Originally Posted by blackhammer
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
I have seen very few young coons with short or no tails. Trapping in Iowa for 40+ years, I feel pretty good about the explanation I already gave. We have a lot of coons.

Agree. I’ve probably caught a hundred bob tail coon in my life and just about everyone was an adult male.


Winter caught, Yellow necked and all grissel when it’s time to scrape. Often wondered how so many that way survive that long.