Got asked to remove coons from one of those half round quonset barns. Had two grain hoppers in it you pull or store grain in. Chicken coop next to it. Owner walked in the other night and six coons ran out. Not good with a coop so close. KS has an extended season now for coons. There are restrictions on traps used outside of regular trapping season so put 10 dog proofs in it. Floor is dirt so staked down. 2 the first night, three the second, 4 the third and one today. So I'm sure I least thinned them out good. Little break on waiting for winter to come back.

That is how its done Danny.

Its a shame that certain groups know more about conservation than the people living where the action is at. If fur could be used at a free market price people could once again harvest in the winter at a small profit and keep the numbers manageable. There is coons literally everywhere around here. It bothers me to shoot some nuisance critter and just pitch it in a hole. I was raised not to waste resources but that is where we have evolved to. In the mean time the people at the top of the rights groups rake in the cash from their pawns sending money to them thinking they are helping a good cause!

Well done thats good trapping.

Nice work sir.
Jim

I could use you in Lafayette County, Wi..

Have coons bothering , my beehives. Using a box trap. I have caught 4 , in about a week. a skunk and a cat, let it go. It was mine. old243

Poor ole coons

Nice work on the coons. Those open barns are just magnets for the trash pandas around here.

There is a distinct difference between wanton waste and protecting a greater good. I agree its a complete waste and despicable to kill just for the sake of seeing that crimson red splattered and tossing a critter aside for the vultures. However, look at what 10 coon can do to 3 acres of standing corn. Corn that is left standing all winter to provide for deer, coon, turkeys, and so on when the snow and ice is deep and sub zero temps. For my place, that 3 acres I leave every year is just about right. Mild years, there is corn left in March and other years its nearly 100% gone by March. But 10 coon can wipe out more than 30% of it by Jan 1. Worse is they pull the stalks down and then ears of corn get buried in snow/ice when other animals need it most. Additionally, if I leave that stand of corn near my building, they get infested with them and the damage they do is $$$$$. Between coon, woodchucks, and pine (red) squirrels, I don't think twice about giving them 40gr of lead or brief detaining in a trap. The greater good for more and a variety of critters out weighs the 20 to 30 I whack to protect my equipment and food sources