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Anyone in here from the Kearney Nebraska Area who hunts coons?
25 October 2005, 10:46
coldAnyone in here from the Kearney Nebraska Area who hunts coons?
I need a good nebraskan with coon dogs to help me thin out our ranch, were having major issues with them wrecking feeders and crops. Anyone interested in getting there hounds GREAT experience should feel free to contact me at
jonesja@mac.com
or
214 334 1772
thanks
Jansen
25 October 2005, 17:24
DigitalDanCold, hope you find somebody to help with that, coons can be a bonafide PITA. Until then there are a couple of things you can do to help yourself. One is to purchase a couple or three Hav-a-heart live traps and put them to use. Almost anything will work for bait and they are quite effective. Now you may have 2-3 traps and a Brazillion coons but with a little perserverence you will win. The other thing you can do is put out a couple of bait piles, dried corn on the cob is great for this, or even some cracked corn. A once or twice a night drive by with your stealth pick-up, a good set of head lights and the boom stick of your choice will add a touch of personal satisfaction to the equation! May I be so bold as to suggest a repeater of some sort? A good .22 Auto or pump with some low power glass, and a belly full of LRHPs will do the trick, even if you have to face a herd charge.

Anyway, good luck! I usta have a coon problem here in Yankeetown, now I don't. Long live CB Shorts!

Dan
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http://www.UrbanVarmint.Control
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25 October 2005, 21:49
coldthanks for the good words Dan, Im going to get into the coon hunting spirit real soon, repeaters, I have several of them which could do the trick!
25 October 2005, 23:10
H James WilsonCold,
Dan's right on about trapping coons. Incidentally they prey heavilly on turkey eggs and poults.
Jim
"And this too shall pass."
26 October 2005, 02:40
dustofferI would rather use Claymore mines, but since Uncle Sam won't let the Army sell them to me, a 12 gauge and #2 shot is the next best thing.
An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool"
26 October 2005, 04:42
ARhunter42019i took one out on his way to my feeder with a bow a few weeks back,

funnest shot i've made with that thing yet, old Mr ringtail didn't go 3 ft before laying over in a big bloody pile, and had expired before i got down outta my climber, was gonna make a coon skin cap out of him, unfortunately the broadhead opened a hole too big to patch for an exit wound, but hey, atleast i know my broadheads work VERY VERY well

The chainsaw says: Run Kit Kitt Kitty
26 October 2005, 11:48
derfHeck Dustoffer, justuse the #2 shot and make your own out of a piece of large diameter pipe!

derf
Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
27 October 2005, 03:01
DigitalDanCold, if I may offer an alternative to my previous advice, borrowed from the book of CATassTROPHYS...
Bury a 6" diameter X 24" piece of PVC upright under your corn bait. Place one pound of Swiss ffg in the bottom along with the guts of a 110 VAC lightbulb in a socket. Run the extension cord to your house. Plug it in when they dive into the corn overhead. Make movies.

Dan
Pres., TYHC
http://www.CoonsOnTheMoon.ByJune
If yuro'e corseseyd and dsyelixc can you siltl raed oaky?