First Coon in a foothold... ?

[Railroader]

I have raised a couple of coons, and caught them in box traps, but this morning at 0530, I experienced a whole new level of RAGE!!

Ol' Boar must have weighed 75 pounds, breathed fire, had claws like velociraptor, and bit like an alligator snapper...

He stayed in 100% full attack mode the whole time I was releasing him, and even had the nerve to bluff-charge me a couple times after he was free.

He taught me that I need a catch pole AND heavy gloves in both my truck and the polaris.

I had the pole, but some gloves sure would have made me feel better...

 

[Doug B.]

Coons are a different kind of somebody. And they will make it look like a bomb consploded at your set!

 

[Railroader]

Coons are a different kind of somebody. And they will make it look like a bomb consploded at your set!

Yeah, that one is pretty much done...I have seen zero Yote sign in quite a while. I am letting my line downsize thru attrition. It's about time to go fishin'!!

 

[antharper]

Ha ha , in my experience Bob ain’t got nothing on a Coon when trying to release . I had pretty decent luck in same set after a Coon . But I think I caught one in about every set .

 

[Doug B.]

Ha ha , in my experience Bob ain’t got nothing on a Coon when trying to release . I had pretty decent luck in same set after a Coon . But I think I caught one in about every set .

The very first coyote I ever caught was in a remake the next night after a coon catch.

 

[Philbow]

I hate releasing coons. Getting the catch pole noose over their heads is an exercise in futility. Everything else I've released has been easier than coons. (I've never had to release an otter, but I've read they are horrible also.)