feeders for coon

[treeing walkers]

thanks for informing me.

[pogo56]

i run coon feeders in the fall time, i use a 55 gallon drum with a five gallon bucket in the bottom (5 gallon pail is upside down) with 1 1/2 holes cut arround the bottom bout and inch or so up.....i use corn with coolaide sprinkled on top...or you can use tuna fish, just cut top off and drain juice over corn.....but the hummm dinger of them all is alittle choc syrup....that will drive them crazy....i also will pick up some molassas from the feed store by the 5 gal pail for like $13 and mix that with the corn... you can also do the same with a 5 gallon pail, ill see if i can get some pictures and send them to ya.....

[Goshawk]

Where's you website?
Goshawk

I use bucket feeders with dog food and have been using the Fusion also. Pics and directions for making a bucket or pipe feeder are on my web site.

[corbin]

a trick that an old timer tought me, i dont realy know if its true or not, was insted of straping or screwing your bucket feeder to a tree, find a low but strong limb and tye a rop to it and the bucket handle and let it hang about a foot or so off the ground and make sure there is no obsticles close to it that a coon can clime up and get the feed. it should be able to swing all over the place and not hit anything. this will cause the coons to set there for a long time trying to get them some food and they will fight it tell they get all they want. and suposavly possums and rats cant get the food that way. only coons. im not sure if thats true but that is how i do mine and it works great, saves feed yet still produces lots of coons, and since the coons stay longer to get the food that way and are all over the place, the dogs can wind them alot better. hope this helps.

[Gary Hazel]

I stoped with buckets of corn know that valley creek supply has Fushion know it is the best thing for coon and deer. I have alot coon that comes into the place were I hunt know.

[pogo56]

i tried that coon fuzion and that coon potion...didnt care for eather of them....dont get me wrong that fuzon fed coon but the stuff cost what $16.00 and $12.00 shipping....for a total of $28.00...i could have bought 4 or 5 bags of corn for that amount... here is a pic of the feeders i use...i think they work better than the barrels i used.....i put 5 gallons of corn in each one and it will last as long as one tub of that coon fuzion...but i poor some powred jello into the tire on top or the corn....its got a sweet tast to it and the coon seem to like it....and its dirt cheep if you have a dollor store arround you can get like 3 boxes for a buck...

[Boozer]

Grape jelly works really well where i am from they can smell it from along ways away and they love it. I also use corn with molases.

[Colorado Hunter]

A good feeder and bait is to take an old tire with rim and drill four hole in it and fill it with fish and dog food or sweets

[azplott]

My favorite is whole kernnel corn. Buy a 50 pound sack and dump in a stream or creek in about 3-6 inches of water. The coons alway find it but most other critters don't, its very easy, not really noticeable to other people, and the coon is always wet so its easier on a young dog.

[dllhoundcompany]

Goto Biglots and pick up a bag of dog food, $3 35lbs
Crack corn $13 50lbs, And 5gal buckets,
Cut a hole in the side/bottom of the bucket about the size of the PVC pipe. Place a PVC pipe in the bottom of the bucket. The PVC pipe is cut in half inside of bucket. And then place a wedge of wood or plastic on each side of PVC pipe inside of bucket, Seal PVC and Wedge in place. Then fill it up with the dog food and crack corn. Tie if off a tree that is leaning and you done.
You will have enough to fill it 4-5 times. It work every time. No reason to go over board unless I was planning on catching a coon in a cage. Just want to start a dog off the bait for training.


Been working allot and hunting training the boys. Its getting harder and harder to go out since the prices of gas keeps going up. $3.25 today. sucks looking to downsize my truck and pick up a yoto or ranger

[cecil j.]

a trick that an old timer tought me, i dont realy know if its true or not, was insted of straping or screwing your bucket feeder to a tree, find a low but strong limb and tye a rop to it and the bucket handle and let it hang about a foot or so off the ground and make sure there is no obsticles close to it that a coon can clime up and get the feed. it should be able to swing all over the place and not hit anything. this will cause the coons to set there for a long time trying to get them some food and they will fight it tell they get all they want. and suposavly possums and rats cant get the food that way. only coons. im not sure if thats true but that is how i do mine and it works great, saves feed yet still produces lots of coons, and since the coons stay longer to get the food that way and are all over the place, the dogs can wind them alot better. hope this helps.

hey you must know Grne Drigger of Tn. that his stile/ he certaijnly didint invent it but he has put em out that way sence befor 00 maybe !?

jack pepper now in wa.st. moved here from tn.

[steeliekingfisher]

Interesting post. Here is what I heard from the Mill Creek office, I asked 3 different wardens to confirm. They say you can bait any game animal for hunting except for bear. Any bait is also legal except for game animal and game fish parts that are edible. A gut pile is legal. I will send an email to the headquarters and ask for confirmation on this. I heard also that a fe wdeer lodges in the NE part of the state put out feeders to bring the deer in during rifle season?

[Calkins]

Soured corn works. just soak it in water for a while. I don't use it but I've seen other guys.

Soured corn does work great. Coon is the only game that will eat it.

[driftwood blue]

Soured corn does work great. Coon is the only game that will eat it.[/quote]

I hate to break the news to you but squirrels will too!

[Calkins]

Are you sure? I've never had any trouble with it.