I’m gonna try to hunt Racoons!
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He is right give it a go
Upsidedownjack
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Killed one with a Bersa Thunder Pro 40 S&W HST hollow point. That was fun! Here's the Bersa.
thats Nice. But where is the Picture of the Rackoon?. No Picture, I'm calling BS!
Jon Bischof
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There wasn't enough of him left to photograph!
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DavidleeCole
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.22Lr will do you fine for coon's and any hollow points will do the trick. Now they are tough and you better make sure they are dead before you pick em up else they will eat your lunch fast. I spent a lot of time running Walker's and blue ticks on them at night very successful. Your best bet is first light and last light of the day to catch them out they are a night creature. Controlling the population will increase your Turkey and bird populations case they eat a lot of eggs and hatchlings. If you plant corn in the garden or field they will strip it bear over night when its ripe. And they love your chickens more than you do. Marshmallows are a favorite for them in traps the sweet and white color is irresistible to them. Be learry of the ones walking around in the day time old saying goes they have rabies or something is wrong with them. Dont know for sure just all the old timers say this. Come out to Arkansas and we could run the hounds one night now that's fun.
I do. ;-) It only takes a good dog, some moonlight and a .22LR to bag em, when treed. A big coon can destroy a dog worth several thousand dollars.
When I was growing up my Mom fixed plenty of coons like this; don't know if I would like them now or not. Some of my friends had jumping mules that could jump barb wire fences while hunting at night.
Yep lay a blanket across a barb wire fence and over they would go
Sure nice to see a wooden stock on a rifle once in a while.Bobcats too!
Jon Bischof
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Set a trap in my backyard for coons couple of days ago baited it with blue jays this morning I found a bald-headed possum in it. he ate my blue jays.
Well, I tried the Fox Pro a few times on a couple of Den trees I found. I know they are occupied because I got the little bastages to look out the window but they would not come out on the porch. I think I blew it with the timing this year, as I have read that Coons "rut" in February and are not surprisingly, much more reactive to calls during this time. Our season ends on 3/14 so I'll try one more time and then shift my focus back to the Woodchucks chuckin' my wood!
