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Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt #8116885
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I use marshmallows and Caven's moonshine lure, DP is filled to the brim but raccoons leave the bait at the bottom untouched. what do I do about this?

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116888
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Might be mice.


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: bucksnbears] #8116892
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Originally Posted by bucksnbears
Might be mice.

Very likely.
If a coon is eating that much out of the trap it ain't going to stop until its all gone.

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116893
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Originally Posted by Nate776
I use marshmallows and Caven's moonshine lure, DP is filled to the brim but raccoons leave the bait at the bottom untouched. what do I do about this?


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116897
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Why are you filling it up?


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116898
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Unless your DP’s aren’t functional, it ain’t coons.
Put just enough whatever to cover the trigger. If they hungry, they’ll find it and get caught.

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116902
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I use duke dp's with no trouble .Marshmallow under trigger ,half full of flavored dry cat food ,never a problem .Try a slice of garlic bologna instead of marshmallow wedged in bottom under trigger ,then dry cat food.


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116906
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Birds ?


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8116910
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Mice. Agree there's no reason to fill a DP. Your wanting to catch them not fatten them up.

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: jhh] #8116922
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thanks for the tip, i didn't know not to fill them to the brim, just though it may keep them working the set longer

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Wanna Be] #8117082
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Unless your DP’s aren’t functional, it ain’t coons.
Put just enough whatever to cover the trigger. If they hungry, they’ll find it and get caught.


X2. Fill to the trigger or just below. Put a golf ball on top, it'll stop the mice. Coons will have no problem knocking them off. I don't set a dp without one. I've made a habit of picking up random golf balls I find while shed hunting. No matter what woods I am in I can always count on finding a couple golf balls in the middle of nowhere.

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8117285
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I like a Gatorade bottle over the top of the trap , then when it rains and rains and rains I am not dumping out bait to reset

the liter Gatorade bottles work nice , clear bottle , orange cap you can see the bait through the bottle and the orange caps are easy to spot
I cut the bottom out they fit over the dukes very well.

I don't drink Gatorade any more so I need to find someone who does and get them to collect them up for me.


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Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8117290
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When I’m trapping the river in my boat I like to put one large marshmallow under the trigger and one sideways half sticking out of top of DP. Shot of fish oil on top mallow and a bit for trailing if necessary. The top mollow helps keep mice out and lets me check at a distance while driving by in the boat. Amazing how well that marshmallow sticks out, unless it snows of course!

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8117316
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Nice for sure but only need some bait under trigger and put some fish oil or paste on the trap lip , make them work

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: jalstat] #8117322
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Originally Posted by jalstat
Nice for sure but only need some bait under trigger and put some fish oil or paste on the trap lip , make them work



Agreed, but how can you tell if mice cleaned you out? Without investing each DP close up that is.

Re: Raccoons cleaning DP's out but not gettin caugt [Re: Nate776] #8117339
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If the bait is gone and the trigger ain’t tripped, it’s either mice/rats/flying squirrels. If you really want to know, set that joker with a hair trigger. Hair trigger being the dog barely in the notch. You catch whatever is stealing your bait, lol.
And by only filling up to cover the trigger, you’ll catch quite a few coons by both paws.

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