Bait for traps?

[eggcited2]

I have traps with the following bait: salmon canned cat food, chicken canned cat food, marshmallow cream on cotton balls.

The traps are live traps, but have the leg (hand cuff style) coming.

I am wondering since the raccoons and possum are after my chickens; what about baiting the traps with chicken liver, gizzard, heart? Especially since I am finding a lot of my dead chickens with their chest ripped open and their internal organs ate. The rest of the body is left, just the organs ate.

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

Ive used all of the above and they all will work. Smell and a sight attractor will usually land you a catch. Try putting a few feathers inside the trap
I stay away from raw meat during the spring and summer, too many ants.

A good Coon lure works well

http://www.fntpost.com/Categories/T...ures+(Listed+by+Target+Animal)/Raccoon+Lures/

 

[jrudolph305]

I saw signs of coons a while back and talked to a guy that does trapping. He brought out a couple live traps and baited them with honey buns. I think in a week he caught about 5 coons. I also had something come in where I kept some cat food and rip open the bag. Set the live trap with cat food and 2 nights later caught a possum.

 

[eggcited2]

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Something keeps going right by two of the live traps set with the canned cat food, and goes in and gets into my bag of flock raiser. I had a new bag I didn't get into the can yet, and ripped a hole into it and I bet 1/3 of the bag was gone.

 

[karimw]

The racoons at my place go for catfood, but so do the cats so I use marshmallows. Caught one last night in fact. We had a skunk problem too and they tear into chicken food if they can get to it. Gets pretty expensive to feed the wildlife

 

[CapricornFarm]

Peanut butter, the smell brings them in.

 

[aprophet]

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Molasses is a good one for coon that does not attract cats as quickly Karo syrup and honey work too

 

[wvfoxhunter]

Yes chicken livers, gizards, and hearts work very well for almost every problem animal