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Post by ~ADC~ on May 7, 2014 10:14:29 GMT -6
Anyone use a 220 for dispatching coons, specifically cage caught coons? I need some help for a young guy who can't use a gun yet.
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Post by Horn on May 7, 2014 10:32:56 GMT -6
If I recall correctly Dean Mitchell has a set up made just for this.
You may want to PM him.
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Post by x-demoman on May 7, 2014 11:31:32 GMT -6
I have pictures of Dean's 220 box and will try to send to ADC
Gene
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Post by ~ADC~ on May 7, 2014 15:08:08 GMT -6
I have pictures of Dean's 220 box and will try to send to ADC Gene Thanks Gene. I'll keep an eye on my e-mail for them.
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Post by rugersinglesix on May 7, 2014 15:48:36 GMT -6
Wooden baseball bat might b easyer
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Post by bd64 on May 7, 2014 15:55:54 GMT -6
Wooden baseball bat might b easyer I bought a Nelson Fox on Ebay for that reason but when it arrived it was just too pretty to use for that purpose. For us old timers it's difficult to use a good wooden bat for dispatch. Use a piece of pipe like Tex A uses.
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Post by ~ADC~ on May 7, 2014 16:23:59 GMT -6
Wooden baseball bat might b easyer Just let him out of the cage and hope you don't miss?
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Post by justwannano on May 7, 2014 17:15:58 GMT -6
Hey Gene Could you send me pictures too? just
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Post by x-demoman on May 7, 2014 17:27:29 GMT -6
PM me your email. Maybe ADC will post them if I can get them sent. Will try tonight.
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Post by ~ADC~ on May 7, 2014 18:23:01 GMT -6
Here's a link to one complete with a 160 belisle.... 160 cage dispatch systemHere's some pictures from another member here on the one he built... I'll post the pics from Gene too once I get them. ~ADC~
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Post by calvin on May 8, 2014 3:49:36 GMT -6
Wooden baseball bat might b easyer I bought a Nelson Fox on Ebay for that reason but when it arrived it was just too pretty to use for that purpose. For us old timers it's difficult to use a good wooden bat for dispatch. Use a piece of pipe like Tex A uses. Correct....never use wood on a coon. Very ineffective compared to 1/2" rebar...unless you like a sore arm and a cranky coon.
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Post by ~ADC~ on May 8, 2014 5:53:33 GMT -6
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Post by loesshillsarcher on May 8, 2014 8:49:27 GMT -6
That's genius!
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Post by rugersinglesix on May 8, 2014 10:35:49 GMT -6
Yea wooden ones aint the greatest, especially when they break, just a alternative to a 22. I prefer a 22. Those r some pretty fancy dispatch boxes u guys got.
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Post by 4fur on May 9, 2014 9:03:31 GMT -6
Cool box design! I bet I'm not the only one who has knocked a coon out of a DP while trying to dispatch with a bat type kill stick. I even knocked a muddy coyote from a 1.75 once but the mean bitch came after me and I lucked out and she didn't get away, and I avoided getting bit. I .22 cage trapped coon which often requires giving the coon and trap a ride down the road to where it is safe/legal to dispatch them. I either return the trap or switch traps at the catch location if I have another in the truck. Shooting a coon in a cage can be a bloody mess, though. I lay my rifle down, grab the coon from the trap and stand on it's head while holding a hind leg until they stop their death dance. Good thread! Dispatching coon is sometimes more difficult than catching them.
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Post by zookeeper on May 9, 2014 12:03:19 GMT -6
I just built a small 'transfer cage' so that in certain conditions, I can reset the cage, and take the critter somewhere else. The 'transfer cage' is about 12" x`12" x12"
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Post by hightoweria on May 14, 2014 0:07:02 GMT -6
In cages I USUALLY use my catch pole and choke them down, but have used conibears on ocassion. I have used 160's on coon and 220's coyote for many years in footholds because of no blood. It does take longer than a 22, but I am not a longliner so I am ok with the extra time at times. I bend my trigger slightly outward on one side and use that side as the entry side of the trap. I take an ax handle(skinny end) put it down through the spring (straight out) with the chain on it then up under the jaw pivot but just barely inside the pivot. I have about a 4' extension cable on all my coni's and use that as an additional stabilizer by holding the cable tight against the ax handle. By doing so I can move the trap to about any angle and be stabilized. Coon are alot tougher to deal with as they want to reach and grab which can cause a miss and a snapped trap, but coyote alot of them just lay with their nose on the ground and you can slip it right under their lower jaw. Caution is a must as at times I am in the catch circle even through I use short chains. You don't need or want a coon crawling up your leg.
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Post by big al on May 19, 2014 20:06:47 GMT -6
I made one out of plywood, nothing fancy but it works. I'll see if I can get a picture posted
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Post by big al on May 19, 2014 20:31:08 GMT -6
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