Coon on land or water?
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07/09/24 08:43 AM
07/09/24 08:43 AM
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Huntingdon, PA
NorthernTrapperO
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People say coon are land and others say they are water. Which is the best location to set for them? I caught a few coon by creeks and water but never made a pocket set for em or anything like that
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 09:21 AM
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williamsburg ks
danny clifton
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williamsburg ks
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Every critter needs a drink time to time. I trap on water and away from it.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 09:31 AM
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Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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the Latin name for racoon, Procyon lotor
Lotor translates to "the Washer" they frequently wash if given the opportunity they use creeks and river banks like a highway
they will be found in many places but concentration with a water source around seems to be higher.
muddy coons are a Mess and extra work if your skinning
trails near water , near den locations are ideal for catching dry coon
water sets can be very effective as well and will catch mink a more desirable fur
hiding your catch under water while more work keeps it your catch if it is a busy area.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 09:33 AM
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PA
PAskinner
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Coon are where you find them. They don't stay put, they move with the food sources. Early on, that might be corn fields and trails, later, it might be on the edge of the water. The only way to know is to scout the area.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: k snow]
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07/09/24 10:04 AM
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Huntingdon, PA
NorthernTrapperO
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I find a higher percentage of larger, boar coon the further I get away from water. Around here during the rut there are MASSIVE (25+ Lbs) boar coon during the rut in the most random places
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 10:29 AM
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Very SE Nebraska
Gary Benson
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I look for trails coming from groves of big cottonwood and crossing roads going to corn fields and set 220s. Dead dry coons. I find the trails and mark them with a piece of brick so I can see them in the dark. Set the traps after dark and pick them up before daylight. Nobody exercising their dogs after dark and very little traffic. Can even trap culverts along state highways. Very effective way to harvest coons. And an occasional bobcat. Its hard to get on private land.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 10:33 AM
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east central WI
k snow
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I find a higher percentage of larger, boar coon the further I get away from water. Around here during the rut there are MASSIVE (25+ Lbs) boar coon during the rut in the most random places Yes, during rut the males will cover a LOT of ground. But I am not setting traps in RANDOM places. Set traps on sign. In travel ways. I trap both water and land for coon. I tend to catch more big males on dry land and more females and dinks in water sets.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 10:53 AM
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Pennsylvania
patrapperbuster
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Look for tracks along sandbars on waterways & on woods roads and trails in muddy spots. Check out the base of any large trees along waterways or edges of fields for droppings. Coon love to use these spots as toilets
TILL THAT DAY.....
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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07/09/24 12:02 PM
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Kentucky
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I look for trails coming from groves of big cottonwood and crossing roads going to corn fields and set 220s. Dead dry coons. I find the trails and mark them with a piece of brick so I can see them in the dark. Set the traps after dark and pick them up before daylight. Nobody exercising their dogs after dark and very little traffic. Can even trap culverts along state highways. Very effective way to harvest coons. And an occasional bobcat. Its hard to get on private land. ^^ Yep, dead, dry, fluffy coon in 220's...This is the way.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: ky_coyote_hunter]
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07/09/24 12:12 PM
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Huntingdon, PA
NorthernTrapperO
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I look for trails coming from groves of big cottonwood and crossing roads going to corn fields and set 220s. Dead dry coons. I find the trails and mark them with a piece of brick so I can see them in the dark. Set the traps after dark and pick them up before daylight. Nobody exercising their dogs after dark and very little traffic. Can even trap culverts along state highways. Very effective way to harvest coons. And an occasional bobcat. Its hard to get on private land. ^^ Yep, dead, dry, fluffy coon in 220's...This is the way. If only conibears were legal on land in pa  that would be my go to set using buckets
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: k snow]
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07/09/24 12:27 PM
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NorthernTrapperO
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Body gripping trap is a conibear right? Yes, conibear was a brand name of body grip traps. How does PA define "watercourse"? I believe like a crick
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 12:47 PM
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Ohio
TrapperE
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i trap coon wherever they are, i like trapping trails right beside the rivers but not in them
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 01:17 PM
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Louisville, Nebraska
jabNE
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I land trap 99% of my coon line. A mix of DPs, footholds, and body grips. Most of my line is a coyote and cat focus and around here that will also mean a ton of coon whether you want them or not as target catches. They always pay something and always worth it to me to work them every season. Most of my coyote locations are out a ways from any water. Coon I catch are dry and fluffy, and generally big boars too. When I am targeting coon I look for trails. Trails for coon always connect them to the important things to them. Den/shelter, food, and water. Look for the biggest tree next to a crop field and it should have a trail or two at its base. Culverts are good, old ponds in pastures, old barns, creeks with cover and timber or tall grass. Coon can be found in lots of places. Got to find the sign. Once you find the sign, set them hard and go sharpen your skinning knife. It’s not complicated. I run quite a few dirthole and or blind trail sets with footholds. Nothing larger than a 1.5 coil or #2 long, and keep the chain short with lots of swivels. Been doing this for coon for over 40 years. Never recall a problem holding them if you use a good stout trap with jaw spread no larger than I mentioned above. Swivels are VERY important. If the trap has one one end of chain and another at the trap, add another swivel somewhere mid-chain and that will work. Can never have too many swivels on coon land traps. Careful where you make sets too. Don’t give them much to grab onto (weeds, brush, etc) and that could also bind up the swivels. That’s about the best advice I could come up with for coon, bud. At least that’s what I do for my coon line. Jim
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 01:22 PM
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Missouri
HayDay
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Back before the barn cats all died off, I was feeding 5X more coon than cats, and they had a well worn trail beat down to the barn. One day....on a whim.......I thought it would be fun to get on that trail and follow it back to the source....just to see where it went. Followed it over half a mile. It was mostly dry land, but travel route detoured to pass by every wet spot and body of water there was. Each of those spaced out about 50 to 100 yards apart. Like a connect the dot deal in a kids coloring book. They connected the dots. And same on dry land. If there was a small tree in a fence line or even out in the open, trail went right past it.
Once tick season has passed, OP ought to do the same. Find the trails......follow them. Let them tell you where to set your traps.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 01:48 PM
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TrapperE
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how many days did you trap the spot last season?
PETA is stupid.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: jabNE]
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07/09/24 01:51 PM
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TrapperE
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jabne, you said you make dirtholes for coon and that is what i was wanting to do next season because i like footholds more then dps but anyway, how do you bait your dirtholes for coons?
PETA is stupid.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: TrapperE]
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07/09/24 01:52 PM
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Huntingdon, PA
NorthernTrapperO
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jabne, you said you make dirtholes for coon and that is what i was wanting to do next season because i like footholds more then dps but anyway, how do you bait your dirtholes for coons? I use fish or sardines wich is a fish. And I'm using a 1.5 or 1.75 because a possible fox might come along
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/09/24 01:53 PM
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TrapperE
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i was bouta say if you trapped for awhile it would be hard to believe ya
PETA is stupid.
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Re: Coon on land or water?
[Re: Calvin]
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07/09/24 06:21 PM
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Iowa
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Around here (Generally speaking) Coon start out more on land and in the fields where grain and mast crops are common. As those things become more scarce, picked over and tilled under, they gravitate "More" to waterways hunting creeks and rivers.
It's all about the available food in each specific area. This has been my experience too.
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