dispatching a coon

[coontrapper13]

how would you guys dispatch a coon so there's no blood?i am using a .22cal now but they bleed alot.

[coontrapper13]

oh, and also what bait would you recommend for dps?

[notimeforit]

I've jumped on the 220 bad wagon that I picked up from this forum. Pretty effective and I do like the no blood part.
This is my first year trying DPs, I have used marshmallows, dry cat food and sardines. They have all caught coon.

[trapping24]

All i use is the .22LR, if i'm in the water and you shoot a coon the blood is gone with the water so it dont matter and so far when i'm on dry land and shoot one i have never found that the blood hurts anything, I have caught lots of coon and big coon one right after the other in the same spot with blood on the ground, I try my best to shoot the coon then real fast take him from the trap and get him out of the area, you can do it fast and you will leave no blood!

Now coyotes not the same you want no blood, so what i do is shoot them in the heart with the .22LR then take them out real fast!

[jbruegge]

The conibear method works pretty slick...most of the time. I bet 90% go down without a fuss. I'm not so concerned about blood at the set, I just don't want to wash of bloody coons that were already dry and clean. I still shoot some water coons since they are getting washed anyways. Using conis leaves less blood on the coons, in my boat, in my truck, and on the shed floor.

[justwannano]

I sent for a copy of the Wisc trappers assn dvd on fur handling.
One of the things mentioned was blood. I can't remember the guys name but he has a pocket full of gallon size plastic bags. He just slips 1 over the head of a headshot coon.
just

[swiowaoutdoors]

I whack em across the base of their skull with my 330 setters. Right behind the ears.

[coontrapper13]

thanks for the information but what is a 22lr?

[doublexl]

22lr is a .22 long rifle.

[riverbandit]

Nov 30, 2012 18:39:00 GMT -6 swiowaoutdoors said:

I whack em across the base of their skull with my 330 setters. Right behind the ears.

X2,........ accept I use a re bar stake. If the initial hit doesn't do it, a couple good whacks across the throat does. No blood most of the time.

[cjsgunshop]

I also wack them over the head. I use a old tee ball bat. I might try out the 220 method do u just drop the trap over their heads or what is the proper method?

[jbruegge]

Nov 30, 2012 22:06:17 GMT -6 cjsgunshop said:

I also wack them over the head. I use a old tee ball bat. I might try out the 220 method do u just drop the trap over their heads or what is the proper method?

Trigger towards the animal, top or bottom jaw hasn't made a difference to me. Trigger wires not spread wide and set it on them don't drop it and try not to have them lunge into it. I give the smaller ones a 220 and the bigger ones a 330.

[dolittle]

If you shoot a coon on dry land and know you made a good shot, stand on their neck so the can't flop around and get blood everywhere including themselves if they can't flng their head around the blood doesn't end up on the fur and the blood ends up in one location

[4fur]

[quote author=jbruegge board=general thread=12137 post=74717 time=1354340039Trigger towards the animal, top or bottom jaw hasn't made a difference to me. Trigger wires not spread wide and set it on them don't drop it and try not to have them lunge into it. I give the smaller ones a 220 and the bigger ones a 330.[/quote]

I like the triggers on the bottom so they are on the jaw away from the coon that locks up on the animal. I replaced trigger wires on 3 of the 4 Belisle 330s I have been using last weekend after a little over 300 coon.

I recommend Belisles for dispatch mainly because of their spring safety hooks.

Putting down fish stick caught coon in the water works slick. Stand on the jaw or spring while remaking the set. You can hold their nose under in 4" of water and the trap makes a nice handle for carrying the coon up to the truck.

[cjsgunshop]

Tried the 220 trick on a grinner today next time I will try the 330. The 220 just took to long. I snapped him with the trap then removed my snare from the anchor, remade the set and he was still fighting it, ended up tapping him on the head with a baseball bat.

[x-demoman]

A good thump on the nose will put them down long enough to put the 220 on and while in semi conscious state the struggle is diminished.

[4fur]

[Griz]

No use using a whole trap when half a trap is enough. Does that make the springs last longer??? ;D ;D

[cjsgunshop]

OK I tried the 330 but didn't thump him first he fought and screamed for some time thumped the next one then tried the 330 it worked pretty well I think I will stick to the .22 unless near farmers livestock.

[calvin]

Where I can shoot, i use the .22. There is nothing faster than that. I/ll deal with the blood later. Its not that big of a deal.

If i can't shoot, i use a 30' rebar (1/2") stake. Nothing less than 30' and i/ll never use wood again. Wood simply doesn't have the impact that steel does.

[jjdavis]

a friend of mine uses a handle to axe hit them on the nose hard it knocks them down then slips a new 110 coni over head it ends up right behind the skull there out in 2 min. i tried this and it works for me do like the 330 idea too gonna try that one if i can catcha dang coon someday