Best Raccoon Bait??

[SouthernBYChickens]

Pretty sure I have a raccoon problem. Going to set out 2 live traps tonight until I get it. What are some of the best baits to use to get him in the trap? Thanks in advance!!

 

[13Acres]

Canned salmon. Just puncture the can so it can smell it but can't eat it. Over the year's. I've caught 50 or more in my live trap.

 

[Folly's place]

Also canned cat food, or if you want to avoid catching cats, go with marshmallows or fruit. Last one caught here was with peanut butter on old bread. Mary

 

[azygous]

Kentucky Fried Chicken, original recipe. Can't fail!

 

[slingshotandLAR]

During trapping season I use the holloween candy my kids get and don't really like....

Anything sweet, marshmallows are a can't fail coon bait. Kentucky fried chicken would definitely work, lol

I've had canned cat food ignored and the coons preferred what ever they could find in the garbage. I've even caught them with a piece of stale pizza. Anything that you thing smells and looks good so do coons.

Be sure to anchor the trap so they don't pick it up( they do that sometimes) a bucket of water works if you have nothing else handy. Another trick I've learned trapping problem coons is make the trap look like a tunnel or a way in, make sure they can't get to the back of the trap. Force them to use the open end and you will catch them.

If the trap is empty but the bait gone it's almost always mice, nothing of any size can get to the back of the trap without hitting the pan. I've made a wire hanger to put a marshmallow or two on that hangs from the back of the trap so it suspends the bait.

Good luck coons are fairly easy to catch, make sure you dispatch it. What ever you do don't relocate it, nobody else wants your problem either.

 

[SouthernBYChickens]

So far I have caught 4 in a week's time using the canned salmon. Thanks!!

 

[SouthernBYChickens]

And thanks to all who have offered suggestions. As soon as they get tired of ordering salmon, I'll switch the menu up for them. Thanks!!

 

[13Acres]

Glad to hear you are getting results!

 

[Handyman1955]

Honeybuns have worked really well for me

 

[thomasboyle]

Marshmallows work like a charm. I stuff 5-6 large ones in an empty tuna can, and zip tie the can to the bottom of the cage. This forces the coon to go into the trap in order to get the marshmallows.