Coon Attack...What is the best food to put in a trap...besides chicken

[chickenzoo]

I had a coon kill two of my roos and then go to my other pen a few days later and kill two hens and some quail. What type of foods have you found helpful in trapping them?

 

[rooster-red]

Tuna flavored canned cat food.

How did the coon get in?

 

[mistylady]

I'm sorry to hear about your losses. The best luck I have had is with stinky tunafish and canned cat food. Good luck!

 

[soonerdog]

A fried piece of bacon or a can of tuna fish can't be turned down by many critters. Best of luck on the catch!

 

[KKluckers]

I use to have problems with racoons and the best thing is canned cat food. Worked every time

 

[silkiechicken]

Marshmellows. No risk of catching the working cats.

Placement is 99% of the battle though.

 

[the1much]

a shiny piece of aluminum foil ,, their like crows,, love shiny things,, you can even put a ball of foil in a small jar, and when they reach in to grab it, they make a fist, and if you got it sized right, they cant get their hand out cause they WONT let go of the foil,, hehe

 

[ChanceRider]

Plain old dry cat chow has worked well for me. I've caught two in the past week or so.

 

[Buckaroo]

I used to trap, and sardines work great. Drip the oil all around and into the trap.

 

[spook]

You can always catch a raccoon with tuna fish and you can always catch a stray cat with sardines. Skunks like both so if you are trying not to catch your local skunk, put it in an area where you can set the trap up a couple feet, on something you do not care about because they will haul everything in through the wire on the cages.
Either that, putting a 1 foot high fence type barrier around it so the cat or coon can get to it.
If you want to catch wood chuck, broccoli and watermelon.
I was taught by an old timer that spent his life trapping and hunting.