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If y'all haven't ever tried calling coons in the daytime in states in which it is legal to do so, you ought to try it. I'm in TN and the season is open right now. No dog necessary!

I did it for the first time this past weekend. Saturday and Sunday produced 8 total coons. 4 per morning. I hunted from about 7AM to 9:30AM both mornings.

These jokers come in literally charging as hard as they can and will attack the call if not shot quick enough. I used a shotgun bc they are seriously full out running in. Shots were between 5-10 yards. Seems like if a coon isn't in your lap in less than 2-3 minutes, it's time to move.

I used a FoxPro Patriot on max volume and the sounds that killed were:

1) FoxPro Young Raccoon Distress
2) MFK Young Coon Distress.

Very fun and easy way to knock off a couple more nest raiders during the summer months. I'm up to 73 total predators for 2022 with 57 raccoons sent to the big cornfield in the sky. Amazing how densely populated the predators are around here. Thinning them out best I can and calling them in is significantly more fun than trapping in my opinion.


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Your efforts are much appreciated. I think I could get into that, especially if they come in that hard. I bet I could get my buddies on board with that to see who of us could kill the most (we are seriously too competitive). I appreciate you sharing what you are using to call them. I have a ton of points on a cabelas card and I bet I can get a call like that from them to do what you are doing. Just will need to get a more open choke for that kind of range as all of my guns are pretty much set up to kill turkeys. I should have a modified choke sitting around somewhere, but from what you are saying an improved cylinder might be even better.

Quote from: mountainhunter1 on July 11, 2022, 02:24:40 PM
Your efforts are much appreciated. I think I could get into that, especially if they come in that hard. I bet I could get my buddies on board with that to see who of us could kill the most (we are seriously too competitive). I appreciate you sharing what you are using to call them. I have a ton of points on a cabelas card and I bet I can get a call like that from them to do what you are doing. Just will need to get a more open choke for that kind of range as all of my guns are pretty much set up to kill turkeys. I should have a modified choke sitting around somewhere, but from what you are saying an improved cylinder might be even better.

I had my grandfathers old 870 that has a modified barrel on it and just took a sack full of old shells I had laying around. Mostly duck loads. It killed em stone dead, but pretty much anything will at 5-10 yards I'm pretty sure


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fantastic!!!
live trapped 1 in my garage last night.....dam racoons!!!urggggg

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Quote from: mountainhunter1 on July 11, 2022, 02:24:40 PM
Your efforts are much appreciated. I think I could get into that, especially if they come in that hard. I bet I could get my buddies on board with that to see who of us could kill the most (we are seriously too competitive). I appreciate you sharing what you are using to call them. I have a ton of points on a cabelas card and I bet I can get a call like that from them to do what you are doing. Just will need to get a more open choke for that kind of range as all of my guns are pretty much set up to kill turkeys. I should have a modified choke sitting around somewhere, but from what you are saying an improved cylinder might be even better.

I had my grandfathers old 870 that has a modified barrel on it and just took a sack full of old shells I had laying around. Mostly duck loads. It killed em stone dead, but pretty much anything will at 5-10 yards I'm pretty sure


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I've already called a buddy and ran this idea by him. Looking at a Foxpro  inferno right now while I'm eating a late lunch in the office. This may seriously be something that I could do to help the turkeys around my neck of the woods. I have been wanting to do something, but trapping is not really my thing. But this approach might work.

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Quote from: cwedding on July 11, 2022, 02:27:04 PM

Quote from: mountainhunter1 on July 11, 2022, 02:24:40 PM
Your efforts are much appreciated. I think I could get into that, especially if they come in that hard. I bet I could get my buddies on board with that to see who of us could kill the most (we are seriously too competitive). I appreciate you sharing what you are using to call them. I have a ton of points on a cabelas card and I bet I can get a call like that from them to do what you are doing. Just will need to get a more open choke for that kind of range as all of my guns are pretty much set up to kill turkeys. I should have a modified choke sitting around somewhere, but from what you are saying an improved cylinder might be even better.

I had my grandfathers old 870 that has a modified barrel on it and just took a sack full of old shells I had laying around. Mostly duck loads. It killed em stone dead, but pretty much anything will at 5-10 yards I'm pretty sure


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I've already called a buddy and ran this idea by him. Looking at a Foxpro  inferno right now while I'm eating a late lunch in the office. This may seriously be something that I could do to help the turkeys around my neck of the woods. I have been wanting to do something, but trapping is not really my thing. But this approach might work.

Go get em! Those calls this time of year will bring the sows. Apparently during the coon rut months you can entice the boars with a coon fight call. I'll let you know how that goes when I try it out. Feel free to PM if you need any further info


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I think I am going to give it a whirl. I guess the biggest thing for me will be to just check the regulations for my area about what can and can't be done and at what time of year. A quick call to the DNR can tell the tale on that subject.

