best way for getting coons out of the field

I guess I am going to have to learn a better way to skin a coon. It takes me forever. That's why I sell them whole.
Hope you get some more nights like the 21 coon night.
Mike
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you won't get better by selling them whole. not being a smart arse. just practice skinning a few and you will find that when there warm, with a good sharp knife you should be able to yank a hide in 5 min or so. takes up less frezer room too.
 
Well I still haven't skinned out a coon in the field but I did take my 10 year old daughter with me last night to one spot. We caught 4 coons at the top of a den tree and slowly as I found them picked them off. They are getting smart, and when I get up close to the tree they don't look at me. So it's hard to find them in the tree. Slowly though, by changing sounds on the caller and walking away and then shining the tree I would find them. Two of the coons I had to put a couple of bullets under them in the tree to get them to move and ultimatley look at me. Next time I can't find them in the tree I think I am going to drop the red lense on my scope light to see if I can find them better with the white light. Any way, getting back to the topic of this post. After putting all the coons in my decoy bag, my daughter carried my unloaded gun and I carried the coons. That made it way easier. She was a real trooper. I wish I would have taken pictures but when I got home I dropped her off and then took the coons to my local fur buyer. It was a good night of making memories.
Mike
 
After you figure out how to get them out of the field maybe someone can tell me how to get them out of my attic, short of spending $4,000. for a new roof. Damn things made 3 holes in my roof.
They bloody well move right in. I finally got rid of momma and her 3 little ones, but by then the damage was done. My township won't let you shoot them, or even trap them. I didn't want to put down poison and have them die in my attic. I hear they really get ripe in a hurry! Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal
 


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