Certain areas in Iowa have a HUGE coon population, set 3 or 4 or more traps per stop, be super organized, super motivated I have no doubt it could be done.

I can believe over 2000 in a year, it's 1200 in 7 checks unless they weren't consegative checks,

... simple as that. lol

Pogo...
That dude still kikn?

Where's the "Coon Combine" been?

Yep.... one of the two guy i like from CB...

You could watch the day by day checks. Check it out on you tube

Check out next gen trapper on Youtube. This kid has got to be one of the best raccoon trappers. He's already got well over 1,000 so far and his season just started not long ago.

I'm mostly out there for fun and not money. I was just honestly curios

Made me think,,,,,
Harvest is about done….
Iowa has its own pleasure…..

Believe it. This kid has got a LONG line and puts out tons of traps. Daily videos on Youtube.

100 traps not going to do you nothing.

First you must understand your target. Raccoons. An animal that travels in groups. Multiple groups attracted to a food source
Trail oriented animal.
I set minimum 4 traps per location. That is light. Some of the fellas on this site can give you more insight.

Any how. Bare minimum IMO 400 plus traps. You should have your area marked. and know where you are going prior to opening day.

I ran 200 DPs and and 250 1 1/2 coils. I started at midnight on opening day. My goal was to set until I couldn’t go anymore. Yes 1000s of coons are do able in a season.

Don’t limit your thinking!! Shoot for the stars. I am with EJ Kelly. Go for it.!!

Good luck to you!!

Stay in school buddy. But don’t let them make you go woke.

Learn a trade, maybe learn to be a dairy farmer and operate an agricultural business.


No real long term money in trapping unless you do ADC and then you’ll still have to work till you die.

Take your time and enjoy your youth, you’re doing well.

I'm on a three week vacation and will be up to about 300 traps when I get everything out, mostly pocket sets. I will finish and sell everything I catch, and have a little side market as well for some parts and pieces. I've got no illusions about profit and don't much care. I'm doing it because I can, and I'm having a blast.

Yep do for yourself

Both of them?

… them boys in the videos get after it

Geez, there is a name I haven't heard in a while. The last time I saw him at a convention, he came in during the middle of the night and drove OVER his 55 gallon barrel of dirt he used for his demos.

I’m not a big numbers guy but I keep it somewhat simple and though slim margins it can still be profitable. My whole line is inside 15 miles usually and I’ll have a lot of farms lined up in that loop.
Last year I averaged $6 a piece for green skinned coon. Didn’t start until after thanksgiving and everything I caught was big and prime. No water sets. My gas costs weren’t much on a shorter line like this, so I only needed a couple coon daily to cover gas then everything caught anfter the first two was to the good.
Ran a mix of DPs, 160s and 220s, and some footholds. Around here we have a very high coon population and you don’t have to go too far between coon families/groups territories to be into the next bunch. Gang set a good location hen go gang set the next spot. Run em daily.
Even when I am more focused on coyote or cat trapping I still run a lot of coon sets along the way because even though coon are cheap now they still easy to stack up and they more than cover my gas costs and then some. I don’t scrape and dry them in last few years since they have been getting enough skinned only that it hasn’t been worth the time or my back to scrape them. In higher price years yep I’ll put them up but in low price years when the difference between skinned and scraped and dried is only a buck or two then I just skin and freeze as I go.
I don’t claim to get rich at this by any stretch but it’s fun, it’s awesome fresh air and exercise, I get encouragement from landowners to get rid of their coon, and I have fun. To date I’ve never made a dime on any fish or game bird, so trapping is a plus there.
Consider selling parts too. Skulls have value, so do baculum. Sell parts and pelts, maximize your catch.
Jim

I'm shooting for five, smart guy.