Been thinning out coons on my property. Usually I use a live trap and dispatch them in the morning, but lately before I go to bed I'll poke my head out and see them all over my chicken coop, on the feeders etc. Its like whack-a-mole around here. So, i've been thinking of setting conibear traps for them. Can I set a conibear trap on a tree, say 5ft up on the trunk? This would keep other ground animals out of them, of course a coon could get to them.
Secondly, if I'm thinning out coons....will more just move in to fill the void? I've gotten rid of 10 so far, not seeing them every night anymore, but if I can be proactive in trapping them before I see gangs of them all over my bird pens, I'm thinking thatd be a plus.
Secondly, if I'm thinning out coons....will more just move in to fill the void? I've gotten rid of 10 so far, not seeing them every night anymore, but if I can be proactive in trapping them before I see gangs of them all over my bird pens, I'm thinking thatd be a plus.