Registered: Sep 2004
Location: LAKE VILLAGE, IN
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I live in NW Indiana & we have a very good coon population.

BUT......LOL......

I have been treeing lots of den trees here lately...

How has hunting been in your area?

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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: London,Kentucky
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Been making quite a few dens here in central Ky sucks for sure

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Registered: Nov 2014
Location: decatur, Indiana
Posts: 225

NE Indiana here n it’s been same here. Typical late December Indiana. We hunted from 9 till 4:30 last night trying to get my buddies 15 year nephew his first coon. Never even got an actual track until 2:30 . Finally put a 6 pounder up at 4am n this young man finally got his first coon. He was so pumped his hands was shaken. Think he might have just caught a bug😉. Tracks been like that all week. It’s like that every year. I’ll b better in a couple weeks when the ruts in full swing. Board r already swollen. Can’t wait. Good hunting

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Registered: Nov 2010
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Lot of dens the last 3 weeks in Missouri. Long walks to a few. Had good hunts in Illinois Sat and Sun night. Saw 5 on the outside.,.................sure is good to walk away knowing.

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Registered: Dec 2018
Location: Gods country
Posts: 23

Real good hunts in Illinois, treeing lots of doubles and triples. Treed 17 coon in 9 trees Sunday night. Done at 10.

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Registered: Nov 2008
Location: London, KY
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We hunted night before last in Mt Vernon ky treed 2 singled 1 double another tree with 3 and another tree with 1 coon and three coon sitting two trees away we were hunting in two parties in pretty close proximity they were moving good my other buddy’s were in Frankfort same night they saw 10 or 11 coon I think he said they treed 9 singles. We also made a couple slick,trees and a possum tree but possum was eating on dead coon my dog treed possum but I made argument it had coon scent all over it don’t think it helped me lol. But was first possum he had ever treed for me

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Registered: Jul 2014
Location: IOWA
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The hunting here all hide season short tracks and mostly den trees.

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Registered: May 2012
Location: Amerika land of the free?
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My hunting has been great been treeing a burlap bag full of possums just about every night , My ole Judge Dog only caught one coon on the ground the other night he must be getting Old he will be 8 in a few days , when he was younger he could usually catch 2.

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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: LAKE VILLAGE, IN
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Went again tonight, all dens!
I think a couple slick trees but mostly dens

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Registered: May 2015
Location: IN
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Went at 10:30 back in at12:30 2 singles and a den, lead her over 1 track on the way back to truck. I've had very few dens this year. N. Central IN

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Columbus, Ks
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Saturday night 5 trees with coon, Sunday 4 and tonight 6. A few den trees also. Tonight a couple good tracks to the tree. Mostly bad tracks that don't go very far, just a few barks and tree. Kansas hunting good since the moon isn't bright.

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Registered: Jan 2018
Location: n/w ohio
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Den trees, groundhog holes, drainage tile(when water is down) old buildings. At least one of these a nite. And some nites I don't see a coon the dogs tree.
Last nite 3 trees. One under old building. 2nd had 1 in SQ. nest and 1 lower in a fork. Took the lower one. 3rd tree a single. As I red lighted the outer edge of the woods 3 other sets of eyes. Dogs hunted close to them and never barked. Figured layups. If dogs don't tree I leave them and only take one out of a tree. Just my way. Want to have one to run tonite. What is your percentage of boar coon?? Guessing mine at 85%.
Love to listen to a good chase and hard treeing.
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Registered: Nov 2011
Location: Alabama
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Here in Alabama, one night with one dog made 4 trees seen 3 coon , made one den ! Next night made 3 trees den one coon! Every night is different!

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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: LAKE VILLAGE, IN
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Better night tonight
Treed 2 on the outside
Treed a den & put one in the ground

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Registered: May 2015
Location: IN
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2 coon a den a pole barn and a nice possum

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Registered: Dec 2018
Location: South Florida
Posts: 118

What exactly is a den tree and why is it bad? Singles means one coon in a tree and doubles mean two right? Is more then one coon in a tree good or bad?
Thanks

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What exactly is a den tree and why is it bad? Singles means one coon in a tree and doubles mean two right? Is more then one coon in a tree good or bad?
Thanks

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Registered: Jan 2018
Location: n/w ohio
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Den Trees are not bad. You just don't get to see the coon. Also dens are coon homes/apartments/high rises. What ever you want to call them. First bark smart coon go home where it is safe.

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Registered: Feb 2005
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It's Janurary...here in Michigan.any time the temps reach mid 30° and no snow . HUNTING has been great...if the dogs tree1 or a dozen .... Just blessed with awesome weather to get out and hunt !

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Registered: Dec 2018
Location: South Florida
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Ok thanks guys that makes sense, should you punish a dog if he trees a den tree? How do you stop him from doing it?

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Location: Alabama
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Ok thanks guys that makes sense, should you punish a dog if he trees a den tree? How do you stop him from doing it?

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Registered: Sep 2017
Location: Elkins,WV
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You should never punish a dog for treeing on a den because there is a high likelihood that there is a coon in it especially in the winter and spring months. It is disappointing not to see the coon but just move on to the next one. Cold nights, breeding coons and females having little ones are just a few examples that lead to den trees.

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Registered: Dec 2018
Location: South Florida
Posts: 118

Rdmedders I’m very new going to my first hunt in a couple weeks so I don’t really know anything yet but I’m trying to learn lol. Trckrmessy thanks for answering my question den trees sound like a bummer

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Location: Alabama
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Rdmedders I’m very new going to my first hunt in a couple weeks so I don’t really know anything yet but I’m trying to learn lol. Trckrmessy thanks for answering my question den trees sound like a bummer

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Ottawa, Ohio
Posts: 80

COON ARE MOVING GOOD. Good mixture of long and normal tracks. Windy nights high water and corn stubble my young dog caught 7 on the ground this season. Did not have the normal Dec lulle when coons stayed home. MAW

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