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Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 12:49 AM
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While trapping the 5+ coons wearing out a feeder, I ran into a problem with fire ants. I'm in a creek bottom and the ground is covered with them.. With the traditional DP traps the bait was getting covered with fire ants. Nothing was touching those traps.. So I changed to soup can traps and loosely hung them just off the ground so the ants can't easily get to them, but can easily pulled down by a coon.. Two Coons down, three to go.
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:19 AM
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Good deal Get some more I hate those suckers almost as bad as possums What does Canterbury call em? Trash pandas?
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:24 AM
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I should have also added that IMO everybody in Texas that has deer feeders should be trapping coons, maybe 2 traps per feeder at least. All we're doing now is raising new generations of well fed coons and crows
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:26 AM
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Those are the brand of DP traps he's using that use a soup can for the outside housing
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:27 AM
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:36 AM
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Mine are actually Chef Boyardee Ravioli can traps. No coon can resist.
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 01:49 AM
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Good work. I got 4 off of one feeder last weekend in Duke traps. Game cam shows two more to go.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 02:02 AM
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 02:44 PM
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Use corn, ants are attracted to wet foods. I use cat food after a freeze.
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 05:03 PM
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Never heard of the soup can trap, pretty neat
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/03/21 07:37 PM
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I had gang set this feeder. I did use corn in some of the dukes, but the soup cans with dry dog food got the coons first. The dukes went untouched except for one set with dog food in shallow water in the creek near the stand. All coons on camera have been taken out plus one. And two bonus possums in a conibear bucket set with empty cheeto bag for bait. Mission accomplished for now.
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/04/21 08:19 PM
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coons are as bad as hogs for repopulating
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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I should have also added that IMO everybody in Texas that has deer feeders should be trapping coons, maybe 2 traps per feeder at least. All we're doing now is raising new generations of well fed coons and crows This is pretty much gospel! Coons are way out of balance and even if you don't like corn buzzards(turkey) coons are reaking havoc on turkey populations. I took out over 2 dozen last season. Time to start putting a hurt on them again.
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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09/30/21 01:21 PM
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When I start seeing gangs on cams at feeders, I will trap hard for several weeks to thin down. Not possible to get them all, but earlier this year we thinned about 20 from the area around one feeder. And yes, it is getting to be time to do start back up.
Dalroo Deep in the Heart of Texas How about that Brandon!
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Re: Trapping coons in fire ants.
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10/15/21 03:34 PM
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