phantom 308 Posted January 14 I see them on my cams was thinking of posting in the ground blind one of these nights and giving it a try. Anyone have any tips ideas suggestions on hunting them with out dogs are there scents you can use to get them to come close to the blind ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawdwaz 14828 Posted January 14 Marshmallows will do the trick......BTDT What gun and load are you using? What kind of blind and chair? Moon light hunt or headlight? 1 Quote Please support the hunting of Mourning Dove In New York State. For information, visit nydovehunting.weebly.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phantom 308 Posted January 14 (edited) not sure never night hunted anything before thinking to use ruger 10/22 or 12ga shotgun with #4 shot with full choke blind is a pop up I think its a amrestep Edited January 14 by phantom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airedale 4058 Posted January 14 (edited) Coons cans be hunted successfully without a dog, daytime calling is highly effective and in some cases even too easy. A good hand Coon squaller or an electronic caller works well. In a nutshell you want to find denning areas, look for large trees that have big holes in them, big old Beech trees produced well for me, also old abandoned buildings might be a gold mine. Go to youtube and type in daytime coon calling and there will be many videos giving tips on how to go about it. Al Edited January 14 by airedale 2 1 Quote Serious Dogs For Serious Work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LET EM GROW 2934 Posted January 14 Find Den trees and setup 50 yards from them and run raccoon distress calls. if nothing comes in 10 minutes. Move on to the next one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daveboone 826 Posted January 14 Kind of a cheat, but when deer hunting I sometimes see them regularly. I am not inclined to shoot them then though....too big a rifle and I dont want to disturb the area. They show up on my game cameras around my apple trees regularly in season. I wonder if you could bait pile them (likely just a spilled garbage can would work!) at night? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnplav 4143 Posted January 14 Good article on raccoon calling: https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/2/3/run-and-gun-coons/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LET EM GROW 2934 Posted January 14 This year I started mixing in raccoon sounds during sets, especially in areas i know the racoons are thick. Or move a set closer to the den trees after nothing has come in and run racoon distress.. as they are bad bad turkey eggs eaters. and my turkey population is not what it used to be.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luberhill 122 Posted January 14 How cold of a nose do you have , lol sure u can buy u won’t have as much fun or success Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splitear 429 Posted January 14 I'm really enjoying this thread. Thanks @airedalefor mentioning the YouTube videos, those have been a lot of fun to watch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJBat150 148 Posted January 15 Night time, I walk the edges of corn fields / woods with a red head lamp. Amazing how many sets of eyes I see looking back at me. Never tried daytime calling for em. Gonna look at the you tube videos and give it a try this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites