Author Topic: HELP ME!! Raccon Bait?? (Read 346 times)

Fwawa20 · « **on:** January 29, 2012, 08:10:12 PM »

Just got the first contract for pesting today. Tonight i will be sitting at a lady's house trying to kill a big coon thats been walking up on the deck. I need some suggestions on what type if food to put out to attract him for sure tonight. I want to get this done tonight PLEASE HELP!!

dk1677 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2012, 08:19:12 PM »

Most of the ones I have gotten have been after sunflower seeds from a bird feeder. Corn , meat scraps are good too from what the guys say. Cat food also I think they like stinky stuff.

hoagy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2012, 09:47:40 PM »

anything... cat food is great...get some fishy smelly stuff.. but in reality they are smart and may be on to you from the getgo from smelling you around. best bet is a coon live trap with bait..you can usually pick them up cheap at a farm and fleet or some other farm supply center... i catch lots of em just with dry dog food. they love marshmellows too...using the dogproof leg traps...i know the latter wont help in a rush.. let us know how it goes...

amb5500c · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2012, 10:45:21 PM »

Cant go wrong with sardines or tuna fish. And if you get hungry, you can eat the bait.
Richard

bowhunt · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2012, 12:16:40 AM »

My friends recipe:
Here is my recipe for success!

In a heavy bowl (terra cotta works best because it absorbs the attractant), add

1. 1 cup dry cat food (the cheapo stuff is O.K.)

2. 5 or 6 marshmallows (they love them)

3. 5 or 6 peanut butter sandwich cookies

4. 2 raw eggs (in the shell, just like they left the chicken)

5. Drizzle Anise extract on the rim of the bowl.

6. throw a can of cheap tuna in the mix and you'll have a real party

Set a trail cam with a time stamp and some cheap solar garden lights and you're hot to go. The lights wont bother them and the trail cam's time stamp will let you know when to expect them. I average 5-7 coons a nite! (Opposum too)

only1harry · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2012, 10:53:56 AM »

Put out anything that will make them stay long enough to give you a good brain shot. I like using plain dry cat food (seafood flavored) because it makes them hang around for a few minutes to eat, but all the other suggestions work great too.

BTW, they do not all eat the marshmellows. I put them out on one side of the cat food bowl and only observed a young raccoon eat them. The adults were eating the cat food and did not seem interested in the marshmellows. I guess they preferred the protein over the sweet stuff at the time.
Some advise - if presented with a frontal shot (my favorite), wait until the coon puts its head down first, then shoot just at least 1/2" above the eyes. Whatever the position of the coon's head, the trajectory of the pellet should always be towards the brain, or the back center of the skull. This means having to shoot at various spots on the skull to achieve the right angle towards back and center (of ears). Shots to the back of the head are not recommended. Make sure you compensate for the distance if too close, with the appropriate holdover. Good luck!

Fwawa20 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2012, 11:05:45 AM »

Quote from: only1harry on January 30, 2012, 10:53:56 AM

Put out anything that will make them stay long enough to give you a good brain shot. I like using plain dry cat food (seafood flavored) because it makes them hang around for a few minutes to eat, but all the other suggestions work great too.

BTW, they do not all eat the marshmellows. I put them out on one side of the cat food bowl and only observed a young raccoon eat them. The adults were eating the cat food and did not seem interested in the marshmellows. I guess they preferred the protein over the sweet stuff at the time.
Some advise - if presented with a frontal shot (my favorite), wait until the coon puts its head down first, then shoot just at least 1/2" above the eyes. Whatever the position of the coon's head, the trajectory of the pellet should always be towards the brain, or the back center of the skull. This means having to shoot at various spots on the skull to achieve the right angle towards back and center (of ears). Shots to the back of the head are not recommended. Make sure you compensate for the distance if too close, with the appropriate holdover. Good luck!

Thanks for the info. I didnt get him to come in last night but hopefully I'll bait him tonight with some cat food and sardines

. I have shot these with a .22 lr and they fell 20ft got up slapped a couple dogs in the face, and then high tailed it up the tree again. I know these animals are mean and tough. This is going to be my first with an air rifle if i can ever bait this bandit in. I took a possum last week from about 20yds with a head shot and I'm thiking it wont be to much different. Or am i wrong?

