pineywoodshunter
Woodsman
Reged: 11/11/07
Posts: 160
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I dont know what to do anymore these coons are so annoying
any tips of something to keep them off?
btw happy 4th 'o july
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nuprofessor
Tracker
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 734
Loc: Central Missouri
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A nice dose of lead poisoning followed by a covering of BBQ sauce applied to a bun.
Seriously- I saw someone on here talking about PVC pipe around the legs of the feeder. They even had a picture of the way to set it up.
Good Luck!
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pineywoodshunter
Woodsman
Reged: 11/11/07
Posts: 160
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thanks
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Baby Fish
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jdickey
Tracker
Reged: 01/10/07
Posts: 707
Loc: Waco, Texas
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Put your feeder legs inside PVC pipe....
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altez
Light Foot
Reged: 03/13/08
Posts: 49
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Some guy on Texas boars said using the nail strips they use to install carpet (sold at Home Depot and Lowes) stops the climbing and the boar bumping
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Brother in-law
Extreme Tracker
Reged: 07/08/07
Posts: 4295
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Mount your feeder legs higher on the barrel, harder to reach the gold nuggets
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txtrophy85
Veteran Tracker
Reged: 08/12/05
Posts: 3221
Loc: San Antonio
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we started shooting them at night with AR's
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Parker
Pro Tracker
Reged: 12/29/07
Posts: 1440
Loc: Fort Worth, Tx.
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Carpet tack strips do NOT work. They just climb right over them. I'm going to try the PVC thing. Went up there this weekend. Those masked rats had pulled the front off of my varmint cage (broke two of the clips doing it) and had managed to pull the face plate off of the motor housing. BUT, everything else was ok; only one wire disconnected.
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cajundave
Pro Tracker
Reged: 05/15/07
Posts: 1938
Loc: Metro Mess
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.17 HMR helps. 
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That's why they call it hunting and not killing!
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kuntry_kid
Woodsman
Reged: 01/23/08
Posts: 109
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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I actually just posted in the feeder thread about a timer/motor now that comes with a varmint zapper. I am not thinking of changing my timer, but just rigging up their electric zapper part on my feeder. Not sure if it will work, but I am going to try it.....
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cajundave
Pro Tracker
Reged: 05/15/07
Posts: 1938
Loc: Metro Mess
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I posted back on that thread. I have them on some of my feeders with only pics of coons eating on the ground, none are hanging from my motors, spinners, etc. Now my feeders without the varmint zapper is a different story.
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That's why they call it hunting and not killing!
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slugcatcher
Light Foot
Reged: 10/01/07
Posts: 14
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I put some $2 bearing grease on my feeder legs. It stayed on for months and after a few weeks of licking grease off of their paws they stopped even trying to climb up. I haven't used any this year and have had no problems with them climbing the feeder. They still eat it off the ground but don't try to climb it anymore.
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Burrito
Woodsman
Reged: 10/10/05
Posts: 188
Loc: Central Texas
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Quote:
I put some $2 bearing grease on my feeder legs. It stayed on for months and after a few weeks of licking grease off of their paws they stopped even trying to climb up. I haven't used any this year and have had no problems with them climbing the feeder. They still eat it off the ground but don't try to climb it anymore.
Sprinkle a liberal portion of cayenne pepper on that grease and I bet that will keep them away.
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Txkiller
Bird Dog
Reged: 01/22/08
Posts: 353
Loc: 380
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If you live close to your hunting grounds trap them I get them everyday!
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brock2013
Green Horn
Reged: 06/12/08
Posts: 7
Loc: Brock Tx
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have some target practice
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LawnMower1
Tracker
Reged: 01/16/07
Posts: 934
Loc: Ft. Worth, TEXAS
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If you live close to your hunting grounds trap them I get them everyday!
Why are they bleeding? 
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Hea,Hea,Hea...There He IS!!!!!!!!!!!
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pineywoodshunter
Woodsman
Reged: 11/11/07
Posts: 160
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why are they bleedin loL!
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Baby Fish
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TXBowhunter1
THF Trophy Hunter
Reged: 02/03/06
Posts: 5995
Loc: Carrollton,TX
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i was in our new harbor freight the other day and notices they had live traps... http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=animal+trap
or you could try strychnine laced sardines.
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Reverendbiker
Outdoorsman
Reged: 02/23/08
Posts: 68
Loc: Central Texas
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i was in our new harbor freight the other day and notices they had live traps... http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=animal+trap
I made the mistake of buying one of those Harbor Freight traps and they are real junk. Set it four times, caught a coon each time. In all four cases the coon pried the door open and escaped. I did my best to reinforce and improve it but finally gave up and dismantled it to make a varmint guard. I finally bought a couple of these traps:
Iron City Trap
The Iron City traps are very sensitive and hold the coons well--haven't had one escape yet.
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cajundave
Pro Tracker
Reged: 05/15/07
Posts: 1938
Loc: Metro Mess
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have-a-heart at academy is a good price.
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That's why they call it hunting and not killing!
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reloader1234
Green Horn
Reged: 08/13/08
Posts: 7
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We get rid of coons by loading up 110gr v-max Hornady bullets in our 300 WSM. After you pull the trigger you can actually hear the bullet impact. The sound is very refreshing after so many of our feeders have been destroyed by the coons. We have lights on our feeders (during the off season for hogs) and we see them all the time while we are hog hunting.
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holdem
Woodsman
Reged: 03/11/06
Posts: 226
Loc: SE of Camp Wood
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Racoon problem won't go away until there's a market for them.
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whitetailfanatic
Pro Tracker
Reged: 03/24/06
Posts: 1942
Loc: Mesquite,Tx. USA
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OR THIS!
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whitetail.fanatic@yahoo.com
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BuckMaster
Woodsman
Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 222
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Sprinkle a liberal portion of cayenne pepper on that grease and I bet that will keep them away.
I wouldn't bring cayenne pepper within a country mile of a deer feeder.
Not MY feeder that is......
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cibolo
Tracker
Reged: 02/05/08
Posts: 929
Loc: central texas
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those are the ticket with a good cage around them. my brother turned me onto them this year,and i was very suprised with how much corn those conserve also,especially witht the price of corn this year.
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