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has any of you found that the coon activity has been less in your area? seems like here in va that coons just aint moving as much i dont no whether the coons have died out or just not moving .....

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They stirring around right before daylight here....dang full moon....

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Same here we been maken a cast or two between 6:15 and 7 once that moon gets up good enough to light the woods up we call it a night had two dogs split tree lastnight one had the kitten the other the sow about 40 yards apart then made another cast and my young dog jump some junk I don't think it was a deer though but whatever it was it go out of dodge and ol Bo was hangen in there for about 2 miles or so all part of training though.

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Yep its bright here at night...clear skies and full moon....its hard hunting right now

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Full moon the coons will stir before the moon comes up and after it sets right before daylight. You may get one during other times now and then but the majority of the movement will be during the times I mentioned. Dark moon nights the coons will begin moving about the time it gets real good and dark and stir pretty steady all through the night.

Several years of continuous trail cam footage is how I learned that.

Also a lot of times on full moon nights you can turn loose a half hour or so before dark and catch them coming to water or food sources and hit some real good hot tracks.

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Just how tough can it be folks, this is still October. Whats gonna happen when we get to the December and January full moon?? Here in SE Ohio, October and April are the two easiest months of the year to tree coons.

I guess I'm just jealous that I still have to wait 10 more days till my season comes in. LOL. One reason that it may be getting harder to tree coons is that the rifle has not been put up all year. That will usually make them danged coons a little smarter, at least the ones that have survived the past 9 months. One other thing I would recommend is to hunt an English hound. That will help you a little. Sorry guys, I didn't mean to say that, but I just couldn't resist, LOL!!

Enjoy your season, and your hounds, no matter what color, shape, size, or breed you like to hunt!!

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Hey rockeman hunt a plott so you can tree them hard coons in Ohio oh you do when you hunt with Jeff . we need to hunt together again some time skid is looking good should have been a grntch all ready .

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I recently got back from northern lower Michigan coon hunting . Did ok but the primary food was acorns and they were everywhere this year. Other years there were hot spots to look for but this year might find one almost anywhere if you're timing was right.

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Hello there Brack, how you doing my friend. Are you coming this way anytime in the next month or two or should I be plugging at Ole Red Wood Jeff and have him come with me to your neck of the woods. It has already been way too long since our last hunt.

I'll tell jeff tomorrow to get the truck gassed up and we will see just how tuff this whole coonhunting adventure turns out to be. LOL Ole Holly will probably tree so fast the she will beat the coon to the tree , but if she does, it wouldn't be the first time, LOL. Take care, hope to see ya soon!!!

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It has been hit or miss here . Hunting right at dark middle of night and morning. Not near as much kitten coons this year Idk if they had a good breeding season this past year with last years warm winter

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The week before last i seen plenty of coons crosssing the road ont the way to work! I tell u what ive seen more than ever this year is the amount of coons killed in thne road! One day between Natural bridge an Verionia (45 miles) an back agin i counted 13 killed on 81! I work construction so i get alot of windsheild time never have i seen so many run over! I dont know if this means we have more coons than we use too or more of the few that we have r geting runed over!

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treed 7 sat night before the storm in acorns,seen 2 deer
looked like the rut had start for them.i dont hunt much during
big weather swings.i dont know if the dog has become of age
or there is more coon.

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Thanks for the input guys just wanting to see how the hunting was every where else maybe it will get better in a few weeks got some pups to train .....

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Past couple days been seeing them on the road just before dark. Been doing good hunting early. Last night didn't cut loose till 11 and didn't do so good only made one drop and it was first time I had this new dog out so it could have been that too!! Lol one slick, then the clouds disappeared and it got so bright I didn't even need a light could see about as good as daylight and I hate that so I went home.

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lol gotta hate it when you can see your shadow on the ground .... you all having much cross outs i treed the other night thought it to b slick but it was n the next tree over lol

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could be that you are not in a ukc cast amd your dog has nothing too cover

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has any of you found that the coon activity has been less in your area? seems like here in va that coons just aint moving as much i dont no whether the coons have died out or just not moving .....

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i dont hunt covering dogs if they cant do it on there own i dont want them

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i dont hunt covering dogs if they cant do it on there own i dont want them

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