I trap coon in town for people using this method: In the back of my livetrap I run a piece of baling wire about half way up all the way across the back of the trap. Wire it on one side. Then I will place 4 or 5 marshmellows on the wire (just like putting them on for roasting) then hook the wire on the other side. Dont wrap it to tight because it will be easier to rebait the trap. After you get that done use ANISE oil you can get it a the supermarket. It smell like black licorecce. It doesnt take alot a bottle will last me a month or more. This bait will not catch dogs, cats ect.. It only works on coons. I use this bait in town with no worries about non target animals. I hope this post will help someone out thank you
I use eggs to bait my trap and it catches skunks, raccoons, and possums. The feral cats are not attracted to the eggs. I save any really soiled or cracked eggs for the trap. We put one just outside the trap and one all the way at the back of the trap. Works really well and I never run out of bait. chel
MY bother puts chocolate X-lax under a 5 gal bucket. The coons love the X-lax, eat it and never comes back.
Quote:My 0.22 Ruger makes much less noise, or I trap them. Save my shotgun cartrige for a human predator (my house and family) LOL
We just throw some cat food in the bottom of a live trap. We've caught coons, possums, the neighbor's cat, and our cat. We turned the cats loose, and the others are no longer with us. We haven't had any problems with coons getting to our chickens (knock on wood), but they sure did a number on the cat food in our barn. The food was inside a bucket with latching lid, and the bucket was locked inside a large dog kennel. They pulled the whole bucket to the side of the kennel (as much as 18 lbs of food), unlatched the handle and scooped out what they wanted. We figured that made it a great bait for the trap.
Im glad there is a post on this. I got a trap from a man who traps for a living and he used marshmellows.....Theres also some ferile cats that I would like to get rid of. Do you think that since what ever is eating my chickens seems to like the taste of chicken, I could put a dead one in the back of the trap?
I think that I need to get my trap back out, I just lost my Mr. Roo and 3 hens to a predator today. I just shiver at the loss. My Mr. Roo was a great protector of his little flock. I found the other survivors hiding. They are terrified, now they don't have their protector. It is just heartbreaking. Last summer I trapped a few coons, skunks, possums, rabbits, and cats. I let the rabbits and cats go, but the other's are dead. I am just angry that I lost them today.