Fwawa20 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2012, 12:12:09 PM »

I'VE BEEN HAD!! Come to find out the coons did show up last night. They clever rascals where in the garage eating the whole bag of dog food not appetizer i put out for them. I feel so dumb they were feet away and the dogs didnt here them nor did I!! I'm planning on boarding up the doggy door tonight and putting out some food and those sardines to attract them where i want them. Hopefully I'll be able to bag 1 if not 2 hehe. I not greedy I'll settle for 1 but twins would be nice lol

Atchman2 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:08:54 PM »

Now that's funny right there.

hoagy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:12:32 PM »

hate to say but "we told you so "..lol!!! i would just park myself downwind of the entrance they got into to, the doggie door. they will come back to that same spot...the garage is already a trap too....

aznboi3644 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2012, 02:58:46 PM »

dead birds work for me as bait for coons and possums

shadow · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:35:26 PM »

Make sure you cover all bases as far as snacks go for them. Bandit's will find any goodies and sneak right around you to snack on em. Ed

lizzie · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2012, 05:25:46 PM »

Coons love just about anything, from sunflower seeds, to peanut butter, to honey, to sardines, lol.

Fwawa20 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2012, 06:04:58 PM »

Thanks for support and info guys... Ya know this is alot easier with dogs lol. Never have setup and waited for one lol. I think these coons might meet there match tonight but whose to say they won't surprise me again tonight!

only1harry · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2012, 06:56:48 PM »

Just make sure you hit their brain and you shouldn't have any problems. "Between the eyes" or between eye and ear will do it, as long as you don't shoot too low and hit a jaw bone, etc. The pellet must go in the brain so you need to aim at the upper half of the skull with a broadside shot. Which airgun will you be using and what pellet? I am not sure you want to shoot them in the garage. They will spray red stuff everywhere! Not a good idea to shoot them indoors

You will be cleaning up for a long time.

This is what the ground usually looks like (or at least when shot with a powerful .22 airgun) which you cannot see on a green lawn that well, but can see it clearly in the snow and on a garage floor. It will get all over the walls as they do their long death dance (usually 15-25 secs.) and bounce off everything in the garage

Shoot it outside if you can because they might also break stuff in the garage and make a mess during the death dance. You will have 15-20lbs bouncing around and hitting things hard.. plus you will have this:

SquirrelSniper25 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:48:43 PM »

Quote from: only1harry on January 30, 2012, 06:56:48 PM

Just make sure you hit their brain and you shouldn't have any problems. "Between the eyes" or between eye and ear will do it, as long as you don't shoot too low and hit a jaw bone, etc. The pellet must go in the brain so you need to aim at the upper half of the skull with a broadside shot. Which airgun will you be using and what pellet? I am not sure you want to shoot them in the garage. They will spray red stuff everywhere! Not a good idea to shoot them indoors You will be cleaning up for a long time.

This is what the ground usually looks like (or at least when shot with a powerful .22 airgun) which you cannot see on a green lawn that well, but can see it clearly in the snow and on a garage floor. It will get all over the walls as they do their long death dance (usually 15-25 secs.) and bounce off everything in the garage Shoot it outside if you can because they might also break stuff in the garage and make a mess during the death dance. You will have 15-20lbs bouncing around and hitting things hard.. plus you will have this:

Weird how they always cross their hands like that ain't it? Mine looked like he was praying after he stiffened up. hahaha

hoagy · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:16:56 PM »

good advise harry...guess the garage as a trap would be messy...not had to many not dance all over the place...

Fwawa20 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:05:50 PM »

Well the bandits where no shows last night

. Guesss ill have to wait to resolve the issue once more!!!

shadow · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:18:59 PM »

Bandit's have super night vision and hearing so a good concealed sniping spot is a must. I've taking load's of Bandit's on my night patrol hunt's and all the Bandit need's to see is the glint of light of your scope glass to send them running. Ed

Fwawa20 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:32:32 PM »

Quote from: shadow on January 31, 2012, 12:18:59 PM

Bandit's have super night vision and hearing so a good concealed sniping spot is a must. I've taking load's of Bandit's on my night patrol hunt's and all the Bandit need's to see is the glint of light of your scope glass to send them running. Ed

Well i can see the back deck and doggie door from a upstairs window that i had left open. Its about 40ft to the where the bandits travel and i dont think they could see me but just maybe the smell threw them off last night?

Author Topic: HELP ME!! Raccon Bait?? (Read 346 times)

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