Post by Trapper Everette Downing on Jan 8, 2012 18:54:09 GMT -5
Land trapping raccoons is a bit different than water and not quite as easy. One of the best things about land trapping raccoons is that the fur that comes off a highland raccoon is normally better than their waterside-caught counterparts. These raccoons tend to be take with sweet baitss and gland lures intended to catch fox and coyote. Trapping raccoon on dry land is mainly done by trapping trails and transition areas leading to feeding areas.
Raccoon are heavy trail users. A well-used raccoon trail may look like a cow path, especially if it leads to a corn field. Setting these trail involves either snares, footholds or conibears, if it legal in your state.
Where you cannnot find trails but plenty of sign, its time to go to the cubby and dirthole sets.
Trying to catch raccoons in dirtholes can often be a frustrating matter. Raccoons are reachers, meaning that they like to reach into holes to crab whatever happens to be inside.This makes trap placement at dirtholes difficult. Normally you set the trap about 6-9 inches away from the hole. I like to really make the raccoon work the set, meaning I want its feet dancing all over the set. To do this, I like to dig two dirtholes and different angles causing the raccoon to go back and forth between the two holes. Somewhere in its search for the bait it will step on the pan and get caught.
Raccoon are heavy trail users. A well-used raccoon trail may look like a cow path, especially if it leads to a corn field. Setting these trail involves either snares, footholds or conibears, if it legal in your state.
Where you cannnot find trails but plenty of sign, its time to go to the cubby and dirthole sets.
Trying to catch raccoons in dirtholes can often be a frustrating matter. Raccoons are reachers, meaning that they like to reach into holes to crab whatever happens to be inside.This makes trap placement at dirtholes difficult. Normally you set the trap about 6-9 inches away from the hole. I like to really make the raccoon work the set, meaning I want its feet dancing all over the set. To do this, I like to dig two dirtholes and different angles causing the raccoon to go back and forth between the two holes. Somewhere in its search for the bait it will step on the pan and get caught.
