|
Post by krank on Jan 25, 2014 17:20:25 GMT -6
Dry Oatmeal....
|
|
|
Post by silverfox on Jan 25, 2014 19:47:37 GMT -6
I raised a lot of pet raccoons as a kid and used to take them mulberry picken with me. They were a hoot. Their two favorite foods were mulberries and dog food. Of course, we did not ever feed out cats cause they were spoiled by cows milk and corn crib mice! I would suggest cat food and mulberries. I bet oatmal would be less expensive and better texture. As usual, el Kranko is always on his A game!! My problem with mulberries is I eat em all up before I can get m home. Just like all berries from the wild woods and farmlands, you sorta have to squint your eyes a bit so you do not see all the fly poop on em! yep!!
|
|
|
Post by steellover82 on Jan 25, 2014 20:06:09 GMT -6
Thanks guys will give both a try and see which works best.
|
|
|
Post by silverfox on Jan 25, 2014 20:14:58 GMT -6
Thanks guys will give both a try and see which works best. One of the best trappers I have ever met when it come to catch rate uses cheap brand grape jelly in his coon sets or those little packs of jelly you have thrown at you at diners and uses one in his sets.
|
|
|
Post by krank on Jan 26, 2014 8:45:53 GMT -6
I have fooled with making bait out of mulberries and persimmons and they seem to like pancake syrup or jelly better.
|
|
|
Post by silverfox on Jan 26, 2014 9:20:53 GMT -6
I have fooled with making bait out of mulberries and persimmons and they seem to like pancake syrup or jelly better. I found this tidbit of info interesting! Raccoons were originally considered Bears until debate ensued about their unique features, such as how they wash food. The original name given to raccoons was 'Ursa Lotor', meaning 'Washing Bear' (Latin words 'lotor' = washing, 'ursa' = bear). Today, the Raccoon is classified somewhat differently...and in their own genus (Procyon, which means 'before the dog' in Latin).
I like the Ursa genus name better than Procyon. Just sounds cooler!! Those little critters have a sweet tooth!!!!
|
|
|
Post by krank on Jan 26, 2014 10:21:06 GMT -6
Coons like honey and thats too bad. My honey is too precious to waste on coons. A .99 cent bottle of pancake syrup brings alot of critters from far away.
|
|
|
Post by steellover82 on Jan 26, 2014 12:38:39 GMT -6
Krank just curious but wouldn't syrup take the berry smell out of the bait? I know that a sweet bait is better for coon cause you don't have to deal with possums and skunks as much so it may not matter I guess.
|
|
|
Post by kato on Jan 26, 2014 14:03:25 GMT -6
Sugar and ice cream
|
|
|
Post by krank on Jan 26, 2014 17:19:53 GMT -6
Krank just curious but wouldn't syrup take the berry smell out of the bait? I know that a sweet bait is better for coon cause you don't have to deal with possums and skunks as much so it may not matter I guess. Nope...Dont mix syrup with berrys. Kind of defeats the point of using berries. Possum like coon bait too. Only thing about sweet feeed is it doesnt draw pets.
|
|
|
Post by steellover82 on Jan 27, 2014 17:15:12 GMT -6
ok think I have it figured out now. Thanks.
|
|
|
Post by steellover82 on Jan 28, 2014 19:21:34 GMT -6
close thread.
|
|
|
Post by bverboy on Jan 28, 2014 19:34:29 GMT -6
posms love coon bait, that's for sure, so do sqrls, killed a mny off of mulberys
|
|
|
Post by krank on Jan 28, 2014 20:59:08 GMT -6
okay...close the thread....
|
|
|
Post by bverboy on Jan 29, 2014 5:36:32 GMT -6
whats the hurry?? I love mulberries!!!!!! you ever had mulberry jelly??
|
|
|
Post by steellover82 on Jan 29, 2014 18:01:16 GMT -6
cant say that I have I don't really care for berries myself.
|
|
|
Post by bverboy on Jan 29, 2014 18:40:06 GMT -6
OMG!!!!!! its the finest ya ever flopped a lip over!!!!!
|
|
|
Post by backwoodsman1968 on Feb 1, 2014 18:39:31 GMT -6
Cornmeal.. Ive made alot of homemade baits and all mentioned will work. We use all the scraps from jelly making and csnnibg. Few years ago on our rat floats we hammered them on scraps from makin blackberry jelly and raspberry. Glycerine will not deminish the berry odor euther.
|
|