Nest predators

[Farm manager]

 

[hammer33]

I am about to start my annual varmint jihad. Coons got into our chickens this year after taking a year off from small game trapping. Turkey poult survival took a big hit this last year too. Gotta get those varmint numbers back down.

 

[Shanman]

More studies like that will help show and prove the value of trappers. For all of you that trap or allow trapping on your hunting property, you are definitely ahead of the game and utilizing the best tool there is for controlling predators......the trap.
I personally would have never guessed a ground hog as a nest raider, learned something new. Look how high the percentage is for coons, a bear is just a big coon as far as I'm concerned and just as hard on fawns as a coon is on eggs. This is why you hear about the low deer numbers up around Scott County and Big South Fork area.
Thanks for posting Richard, I hope many see your post.....good stuff!

 

[Carlos]

Two years ago I trapped/dispatched a skunk every night for 7 nights in a row.
Then I took out several possums and raccoons.
I need to get after them again, especially the racoons.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Last year we got 17 coons, 3 possums and 3 skunks. Got 10 more dog proofs for Christmas. Need to get them going.