Nightime Coons?

[BuckCommanderCam]

Hey ya'll i was wondering if anybody had any tips about coon hunting at night w/ out dogs. I think baiting would be good but whats the best? And if baitings good then what should i use? Bacon? Chicken? Dog food? Thanks.

[TripleB]

I usually walk around the lakes and ponds that are in the woods in my area see and shoot them all the time with a spot light well i use a light thats mounted on my gun sometimes a buddy will help with a spotlight. I havent tried no baits yet, to impatient.  but id use tuna hot dogs work great for the backyard at least!

[BuckCommanderCam]

Thanks! Ill try that out soon

[TripleB]

Im sure if you had a pond or something like that and  put the bait around the waters edge either waited or check every so often youd kill them, good luck post some pics!

[lokidog]

If you know they are nearby, try some calling.

[sirmissalot]

We used to go shining for coons along any rivers we could think of. Killed a lot, finally quit because we didn't do anything with them.

[MadHatter]

Also, if you have any apple trees in the area check around those... I killed 2 coons the other night eating fallen apples under the tree... I just hit it with a light, verified which were coons (there was also 3 opossums there too) and switched to my weapon light and put a round right between the eye shine... I use this trick a lot with lighting them, because if you are quick enough they will still be there staring at you trying to figure out what the hell just happened... My spot light is 850 lumens, my rifle light is like 150, but lights their eyes up really well. 

On a side note...
Its kinda fun to run up and grab an opossums as they try to lumber away at a snails pace... Although the thing was hissing mad and kept trying to bite me, if you hold them at the shoulders they can't get ya... It is NOT funny to run back to the house with the pissed off and hissing opossum, knock on the door and scare your wife or significant other with it... And calling it a Christmas present doesn't work either...This is just a little extra advise, in case you run into opossums as well... 

[TripleB]

Also, if you have any apple trees in the area check around those... I killed 2 coons the other night eating fallen apples under the tree... I just hit it with a light, verified which were coons (there was also 3 opossums there too) and switched to my weapon light and put a round right between the eye shine... I use this trick a lot with lighting them, because if you are quick enough they will still be there staring at you trying to figure out what the hell just happened... My spot light is 850 lumens, my rifle light is like 150, but lights their eyes up really well. 

On a side note...
Its kinda fun to run up and grab an opossums as they try to lumber away at a snails pace... Although the thing was hissing mad and kept trying to bite me, if you hold them at the shoulders they can't get ya... It is NOT funny to run back to the house with the pissed off and hissing opossum, knock on the door and scare your wife or significant other with it... And calling it a Christmas present doesn't work either...This is just a little extra advise, in case you run into opossums as well... 

I remember my first time grabbing a opossum scared the piss outta me never thought iid grab another nasty  critter like that but it seems like now i cant keep my hands off them

[MadHatter]

Yeah, I catch them quite often if there is nothing else to hunt, I don't really kill them unless they are a problem... Always seems to freak my wife out when I run off into the darkness with a flashlight and all she hears is cussing and an angry opossum...

[bare.hunter]

try a coon squaller.

[Machias]

Check out youtube and search coon calling, the neat thing is it's very effective, even during the day.

[BiggLuke]

you can find them just by driving around at night. I might know of a guy who blasted a few during high school driving around town at night. When he saw one, they would usually dive for a ditch, then get shot in the head at only a few feet.
The same principle works well on lakes and rivers. Down south at least. I saw some videos of some guys canoeing around the edges of a large lake that was surounded by swamps and wet lands. They would just paddle around the lake about 40-50 yards from shore going quietly along with a spot light. Almost like shining for frogs. When they spotted eyes, they'd just shoot between 'em.

[Elkrunner]

I had no idea it was legal at night.  My in-laws have a ton of them at there place.  My mother in law wants them gone.  I may just have to do some night hunting!

[BiggLuke]

if racoon hunting wasn't legal at night.... when would you be able to hunt them?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Cat food.  They love it.