160 conibears in trees?

[tylercraiglow]

A bucket full of dp's and short, hardwood "walking stick" is all you need for them city coon. Thats how I roll in town and never a problem.

[coonsnagger]

Nov 6, 2014 11:25:24 GMT -6 bigjohn said:

Setting traps within city limits always will have drawbacks. A conibear set in a tree catching an inquisitive kid, or adult for that matter, could very well cost us all conibears.Wouldn't matter what the situation was.

Conibears can't be set within 150 feet of any occupied building or residents in towns with 10,000 or more people.This in itself should tell you something. People mess with other people's stuff all the time and the greater the population,the more likely of this happening.

this is true and i do not place conibears near buildings. but when i do place them in legal areas you never no what bumbling city people will walk their dog around wherever they want. i think a 155 on the ground could be just as dangerous as a slightly larger coni in a tree or structure. i guess im alone on this one tho...  

[tylercraiglow]

Dry conis of any size in an area with lots of domestics is asking for trouble.

[jiml]

That's a big 10 4.

[login]

Nov 6, 2014 19:49:07 GMT -6 tylercraiglow said:

Dry conis of any size in an area with lots of domestics is asking for trouble.

Set any trap out in the middle of no where, you will catch a domestic, in time.

[coonsnagger]

Nov 8, 2014 21:26:31 GMT -6 login said:

Nov 6, 2014 19:49:07 GMT -6 tylercraiglow said:

Dry conis of any size in an area with lots of domestics is asking for trouble.

Set any trap out in the middle of no where, you will catch a domestic, in time.

that's true it's up to us trappers to try our best to keep conis from catching non targets

[krank]

Nov 4, 2014 11:17:58 GMT -6 coonsnagger said:

ok if we aren't allowed to have one more inch for easier coon trapping on land, could Conservation dept. at least let us put 160s or 220s in trees? like 5 feet up a leaning tree? we can put 330s in buildings that way more likely to catch cats.  

Some states require conis to be set off the ground on dry land. Years ago, before laws changed, I set 220s in trees just to avoid dogs. Didn't work too good.

[coonsnagger]

Nov 12, 2014 11:11:26 GMT -6 krank said:

Nov 4, 2014 11:17:58 GMT -6 coonsnagger said:

ok if we aren't allowed to have one more inch for easier coon trapping on land, could Conservation dept. at least let us put 160s or 220s in trees? like 5 feet up a leaning tree? we can put 330s in buildings that way more likely to catch cats.  

Some states require conis to be set off the ground on dry land. Years ago, before laws changed, I set 220s in trees just to avoid dogs. Didn't work too good.

see I'm actually interested to hear that. What didn't work. Ive argued this over the idea it might work. What disn't work about it?

[krank]

Picture a coon rambling through the woods. The trap on the ground gets his immediate attention. He is not so inclined to go up the tree unless really hungry. At trap on the ground may catch him just out of curiosity. In other words, they were reluctant to climb up there.
I thought it was a hell of an idea but the coons rejected it.
I know if you put a pallet in the crotch of a tree and piled it high with corn then it would full of coons in a couple days.