Hunting Washington Forum

Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Kain on December 31, 2020, 06:17:18 PM

Title: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: Kain on December 31, 2020, 06:17:18 PM: Set out a cheap Harbor Freight cage trap, baited with carrots, for nutria. Raccoon decided he wanted them. :chuckle:

(https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/134937173_10218331905229839_8442622841470455292_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=2&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=isNQNMjDbe8AX8ykQwx&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&oh=6552a81ff1093342f6faab2ba2277e55&oe=6015D30A)
Title: Re: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: Norman89 on December 31, 2020, 06:19:54 PM: That's an interesting one
Title: Re: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: Sutherland on December 31, 2020, 06:33:25 PM: Nice! Good score. I'll add some carrots to the list of items to try haha. This time of year around here it's getting harder for them to try and find food so I'd imagine they will take anything that sparks their interest.
Title: Re: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: Kain on December 31, 2020, 07:14:29 PM: Quote from: Sutherland on December 31, 2020, 06:33:25 PM
Nice! Good score. I'll add some carrots to the list of items to try haha. This time of year around here it's getting harder for them to try and find food so I'd imagine they will take anything that sparks their interest.

The area I caught him in is a island in a marsh that has had been basically flooded for a couple weeks. At one point the trap was completely under water. Im sure the coon was ready to try anything.
Title: Re: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: Norman89 on December 31, 2020, 08:02:13 PM: That isolated that coon would probably be good to eat since it hasn't been I'm garbage cans
Title: Re: Raccoon went for carrots
Post by: HighlandLofts on January 02, 2021, 07:25:12 AM: Coons have a lot of fat between the musles, we use to put them in the oven on a rack to render the fat out of them.