in the freezer for about 45 min. to firm up

i prefer to peel them when warm,or at least subtle then put the pelt in the fridge or freezer to firm up for fleshing.

Yes firm up for fleshing is better, comes off like orange peel

Remember that “dreamy” tail? What a great job Moyle does. Came back clean and soft! And I can see the difference now that you guys were talking about “blue coon” compared with my other pelts. He ain’t yeller!!

Nice! Professionally tanned pelts are great!

Nice coon and yes Moyles does a great job imo
Are you keeping it for a wall hanger or do you have other plans for it?

Just a wall hanger! I would bunch it in with my others, I have five in a corner strung up with a zip tie. (I love the look of a BUNCH of fur). But I think this one deserves to be set apart. For now I’m having a hard time putting it down. Luxuriously soft!

I'll prolly dream about that tail tonight, again! Lol

Now, don’t be jealous!

In all seriousness , I gripe about catching raccoon in my fox sets but they really are unique and beautiful animals. I have a love/hate relationship with the little bandits! They sure are tough

Elsmasho82
That a pretty coon for sure. On my line I have noticed that the coon have small pool of genetics. I had one farm where I would catch one or two black raccoons every fall. On another farm they would be some almost red.
So if you set regularly in that location. Is a good chance you may catch more in that color pattern.

Mac

"Never Forget Which Way Is Up!"

Thanks Mac! One year I caught one with a sorta piebald face. I’d love a cinnamon one!

Congratulations

Geez that turned out great! I have used some old undersized boards and slid them inside the pelt to hang them on the wall for display. It spreads the back out where you can see and appreciate it more.

Oh good idea!!!

Very nice looking coon for sure congratulations.

blood at the set is not usually a problem. blood on the trap is like another bait, and can cause digging for the trap. very pretty coon!

That sure looks nice.

That's a very bright pretty coon. Nice job!

looks great who tanned it ?

Moyle . This year I’m gonna try to do one myself. But it’ll never turn out this nice!

Great photo of You n' your Dad ^^^

That’s grandpap!! Thanks!