Raccoons

[Elk whack master]

Is there any calls that coons prefer? I had one come into the yard a week ago and tryed to call it in last night. I started off with mouse in distress and after a few minutes of that the mice 10  ft away started to talk back. Then tried vole squeeks still nothing but something moving around in the bushes, coon or possium. Fighting coon then coon distress. Still nothing, so i tried a chicken distress. I was sure it would come to that.. nope!  Last bee bee cottontail, and finally after 50 plus min I called in......... THE NEIGHBORS LABS!!    Please help me get a coon so i can make a hat.

[KFhunter]

they make a circuit, might not have been around that night

[Kola16]

Can you bait coons  Get a tupperware box with cookies inside and put bells on the box so you can hear it when he is going for the cookies.

[ICEMAN]

Saw a lady try this on tv; "Here kitty kitty,....Oh'....come snuggles with mama!" Worked for her...

[Kowsrule30]

I bait them.... They try to break into my coupes on a regular basis.... I have a bucket set up with old bread that they have to reach into to get.... So birds can't get it.... I have a platform set up to where they grab the bread, get on the platform... Then it's a clear shot from my back porch with a safe back drop.... They meet a 22 or 410 depending on my mood..... I quit skinning them.... I can mail you one if you like..... Get @ 2 a week on the average..... One week I got 6.... 2 with one shot and a quick reload one night....      

[NRA4LIFE]

They're suckers for cat food.

[jackmaster]

They're suckers for cat food.

:yeah:and put it inside a live trap amd presto coon cap comin your way...

[Elk whack master]

Thanks for the offer kowsrule30, but it will be more satisfing if i shot it.

[deaner]

cat food works for sure.  had a family of three raccoons where i was living at my friends place bout 6 years ago that always raided his cat food.  instead of turning them into a hat tho i kind of made friends with them by keeping the cat food in at night so i could ration it out to them.  after a while they got comfortable coming inside, sitting on couch with me and eating out of my hands.

[xd2005]

http://www.king5.com/news/local/61164577.html

[Heredoggydoggy]

cat food works for sure.  had a family of three raccoons where i was living at my friends place bout 6 years ago that always raided his cat food.  instead of turning them into a hat tho i kind of made friends with them by keeping the cat food in at night so i could ration it out to them.  after a while they got comfortable coming inside, sitting on couch with me and eating out of my hands.

I had a girlfriend like that once.....

[deaner]

your girlfriend ate cat food?  bet she had great breath

[Heredoggydoggy]

your girlfriend ate cat food?  bet she had great breath

Don't knock it until you've tried it.  (The cat food, I mean!)   

[headshot5]

cat food works for sure.  had a family of three raccoons where i was living at my friends place bout 6 years ago that always raided his cat food.  instead of turning them into a hat tho i kind of made friends with them by keeping the cat food in at night so i could ration it out to them.  after a while they got comfortable coming inside, sitting on couch with me and eating out of my hands.

No offense but you should look up raccoon roundworm. 

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0039_article.htm

And don't tell me they washed their hands before getting comforatable.

[deaner]

yeah well pet dogs and cats can host parasites too.  i hung out with those coons for a long time, im perfectly fine.  they never bit or scratched and i never pet them, although i would let them touch my face and hands.  could tell they had sharp claws but they never came close to scratching me with them, seemed like they made an effort not to.  believe me i had lots of people at the time telling me it was a bad idea, but nothing bad ever came of it.