Live Trap Raccoon- sucker keeps getting away ??

[RAMTECH]

farmer” means a person whose chief occupation is farming and,
(a) who is living upon and tilling his or her own land, or land to the possession of which he or she is for the time being entitled, or
(b) who is a settler engaged in clearing land for the purpose of bringing it to a state of cultivation; (“exploitant agricole”)

this is is the FWCA interpretation of a farmer , just owning land does not make one a farmer and I see that there may be some confusion on this out there .

if you are legally able to use these devices I can give you some tips on how to catch coon in them consistently , there are tricks that make them more effective

yes then I fall under the law. I'm a farmer but on the side I sell seed

[dutchhunter]

I had a coon that kept flipping my cage trap over and stealing my bait so I set a 160 in box .he was there the next morning. .Dutch

[werner.reiche]

I had a coon that kept flipping my cage trap over and stealing my bait so I set a 160 in box .he was there the next morning. .Dutch

I don't think that's how you're supposed to use a live-trap.

[smitty55]

Several huge raccoons keep stealing the bait.
Not sure if the trap gate lands on their tail or what but we cannot catch the bruisers, just the yearlings.
Basic $99 live traps from home depot.
Any suggestions ?

If you're not insistent on live release then a can of soda pop and some fly bait will solve all your problems. Pets won't touch it.


Cheers

[punkrockerpj]

i had a skunk living under my deck that i trapped this past week. it took a few days to catch him, but here's what i saw.

1. Skunk would circle the cage and almost recognize what it was.
2. skunk would then try to take the bait without going inside.
3. skunk was successful with most baits-- he'd just reach through the bars and grab them. what he couldn't pull through he'd chew on through the bars.
4. instead of shooting him where there was a chance he'd go under my deck to expire, i took the bigger cage and strapped a can of salmon to the middle where he couldn't move it.

within 3 hours i had an angry skunk who knew his time was up. sounds like you're playing cat and mouse and he's outsmarting you right now

[punkrockerpj]

I had a coon that kept flipping my cage trap over and stealing my bait so I set a 160 in box .he was there the next morning. .Dutch

i suppose that's one of the ways to do it

[patvetzal]

farmer” means a person whose chief occupation is farming and,
(a) who is living upon and tilling his or her own land, or land to the possession of which he or she is for the time being entitled, or
(b) who is a settler engaged in clearing land for the purpose of bringing it to a state of cultivation; (“exploitant agricole”)

this is is the FWCA interpretation of a farmer , just owning land does not make one a farmer and I see that there may be some confusion on this out there .

if you are legally able to use these devices I can give you some tips on how to catch coon in them consistently , there are tricks that make them more effective

Does this mean that a country dweller with twenty hens must hire a trapper to protect his flock?

[trappermatt]

Does this mean that a country dweller with twenty hens must hire a trapper to protect his flock?

No it just means that country dweller can't use body grip traps to do so , cage traps and firearms are still very viable options