smha6784 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 The age old question. But I'm going to ask you guys, how do y'all keep the coons off your feeders. Coons must be getting bigger than the deer now. I've heard a lot of people say vasoline, but wouldn't the smell deter deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Live trap them, take them out of the area and make sure they wont be back:gun2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Choot em boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Live traps, foot holds, whatever. You'll be saving feed as well as helping out the turkey population. It's work but you can make an impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 pesky lil critters Shooting them and trapping them is an option if I was able to get to my lease more than I do during the off season. Lets say I wanted to keep them off feeders during deer season, where I don't want the added pressure of shooting or trapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Only thing i could think of is like yote urine but you dont want that with deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 small electric fence that the deer can jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Trap them if you can. If legal shoot them with your bow. Other than that they in my opinion make it not worth trying to feed the deer corn. Not legal to use corn here during season anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Its legal to bait here if you have been doing it for 6 months prior to season. Which i have been for like 4 years haha. Edited July 20, 2013 by bowhunter97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 If you're talking about a spin feeder, they make cages you can mount around the spinner to keep coons off them. If you're talking about gravity flow...beats me. Haven't had a coon problem with gravity flow protein feeders before. Pigs yes but coons no. Spin type corn feeders are legal under specific guidelines here after Dec. 15th. The rules for hunting near them make it useless to use them here. If you're feeding them & watching them from your house or something like that & not hunting it, that's different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 The cages work well on spin feeders but make sure the mesh is small enough to where they can't get their grubby little paws in it. Coons are like gremlins....it seems like for every 1 killed 3 more show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 (edited) Feeders are a secondary system for me...I have family fill the gravity feeders (from a ATV) feeders on Thursday if I am hunting on a Saturday (so about two days)...generally does not have a problem (though coons and squirrels) will feed on the corn too... Generally only does and small racked bucks go to the feeders during daylight...I cover two major trails leading to the feeders to pick off the bucks that are following the does... NO pictures of a good buck at my feeders--maybe because of the way I put out the corn... Attract the does and the bucks will follow though! Edited July 28, 2013 by High Country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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