Soaked corn for coons
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10/12/21 09:02 PM
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I read an article in FFG many years ago about a guy in Florida who used beer-soaked corn for his trap line for coon. Has anyone else used this? What did you like/dislike about it? Looking for an economical change up bait for my dp line this fall.
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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10/13/21 05:37 AM
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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Fill Gatoraid bottles two thirds full of corn. I have been adding Hog Wild attractant mixed in but cherry coolaid mix will work fine also. Add water, let ferment for a few days and put it in your DP's. Works great. Leave the lid loose to allow for expansion.
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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10/13/21 11:05 AM
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I read about using corn/grape koolaid/ water to use for a mix for coon feeders. (Coon feeders to draw coon to train hound pups). I made one up and monitored it for the next 3 months and nothing ate that corn!
I didn't add sugar as wolfdog's post said... wonder if that could have been the difference?
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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It probably did, without the sugar the corn didn't ferment and I can't imagine unsweetened Koolaid would be overly attractive to them. Oh I think the corn fermented. Sugar speeds the fermentation process but it isn't needed to ferment corn. Corn has enough natural sugar to ferment on it's own.
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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10/13/21 11:41 AM
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Why would you even have to set a trap for them? I would think you could just pick them up after they pass out!
If coon were feeding on corn in corn field, I found corn didn't work very good for bait. Marshmallows, cat food, etc. was better. But, this "doctored" corn makes sense. I think they become addicted to the stuff once they taste it.
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Re: Soaked corn for coons
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10/14/21 02:37 PM
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Thank you all
Last edited by scratch n dent; 10/14/21 02:37 PM.
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