does any one hunt raccoons? i saw one yesterday while deer huntin and i saw it go back into the tree i know that there is at least one more, how should i get them out to shoot them? i woulda shot it but all i had was my .243.


thanks yall
merry christmas

I hunt 'em with dogs. It's a BLAST!!

I've had them come to calls near den trees many times.

get a coon squaller and give it a call like a dying rabbit the tone is diff and they will come out
or try to make a growling sound in it but watch it as they can and will charge if its a big boar and hes rarin to fight lol

we hunt dogs and trap, not worth much this year but thye destroy our deer feeders empty 100lbs of food in a night even with varmit guards

advise on traps please!

Use an e-caller with coon distress or boar fight. If their in there they will come out. Just be ready to shoot when they do.

Walk in the woods with a squaller and look up in the trees at night with headlamps as you squall; you should find a family or two. Look in big, dead, hollow trees by creeks and riverbottoms.

i just ordered a coon card for my js pm-3 hope to try it out soon.

i have had they come out when i was using my rabbit ditress, but not very often. i have heard good things on using a squaler though.

Havahart and other cage traps work well. Use marshmallows for bait to keep from catching skunks.

If you want to catch skunks too, then use dry cat food.

I like to use a 4" plastic pipe cap to hold the bait.

Works pretty well for keeping the varmints out of the chicken pens, that's for sure! 'Tween that and the ones I shoot with a rifle, they don't stand much chance around here.

Daryl

to clean out the brain of a ratcoon you take a drill and put a hole in the bottum, take an air hose and blow. found that out today. works well.

I've always hunted with dogs and a .22

You could try trapping it in a cage with some cat food. That always works, but you could also catch a cat, skunk, opossum, or a raccoon...

I've got two so for and I'm making the biggest one into a hat...

Get the new Predator Phase #2 by the TBR guys they have a segmant on daylight coon calling,it is awsome all you need
is your Foxpro or whatever caller,and a decoy,I am waiting for some sounds for my machine and I am goona get on them.
Also listen to this segmant of Predator Talk Cast,its free
Brian interviews the guys about coon calling.It is episode #21
you can download it onto your Ipod or listen to it on your desktop. :)I cant wait to try it!!! P.S. The TBR guys footage of yote hunting is worth it to, great bunch of guys!

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34247&cmd=tc

And here is a clip of the calling,enjoy!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq4CEef-1p4

i just look in my back yard. they live in a barn about 1/4 mile from my house and come and eat the garbage in our trash cans. i shoot it after my dad scared it. i live in a place where i can shoot out of my back yard.