deer feeders and coons!

[ousoonerfan22]

Have you ever trapped coons around your deer feeders?In the last two weeks I have caught 5 coons from one feeder and caught another one less than a half of a mile away.I'm using live traps and giving the coons to friends who run them with dogs,they're turning them loose in an area that they hunt.
I think I've been feeding more coons than deer.

[BowtechTurkeyHunter]

I think it is all part of it for sure but at least you are pro active on it .... GL with your pest problem.

Steve

[FSU_Seminole]

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Have you ever trapped coons around your deer feeders?In the last two weeks I have caught 5 coons from one feeder and caught another one less than a half of a mile away.I'm using live traps and giving the coons to friends who run them with dogs,they're turning them loose in an area that they hunt.
I think I've been feeding more coons than deer.

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Had the same problem a few years ago & did the exact same thing you've done. I trapped 7 coons off my property and gave them to people who use them to train their dogs.

[dogdoc]

corn feeders=coons. I've been tempted to trap some but i'm not at my hunting land enough to man the traps and would hate for one to sit in a trap for a few days without water.

todd

[wtnhunt]

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I think I've been feeding more coons than deer.

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We have the same problem here. Have never thought of trapping them, but have consindered eliminating some of them.

[Leo]

Raccoons are the Number #1 destroyer of Turkey nests. They eat more eggs than anything else, (even coyotes)

A little bit of population control on your raccoons is a good thing.

[hoytguy08]

we can't use feeders here in IL but i'm sure anywhere u have feed the coons are sure to be there
...at least u got rid of some!