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The first time all season that I didn't see a coon. Cut Rain loose at 8:11 pm to the east down a blocked off two-track. She opened at 8:22 pm, and treed at 8:26 pm. She was treed over 1/2 mile to the south east. I got in the Jeep to driver closer to her. By the time i walked in shined the tree, took a picture, and walked out it was 8:55 pm.

It was still early so i thought I might try again. Cut her at 9:05 pm to the east north east. Found her at 9:55 pm nearly 2 miles northwest treed about 100 yards behind a house whose property had a no trespassing sign almost every 10 feet. It was another den.

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2 dens coon tracks around both one red hot track one a little colder

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Now Larry that question makes no sense... Lol made 5 dumps seen 4 and a den... Was home by 1:00... The only complaint I had was the ground was getting crusty on the last turn out...

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I saw plenty of possum, squirrel, rabbit, and deer tracks, but no coon tracks until I was almost at the den trees.



Not the best of pictures. I blame not treeing a coon on the outside by the fact that I took a camera out.

I am hoping the rain holds off a little tonight.

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Ransom,

Come on, the ole man is dragging ya out isn't he????lol

I have told him that I would like to have 1/2 of his go. Dang, as it is now, I have to have a 5 hour energy drink to drive home.

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I cut my 2 girls out last night they treed up fast on one of those nasty viney trees I didn't find a coon, I got them on there way and they came treed all a sudden with no trackn music to tree, just as I thought got there and a big ol den, so dropped again an went on to another one of those empty viney trees and that was my nite.
Hope'n the fog will calm down for a good hunt tonight

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boars seem to be moving good here.it warmed up,foggier than he ll though!
made 7 trees,6 coon seen.1 was a dbl.,took 3 home.
home by 11

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Hey Larry we have treed 6 so far and Franks young dog is treed... Again and the rifle is about to make the fat lady sing...

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hey Jeff,
How's that new light cutting through the fog?

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Hey Larry we have treed 6 so far and Franks young dog is treed... Again and the rifle is about to make the fat lady sing...

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it was a monsoon here.no hunting for me.we got more rain in last 48hrs than we did all summer.

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it was a monsoon here.no hunting for me.we got more rain in last 48hrs than we did all summer.

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Been treeing a bunch lately. Didnt go tonight. Tara is at the hospital with her brother so I stayed home with the kids. Glad to hear your back Jeff

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Been treeing a bunch lately. Didnt go tonight. Tara is at the hospital with her brother so I stayed home with the kids. Glad to hear your back Jeff

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I didn't cut loose until 8:22 pm. Rain was struck in 44 seconds. I stood out there looking to the sky and soaking the night in. The sky was a deep gray. It was dark, but than it wasn't. The only sound I could hear was the dog, and the wind in the tree tops. At 8:28 pm Rain rolled up on the wood. I found the coon, and went to get a better shot, but neighboring trees blocked my sight. I went back, and the dang thang moved tighter into the crotch. Oh well, I really like this spot so hopefully it was a sow.

Second drop, was a hot track that lasted only 5 minutes. That coon ended up being the last coon of our season.

Third drop, I noticed the wind had changed from out of the southwest to out of the northwest. The wind was also biting at my face, and shortly the snow flurries started. I cut Rain to the south, and of course she decided to turn east, then north across the road, then east again, and then finally south across the road again. She worked the track through a bunch of knee deep water for over a half mile. This track lasted about forty minutes, and ended on a huge white pine. I searched the tree. At one point I thought a caught a flash of eye, but I couldn't get it to look again if it was a coon.

By this time the sweat from the previous drops felt mighty cold, and i thought it might be nice to get home before midnight. So I ended our season.

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anybody notice how thin the coon are?
all coon{boar or sow} that i have taken this past 2-3 weeks have had 0 zero fat.

wind was bad last night,and i hate just watching the garmin{can't here dog}
made drops in some smaller woods and headed home.

boars in are in rut,i think they'll move in any weather.

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anybody notice how thin the coon are?
all coon{boar or sow} that i have taken this past 2-3 weeks have had 0 zero fat.

wind was bad last night,and i hate just watching the garmin{can't here dog}
made drops in some smaller woods and headed home.

boars in are in rut,i think they'll move in any weather.

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Our coon are still looking good...

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