I had read somewhere, I can’t remember where, that if a coon was caught on a drowner ,,, other raccoon in the vicinity when a particular raccoon went down,, will steer clear of the area…
I don’t know if this is true or not,,, anyone else ever heard of this? It’s been a very long time ago when I read it.
Ive never personally seen any evidence that supported this.

What is your thoughts on this?

I've had doubles within 10 feet of each other

And doubles the next day.

baloney

The only time I've seen Raccoons shy from others being cought was in very low populations.
In alot of the desert that I trap, it's rare to catch doubles or even more than one at the same set.
I experienced this in AZ back in the 80s as well.
I have very little experience with downers.
When the population is high they become very competitive.
In Iowa I cought 13 coon in the same trap in consecutive nights, twice.
Both times were at the mouth of a culvert.

I've not seen that

Used to get several in a row using the fish stake sets

Sounds like something someone wrote to keep competitors from gang setting

Never seen a coon shy away from anything that involves eating

I have seen where coon will make a detour around a 220 after a catch or two in a trail. Moving the trap ten feet or so usually solves the problem.

So true

Again, I kind of thought it was bogus because Ive never experienced it,,, and was curious to see if anyone else did

I wish I could find something to keep them away. Endless supply here.

Think they out number the possum any more as far as a non target.

I actually had great luck putting them on drowners and getting many multiple catches when gang setting good locations.
I’d say drowner or not gang setting always good for coon locations and multiples are common on my line. Lately I don’t do water sets but it’s more of I can move faster with dryland sets and truck stays cleaner without muddy waders in.
I wouldn’t put any faith in such statements about drowners and coon. There is no basis for that in my opinion and experience.
Jim

You can spook em off deer feeders. Dead coon barely visible in the water I doubt would be a concerning thing.

When I run the river I always set doubles on drowning rods. Catch lots and lots of doubles. Have never seen evidence of coons being bothered by other coons in trap, dead or alive. Also, the more a coon rips up the area before deep 6ing, the better the location gets. On this river anyway.

Using conibear boxes I have caught 1 and nothing after setting footholds in the trail going past the box resulted in multiple catches even after the trail was obliterated except for a small stone i used for a stepping stick My guess is numbers make the difference what one coon isn't interested in appeals to others and competition helps

Instead of boxes I like punching a hole in the bank and setting a 160 or 220 over it baited with mackerel and leaf or grass in caught as many as 17 in one set but you need coons like anything else

^^^^this 100%. But not sure I’ve seen such thing on drowner