Posted: 7/18/2013 6:11:43 PM EDT
| What is the proper size of leg hold trap for coons? My garden is being overrun with them this year. I would normally use conibears but with so many neighborhood cats running around I would rather not piss off the neighbors. Also, could someone recommend a vendor? |
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Try using a dog-proof trap. They are easier to set-up and bait than a leg-hold and you don't have to worry about catching the neighbors cat or dog. true... IF you use a sweet smelling bait or lure. i personally use marshmallows with Dobbin's Coon Candy in my DP's. you can also use catfood but is must be mixed with honey or molasses. trapperman.com's forums has some good pointers there. |
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Try using a dog-proof trap. They are easier to set-up and bait than a leg-hold and you don't have to worry about catching the neighbors cat or dog. This! I trap during the season and Duke DP traps baited with a mixture of corn and grape kool-aid is the best bait I have ever used. No worry with cats and dogs. Take a ziplock bag of corn feed, not canned corn but hard kernels and mix in one packet of grape kool-aid with a little bit of water, just enough to coat the seeds and let them dry, and you will trap them. These traps: DP Traps |
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You shouldn't use anything than 110's on land anyway. I think the coon cuffs are pretty popular, but a #2 double coil should work well. how do you figure he shouldn't use anything but 110's on land? and a # 2 coil is a little big for coon unless you are using it in a drowning situation. Coon Cuff are a good dog poof trap but there are better ones out there like the Duke DP and the LIL griz. |
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how do you figure he shouldn't use anything but 110's on land? and a # 2 coil is a little big for coon unless you are using it in a drowning situation. Coon Cuff are a good dog poof trap but there are better ones out there like the Duke DP and the LIL griz. Quoted:
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You shouldn't use anything than 110's on land anyway. I think the coon cuffs are pretty popular, but a #2 double coil should work well. how do you figure he shouldn't use anything but 110's on land? and a # 2 coil is a little big for coon unless you are using it in a drowning situation. Coon Cuff are a good dog poof trap but there are better ones out there like the Duke DP and the LIL griz. It's illegal here to use a body gripper bigger than a 110 on land here, and I'm glad it is. I don't want my coondog to find his way into a 220 or 330 while we are out hunting. Someone could bait one with a chunk of meat or other curious smelling bait and my dog might be tempted to poke his nose in there. You are allowed to use them if you put them in an enclosure with an opening smaller than 8"x8" and I think at least 10" from the opening. Or you can put them 5' off the ground. |
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My wife has trapped dozens of raccoons.
Get a large live trap. Use cat food for bait. You will trap some cats, you can let them go. IF you are caught using a leg trap in a city, and you catch and break the leg, or kill a neighbors cat, or dog, you will have a LOT of Drama. It could cost you a bunch of money, and even result in your arrest in some places, ie cruelty to animals. |
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IF you are caught using a leg trap in a city, and you catch and break the leg, or kill a neighbors cat, or dog, you will have a LOT of Drama. It could cost you a bunch of money, and even result in your arrest in some places, ie cruelty to animals. I have never seen a properly set leg-hold trap break an animals leg. Make sure you have swivels on the chain and set the trap away from anything that could harm the animal (barb-wire fence, etc...). That being said, neighbors could still get pissed about fluffy being in a trap but the same can be said of a live trap. Small dogs and cats can easily fit in a raccoon sized live trap and depending on the temperature and location of the trap, heat stress/stroke is a major concern. |
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It's illegal here to use a body gripper bigger than a 110 on land here, and I'm glad it is. I don't want my coondog to find his way into a 220 or 330 while we are out hunting. Someone could bait one with a chunk of meat or other curious smelling bait and my dog might be tempted to poke his nose in there. You are allowed to use them if you put them in an enclosure with an opening smaller than 8"x8" and I think at least 10" from the opening. Or you can put them 5' off the ground. Quoted:
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You shouldn't use anything than 110's on land anyway. I think the coon cuffs are pretty popular, but a #2 double coil should work well. how do you figure he shouldn't use anything but 110's on land? and a # 2 coil is a little big for coon unless you are using it in a drowning situation. Coon Cuff are a good dog poof trap but there are better ones out there like the Duke DP and the LIL griz. It's illegal here to use a body gripper bigger than a 110 on land here, and I'm glad it is. I don't want my coondog to find his way into a 220 or 330 while we are out hunting. Someone could bait one with a chunk of meat or other curious smelling bait and my dog might be tempted to poke his nose in there. You are allowed to use them if you put them in an enclosure with an opening smaller than 8"x8" and I think at least 10" from the opening. Or you can put them 5' off the ground. the OP is in OH so NY laws do not apply there. I do not know of one single state that allows a 330 to be set on dry land so that wont happen in a legal set, A 220 is possible in some states as well as 160's. here in Wisconsin the largest body grip trap we can use on land is a 160 unguarded and a 220 recessed. |
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My wife has trapped dozens of raccoons. Get a large live trap. Use cat food for bait. You will trap some cats, you can let them go. IF you are caught using a leg trap in a city, and you catch and break the leg, or kill a neighbors cat, or dog, you will have a LOT of Drama. It could cost you a bunch of money, and even result in your arrest in some places, ie cruelty to animals. using cat food you will also catch skunks, possum and any other critter that is hungry if you specifically want to target coon use sweet baits. There is no such thing as a leg trap they are called foothold traps and are designed to hold the animals not break bones. |
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There is no such thing as a leg trap they are called foothold traps and are designed to hold the animals not break bones. This. And HOW do you think most DNRs trap and transplant otters,and wolves, and bobcats, and... 
I have caught and released plenty of non traget animals, including cats, with NO damage. Heck, many critters are ASLEEP when I arrive. Like a dog, they fight it for a while, and then settle down. Appropriate sized trap and swivels and GTG. # 2 is WAY too big for a coon, unless on a drowner. |