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Seafood cat food n a jar of cherries worked awesome for us. I hope someone tells a definite start date of this in Iowa.
 
Huntinguy said:
I hope someone tells a definite start date of this in Iowa.
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I consider myself somewhat of a Google search wizard and this proved challenging, took at least 10 minutes to find. June 7th was the start date

www.outdoornews.com

Nuisance raccoons can be trapped on private land in Iowa year-round beginning June 7 - Outdoor News

Private landowners in Iowa will soon be able to trap nuisance raccoons on their land on a year-round basis, following the signing of House File 317 on April 28 by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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Cat food in dog proof traps is the ticket. Mini marshmallows for eye catching appeal
 
I believe it’s go time now!!! With laws.
We’ve done depredation for: AG seed damage, orchard damage, etc. We did it during nesting time. & rest of year. I still get maybe 6 a week-ish. Big area…. Pry 500 dead in last 365 days? Very few coons or possums on farm. Density is close to “endangered species”. ;). :).
 
I bought the only 2 dog proofs theisens had yesterday and set them. Was two for two this morning and ordered another 10 traps. Fun and beneficial.
 
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Haven’t started on raccoons yet but they are pushing me. They are removing the drain plugs on a hog waterer, guess they want a fresh drink. Put some chunks of concrete in the waterer to stop them, placed pavers in front of the drain holes in case they are reaching up there. Seeing piles of raccoon crap full of mulberries.

Lost the cucumbers to groundhogs, replanted as I trapped them. 3 adult females and 4 young in just over a week. The trip wire got broke off one coniber, replaced it with the stiff wire from a survey flag.


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Haven’t started on raccoons yet but they are pushing me. They are removing the drain plugs on a hog waterer, guess they want a fresh drink. Put some chunks of concrete in the waterer to stop them, placed pavers in front of the drain holes in case they are reaching up there. Seeing piles of raccoon crap full of mulberries.

Lost the cucumbers to groundhogs, replanted as I trapped them. 3 adult females and 4 young in just over a week. The trip wire got broke off one coniber, replaced it with the stiff wire from a survey flag.


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What are you using for bait on the groundhogs?
 
So I’ve been trapping around my chicken coop for the last 2 years straight (onto year 3 now)- the first year was relentless. Year 2 wasn’t so bad but still consistent enough. This year so far has almost been non existent. I’ve seen 5 hen turkeys with poults and several hen pheasants that hatched out. I am just going to expand my zone now
 
We use both Duke and Z-traps. The Z-traps are nice because the trigger is 2-way and made in Iowa. But they have this weird disk on the stake that is a pain to shove into the ground. Still not sure what it’s purpose.

Both work well.

www.ztraps.net

Ztrap - Brown | ZTRAPS

Designed by a professional trapper, The Ztrap catches more raccoon than any other similar trap on the market. Raccoon reaches inside of the Ztrap to snatch bait and trips the push/pull trigger, firing the powerful, double coil springs and holding raccoon for good. Ztraps stabilizer stake allows...
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