Posted By: thedude055
Russian olives - 11/06/19 02:50 PM
In my neck of the woods we have Russian olive trees. They are an invasive species and line every waterway in the area that are not cleaned out. Coon eat the olives heavily from what I can see. Piles and piles of scat full of olives. I have an abundance of these trees on my property. Curious if anyone knows of a good method of putting the olives to use as a solid coon lure/bait. Besides of course just putting olives in my dp's which does work but then i am just baiting with something that is everywhere all the time. eat from a trap or the ground no different.
The coon in these areas react differently to bait that i have used for years to hit coon with. For example I have been using marshmallows with a watermelon extract lure on the lip of the DP for years and i have not gotten one bit of interest. I also have been using Mark Junes coon chum for years with great success as a corn based fish smeeling bait and also get zero hits on that as well. Cat food with smoke flavoring still gets them but i am getting a lot of denial traffic. Looking for something regional specific to work for me and something new to try.
The coon in these areas react differently to bait that i have used for years to hit coon with. For example I have been using marshmallows with a watermelon extract lure on the lip of the DP for years and i have not gotten one bit of interest. I also have been using Mark Junes coon chum for years with great success as a corn based fish smeeling bait and also get zero hits on that as well. Cat food with smoke flavoring still gets them but i am getting a lot of denial traffic. Looking for something regional specific to work for me and something new to try.