I hope that others will see your post and think about doing the same. Just imagine if every turkey hunter on here saw this and went out and duplicated what you are doing. It sounds very doable. The biggest thing for some may be being able to hit a running coon at five steps. I will likely talk to you again at some point. Thanks for the idea.

Nice!!! I'll have to check the sounds on my caller to see if it has those.

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Quote from: RutnNStrutn on July 11, 2022, 04:05:02 PM
Nice!!! I'll have to check the sounds on my caller to see if it has those.

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I had to purchase and download those sounds from FoxPro website. It was pretty simple


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Awesome job cwedding!! The turkeys thank you, and you answered my question, have same caller, will download those sounds.

I just got a similar caller off eBay and I'm going to try it.
I trapped 22 nest predators this spring on 250 acres but still plenty around


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 Warms a turkey hunter's heart.

It is a blast. Our season ended Feb 15 but we are pushing the state to allow it year round now. Coons don't care about volume like others so crank it up. They can wind you so play the wind. Call around den trees, abandoned homes, large brush piles etc. I use a Lucky Duck Roughneck ecaller.

This is a great video of guys calling them in.
https://youtu.be/5Tuwzx6hfeM

Good job keep up the good work.

Awesome kill all those predators... great idea, and you don't have to feed a bunch of Tennessee Hound dogs ...

Awesome job!

Very cool! Looks like I found another hobby/pastime to flush my money down the drain on (while helping out the local turkey population)

Quote from: TurkeyReaper69 on July 12, 2022, 03:12:33 PM
Very cool! Looks like I found another hobby/pastime to flush my money down the drain on (while helping out the local turkey population)

You are right about that TurkeyReaper. Good thing for me is the only thing I will need to add this onto the mix of existing hobbies is an electronic caller. But I feel like we could make a big impact if enough of us got on board with something like this. And we need to do something because the turkeys are disappearing where I live.

Are you calling these coons down out of the tree or just finding random raccoons that are on the ground?  If they're charging in I can just see one trying to scoot down a big old pine tree as fast as it can.


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Quote from: aclawrence on July 13, 2022, 07:37:26 AM
Are you calling these coons down out of the tree or just finding random raccoons that are on the ground?  If they're charging in I can just see one trying to scoot down a big old pine tree as fast as it can.


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I think they are in the tree to start. I didn't physically see them come down the tree but I assume they are in a den and then call them down. I was just doing blind set ups. Most of the coons were there within 90 seconds. I basically just would set up, call for 2-3 minutes. Move. Repeat. They were all near water also with it being very dry around here I assumed that would be the case.


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Ok cool. This sounds fun!


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Quote from: aclawrence on July 13, 2022, 09:01:19 AM
Ok cool. This sounds fun!


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I had a blast. Planning to try again this weekend. I seemed to have more luck in smaller woodlots near ag fields than I did wandering through the big woods. At least on a per set basis. Killed some both ways. I think you pretty much just have to get that call within 150-200 yards of a coon and it's coming. I had 0 luck on like my first 8-10 sets and was starting to think it was a sham. Then boom 2 in a row.


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Quote from: cwedding on July 11, 2022, 04:06:51 PM

Quote from: RutnNStrutn on July 11, 2022, 04:05:02 PM
Nice!!! I'll have to check the sounds on my caller to see if it has those.

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I had to purchase and download those sounds from FoxPro website. It was pretty simple


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Bluetooth speaker and use the calls from YouTube or ihunt calls.   Or another app.   Might have that laying around already.

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I've always wondered if it worked as advertised.

I've got a FoxPro Patriot.  If I can just figure out how to get those couple sounds loaded into it, umma have a go at this.

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Took a buddy this afternoon for an hour. We killed 2 and missed 1. Had 3 come in on 7 sets. Fox Pro Young Raccoon Distress call was the killer.

60 coons down for 2022


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Well................. Guess I'm kinda hosed.  I was thinking raccoons could be shot here year round.  Nope.  Just skunks, possums and weasels.  Coon season doesn't come in til around the 3rd week in October. 

Bummer.

I would kill them year around on my own or leased ground, rules and regulations be damned.  Since the do-gooders killed the fur market, coons are now vermin.  They will come back when the fur market comes back, if it ever does.

Shoot, shovel, shut up.

I trapped over 40 nest predators this spring on our 10 acres. Took a break with the heat but need to start it up again..

I never thought of calling this time of year. I will have to give it a try.

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         shoot, shovel, shut up.. ;D

Quote from: cwedding on July 17, 2022, 10:32:02 PM
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Took a buddy this afternoon for an hour. We killed 2 and missed 1. Had 3 come in on 7 sets. Fox Pro Young Raccoon Distress call was the killer.

60 coons down for 2022


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Bold move wearing shorts lol, these chiggers been eating me alive over here in Tipton County