Hide or cage coon needed...

[plottluvr]

I'm looking for a coon hide or a cage coon to work my pup on.

I live in NE Manitowoc county in Wisconsin....

~Jackie and the Plott crew

[plottluvr]

Just to clear somethings up...I'm not looking for someone to BRING a cage coon to my house. I live in town and my neighbors would freak.

I'm looking for someone...a club etc who already HAS or has access to said caged coon.

Carry on...

[beaglewalkerhunter4]

The have a heart live traps worked very nicely for me. so if you have one of them give it a try...

[cab]

With all the bunnie huggers around these days, live coons can cause quite a stir for sure. I have been seeing a few post about using Stuffed toy animals with a good dose of scent applied as a substitute. I am sure the real thing is always best, but has anyone really tried stuffed animals? How did the dogs react at the tree? One can get a pick up load of old toys for a couple of bucks if they will work.

[bearhntwi]

I've seen guys use a big stuffed bear at a field trial a few years ago,it worked ok.Now most of the field trials use a bear hide wrapped around a plastic barrel to give it some shape.

[Grzyadms4x4]

My female redbone needed to work on her treeing, so I used a stuffed Kiara doll from the Lion King movie. The stuffed lion was about 1.5 feet tall. It worked o.k., and she treed hard, but I don't think it works as well as a real critter.

[BOOTS]

The scent and stuff animal works good.The only difference is the live one moves in the tree before you get there.I put a line on mine so i can shake it a bit when i get to the tree.It also helps with them not sight hunting better.They smell the sweet spot on the tree and stay

[plottluvr]

Thanks for the advice.

I'm hoping to show the pup a live coon first. I've been out of "the game" for a lot of years so its like starting from scratch all over again. Casey has super high prey drive...if it moves she wants it.