Keeping raccoons off of deer feeder

22-250 to the face

DP coon traps. You think you've got one or two problem raccoons on that feeder. When you bash the brains out of the 12th one in your DP traps you will realise your problem was worse than you thought.

Some tips:

Stop putting feed in the feeder and just put it in the traps. Don't set the traps. Let them eat exclusively out of the traps for about two weeks. They'll get accustomed to it.

Then use the same feed and set the traps. Get several and set them all the same night. You'll catch a coon in every trap. Do that until your catch rate goes way down.

Then, switch to sardines for bait. Your catch rate will go back up. Any survivors at this point are trap averse. Shoot them in the face.

Problem solved.

With a string hang a pvc pipe over each leg. When they climb it will spin and they fall. I did this and it works.

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I’ve seen pics of them doing the same thing. It’s unreal how smart they are.

Best option (imho) is to feed soybeans instead of corn. Coons don't mess much with soybeans for whatever reason.

If that isn't desirable or doable, put varmint cages on your feeders and run traps as stated above. They make great archery practice as well.

Jay?

Damn, the Coonhood looks pretty cool. The website is pretty crude and it looks like this guy is just trying to get the product off the ground, but I think it has potential. I don't live to far from one of the 2 dealers listed on his website so I might have to check it out.

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