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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2011 10:45:04 GMT -5
Take bag limits off the number of coons allowed to take, and with any method-day or night. there are no bag limits on raccoons nor restrictions on methods of taking or time of day or night. Season runs from Nov8 - jan 31. Only exception that comes to mind is you cant disturb dens or set traps befor Nov 15 Mainly referring to year round season, allowing coon hunters to take at least one during the summer and early fall, for dog training purposes. Haven't researched it, but do you not have to have a trappers license to take coons legally during the season?
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Post by featherduster on Jun 29, 2011 7:05:45 GMT -5
Why do we even need a season on Raccoons? Thin the numbers down by extending the hunting and trapping seasons. Get rid of rules that require a property owner to call in the killing of one within 72 hours. Reduce what is probably the #1 predator of eggs and maybe someday we will be able to hunt Pheasants in Indiana instead of traveling to other states or hunting game farms.
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Post by firstwd on Jun 29, 2011 9:26:00 GMT -5
Why have a season........
I'm sure the same could be said for opossums, skunks, weasels, or squirrels, and I sure some people would same the same about deer, turkey, and geese.
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Post by duff on Jun 29, 2011 10:01:48 GMT -5
Really it wouldn't change a thing if you had no season on coons. Not many people trap big number or hunt big numbers. Sure there are a few guys that will trap/hunt 100 or even 1000 per year but not many. Cars and disease kill most of them. Opening up the season is like being a able to kill 300+ deer a year to help cut the doe population. Most guys will kill 1-3 a year and call it good. Anything past that is like a job to most of us.
So what i am saying, season structure has nothing to do with controlling coons or deer. In order to control the population with general public hunters/trappers need to have a reason to get out there and stack them up. If it is just for the enjoyment most of us will only be able to do so much due to family and job obligations. If it is a full time job, who pays, where does the money come from, what areas do they focus on? If they place a bounty on vermin, what areas and who pays for the "ears"? I just don't see this being a very likely fix.
Maybe a different take is to promote trapping and predator control through an educational avenue. Much like the catch and release type publicity yet geared towards promoting predator control. Open up some doors that have been closed over the years.
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Post by featherduster on Jun 29, 2011 11:40:11 GMT -5
I don't coon hunt but I would be willing to bet coon hunters would enjoy a year round opportunity to run their dogs with a kill. I don't trap for money but I would be willing to bet trappers wouldn't mind a few extra weeks each year. Back in the 60's I can recall two raccoon hunting clubs that had property and a clubhouse,they are gone now. Back in the 60's I could ride my bike to just outside the city limits of Gary,In and chase Pheasants,not any more. Data compiled by Ducks Unlimited has said that less than 10% of eggs laid by waterfowl will ever make it to adult age because of predators. I wonder what the % is for Turkey and Pheasant.
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Post by duff on Jun 30, 2011 8:30:55 GMT -5
No doubt there will be a few, I just don't see the handfull of hunters/trappers doing much more of a dent. Do you happen to know what the survival rate is in a predator controlled environment? I know it isn't 100% and would be suprised if it is even 25% but just speculation on my part. It would be interesting to know.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2011 17:35:39 GMT -5
Fur trappers might be against unrestricted hunting or a declared war on coons. Again, there is no mention of the other egg eaters, are they not a problem???
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