raccoon bait

Houston · 01-21-2008, 04:40 PM

Hey guys. What's the best bait for raccoons when your trapping them with a live trap? I have heard marshmellows but didnt know about that ??? Any suggestions? Thanks

neophyte · 01-21-2008, 04:49 PM

Houston: Sir; peanut butter, sardines, corn on the cob, potted meat, dog food, cat food, bologna,
just about anything
and yes I've done exactly this.

While doing this; rabbit, house cats, squirrel, neighborhood dogs, with raccoon added in.
getting them in a cage is easy, getting the thing out is entirely another matter.
follow up with your experience

elmer fudd · 01-21-2008, 08:45 PM

lots of stuff will work use somthing strong smelling like sardines so they will find it faster.

two-70 · 01-21-2008, 10:15 PM

T-U-N-A

Mooseman684 · 01-21-2008, 10:34 PM

Cat Food....

Rye-man · 01-21-2008, 11:47 PM

Yep all the above will work. Just be prepared to have a skunk in the trap come morning

ShawnF · 01-22-2008, 12:18 AM

A can of sardines works well, and to add to it use a couple of drops of anise oil, they love it. a couple of cotton balls with anise oil on them will work too.

GlockMeister · 01-22-2008, 12:39 AM

MARSHMELLOWS! MARSHMELLOWS! AND EVEN MORE MARSHMELLOWS! Cheap, not as messy as tuna, sardines or even peanut butter and definately not as smelly as sardines. Easy to keep in your pocket. You can stick them on a branch like they do for roasting. Just another option for ya'.

G-Meister

Houston · 01-22-2008, 08:38 AM

Thanks for all the input guys.

killer 123 · 11-09-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houston

Hey guys. What's the best bait for raccoons when your trapping them with a live trap? I have heard marshmellows but didnt know about that ??? Any suggestions? Thanks

Well I have a suggestion vanilla&cinnamon

youngbuckfl · 11-13-2008, 12:24 AM

sardines or cat food works best for us ill set a trap check it in an hr and have one in it reset it cpl hrs and another got 6 in one night once

bigbuddy21 · 11-13-2008, 12:51 AM

now don't laugh at this one, but a couple of yrs ago we had a raccoon invading our house and my wife called animal control and they brought a trap and set it up with
fig newtons. the next morning there was a big ol' coon in the trap.

Rex in OTZ · 11-14-2008, 08:07 PM

The best is sardine's or kipperd herring (metal can) puncture the can with a nail/ice pick and dribble a oily trail right into the live trap and set the can at the back of the cage.

unclejer · 12-02-2008, 04:16 PM

I used to use Goobers it is Peanut Butter and Grape jelly mixed in a jar together you can get it at just about any grocery store or make your own. Fish also works well use to catch Bluegills in this farm pond and bait with them. Just about anything a cat or dog eats a coon eats.

BunnyWabbit · 12-02-2008, 04:28 PM

The 12 racoons that have been showing up on our deer camera are eating field corn on the cob and apples. I have pics of them toting them around in their mouths. Had a coyote eat an apple too.

Freezing Hot · 12-02-2008, 04:41 PM

I'm a fan of the partially opened can of cat food in a live trap. The cheapo 47 cent wal mart stuff is fine for me.

Can't have them eating it all, or else I'd spend my entire budget on bait instead of ammo!

samuel · 12-02-2008, 04:52 PM

Where are you people setting your traps?I am hungry. sam.

Freezing Hot · 12-03-2008, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel

Where are you people setting your traps?I am hungry. sam.

Just outside of a small Iowa town on my grandpa's land, that's where.
I love his land, nice little creek running through to set all sorts of traps up by.

jimkim · 12-03-2008, 01:13 AM

Can of sardines with hot sauce,cats and other animals don't really like the hot sauce. Bananas worked too. Most other animals aren't even remotely interested in bananas. We one caught one with a can of Pepsi too. That would have made a good commercial.

Oxford · 12-03-2008, 04:21 PM

I trapped a racoon that was sleeping in my chimney flue with a can of tuna. Next day I trapped my neighbors cat...then later that night I trapped an opposum...all on that one can of tuna.

01-21-2008, 04:40 PM	#1
Houston Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 63	raccoon bait Hey guys. What's the best bait for raccoons when your trapping them with a live trap? I have heard marshmellows but didnt know about that ??? Any suggestions? Thanks

01-21-2008, 04:49 PM	#2
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 10,100 Blog Entries: 2	raccoon Houston: Sir; peanut butter, sardines, corn on the cob, potted meat, dog food, cat food, bologna, just about anything and yes I've done exactly this. While doing this; rabbit, house cats, squirrel, neighborhood dogs, with raccoon added in. getting them in a cage is easy, getting the thing out is entirely another matter. follow up with your experience __________________ Craig The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. William Penn

01-21-2008, 08:45 PM	#3
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 2,270	lots of stuff will work use somthing strong smelling like sardines so they will find it faster. Last edited by elmer fudd; 01-23-2008 at 01:59 PM.

01-21-2008, 10:15 PM	#4
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	T-U-N-A __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

01-21-2008, 10:34 PM	#5
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness. Unit 13 Posts: 12,444	Cat Food.... __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

01-21-2008, 11:47 PM	#6
Rye-man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 173	Yep all the above will work. Just be prepared to have a skunk in the trap come morning

01-22-2008, 12:18 AM	#7
ShawnF Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo Wyoming Posts: 150	A can of sardines works well, and to add to it use a couple of drops of anise oil, they love it. a couple of cotton balls with anise oil on them will work too. __________________ shoot low they might be crawling

01-22-2008, 12:39 AM	#8
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,374	MARSHMELLOWS! MARSHMELLOWS! AND EVEN MORE MARSHMELLOWS! Cheap, not as messy as tuna, sardines or even peanut butter and definately not as smelly as sardines. Easy to keep in your pocket. You can stick them on a branch like they do for roasting. Just another option for ya'. G-Meister __________________ "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." "Edmond Burke" Last edited by GlockMeister; 01-22-2008 at 12:41 AM.

01-22-2008, 08:38 AM	#9
Houston Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 63	Thanks for all the input guys.

11-13-2008, 12:24 AM	#11
youngbuckfl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6	sardines or cat food works best for us ill set a trap check it in an hr and have one in it reset it cpl hrs and another got 6 in one night once

11-13-2008, 12:51 AM	#12
bigbuddy21 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new albany in. Posts: 1,574	now don't laugh at this one, but a couple of yrs ago we had a raccoon invading our house and my wife called animal control and they brought a trap and set it up with fig newtons. the next morning there was a big ol' coon in the trap. __________________ JESUS....THE REAL HOPE AND CHANGE

11-14-2008, 08:07 PM	#13
Rex in OTZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NorthWest Alaska Posts: 983	The best is sardine's or kipperd herring (metal can) puncture the can with a nail/ice pick and dribble a oily trail right into the live trap and set the can at the back of the cage.

12-02-2008, 04:16 PM	#14
unclejer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 139	I used to use Goobers it is Peanut Butter and Grape jelly mixed in a jar together you can get it at just about any grocery store or make your own. Fish also works well use to catch Bluegills in this farm pond and bait with them. Just about anything a cat or dog eats a coon eats.

12-02-2008, 04:28 PM	#15
BunnyWabbit Go Jayhawks! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jayhawk Country Posts: 6,326	The 12 racoons that have been showing up on our deer camera are eating field corn on the cob and apples. I have pics of them toting them around in their mouths. Had a coyote eat an apple too. __________________ I try to live life, that in the morning, Satan shudders & says 'Oh crap, she's awake!"

12-02-2008, 04:41 PM	#16
Freezing Hot Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southeast Iowa Posts: 188	I'm a fan of the partially opened can of cat food in a live trap. The cheapo 47 cent wal mart stuff is fine for me. Can't have them eating it all, or else I'd spend my entire budget on bait instead of ammo!

12-02-2008, 04:52 PM	#17
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,719	Where are you people setting your traps?I am hungry. sam.

12-03-2008, 01:13 AM	#19
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 4,562 Blog Entries: 18	Can of sardines with hot sauce,cats and other animals don't really like the hot sauce. Bananas worked too. Most other animals aren't even remotely interested in bananas. We one caught one with a can of Pepsi too. That would have made a good commercial. __________________ The bigger the government, the smaller the individual.

12-03-2008, 04:21 PM	#20
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 14,231 Blog Entries: 4	I trapped a racoon that was sleeping in my chimney flue with a can of tuna. Next day I trapped my neighbors cat...then later that night I trapped an opposum...all on that one can of tuna. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".