How do you hunt coon?

michael.magorian · Post by **michael.magorian** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:48 pm

I was just wondering how many of you hunt coon. There are many different methods of doing it and I doubt if anyone is actually better than the others, but just wanted to hear some pros and cons for the environment.

coondawg1972 · Post by **coondawg1972** » Fri May 02, 2008 4:01 pm

I HAVE RECENTLY GOT A NEW PLACE TO HUNT I'VE STARTED ROADING MY DOGS I REALLY ENJOYED IT

bearman · Post by **bearman** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:38 pm

WALK! ALWAYS.

TINY

coondawg1972 · Post by **coondawg1972** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:53 pm

I ONLY WALK WHEN I HAVE TO

Redwood Coonhounds · Post by **Redwood Coonhounds** » Fri May 02, 2008 6:00 pm

I love walk hunting. I wish bear huntig could be done that way too. :wink:

But most places we tend to road hunt.

Nora Cook · Post by **Nora Cook** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:13 pm

Road 30%

Rig 68%

walk 2%

We have so much brush in the NW part of Oregon. I can cover more ground roading or Rigging then walking. The walk to the tree is enough fitness for me.......Most of the time it is 200+ yards straight UP hill to the tree.....

OK Mel I know what you are thinking, but what happend that night was a one in a 1000000000000 chance......dont think that is the way it is.....HeHeHe

old bess · Post by **old bess** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:03 pm

I follow behind them usually. I dont mind walking.

Melanie Hampton · Post by **Melanie Hampton** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:26 pm

Down here we walk most of the time.. Summer time when my one spot opens up I can rig.. But currently only own one dog that will rig coon.. My older dogs are starting to be insulted by coon hunting :roll:

They have decided to be bonifide cat dogs.. Thank goodness for the young ones..

Could road them too but risk getting one of them run over by the kids parting down by the river...

Everywhere else, you walk.

Nora.. I know

You should have seen my last time out.. Parked, walked MAYBE 5 minutes and put one up.. I looked at my buddy and said "you wanna tempt the gods by going for more, or call it a night?" :mrgreen:

It never THAT easy around here..

cecil j. · Post by **cecil j.** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:46 pm

ladycathunter wrote:Down here we walk most of the time.. Summer time when my one spot opens up I can rig.. But currently only own one dog that will rig coon.. My older dogs are starting to be insulted by coon hunting They have decided to be bonifide cat dogs.. Thank goodness for the young ones..

Could road them too but risk getting one of them run over by the kids parting down by the river...

Everywhere else, you walk.

Nora.. I know You should have seen my last time out.. Parked, walked MAYBE 5 minutes and put one up.. I looked at my buddy and said "you wanna tempt the gods by going for more, or call it a night?" It never THAT easy around here..

Ya are supost too be a pleasure coon hunter and leave for thewoods at dark thirty and come home to unload dogs at the house at sun up thirty and maybe drove 100 miles just to get too were ya was goen too hunt and have around 4-5-6 turn looses off the trees too mext on and on ! What happened too that coon dog hunter don`t they make em any more ? hahahahaha

Melanie Hampton · Post by **Melanie Hampton** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:58 pm

cecil j. wrote:
Ya are supost too be a pleasure coon hunter and leave for thewoods at dark thirty and come home to unload dogs at the house at sun up thirty and maybe drove 100 miles just to get too were ya was goen too hunt and have around 4-5-6 turn looses off the trees too mext on and on ! What happened too that coon dog hunter don`t they make em any more ? hahahahaha

Well.. We usually drive about 100 miles round trip.. leave at dark and get home after daylight.. Coonhunt every dog you own and have your buddy bring his dogs.. So normally at least 7 dogs at every tree.. Chase skunks with the young dogs.. Fall into the creek more the once..

Some nights you just want to take it easy LOL

Gary Roberson · Post by **Gary Roberson** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:16 pm

I am really blessed down here to dump my hounds and road them thru the large pastures. When they stirke, I listen to the race from the truck. When treed, I decide if I can drive closer or need to walk into the tree. I guess that it is a lazy man's way but I sure can cover a lot of real estate in an area where the coon population is not as high as it is in some other areas. My dogs strike bobcat tracks as well as coon.

kayla090205 · Post by **kayla090205** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:54 pm

Depends on where and what dogs we're hunting. Most of the time we stay at the truck and wait for them to tree and either drive closer or walk in depending where they are. If we happen to be hunting a young dog or one just starting out, we kinda follow behind as to get in there asap. The terrain makes a difference too !

cecil j. · Post by **cecil j.** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:14 am

kayla090205 wrote:Depends on where and what dogs we're hunting. Most of the time we stay at the truck and wait for them to tree and either drive closer or walk in depending where they are. If we happen to be hunting a young dog or one just starting out, we kinda follow behind as to get in there asap. The terrain makes a difference too !

Miss Kayla you have dogs that look like Nikki`s dogs in Wa. so I guess were you live your dogs go yaunder in a hart beat and maybe walken behind em might be a death march/ hahahaha !For pups I use too carry a carbide light on my hat and leave my belt lite on off till I needed it. At first the pups are spooked butthey hear your voice and you seam at ease with it goen so the listen too the flow of it and look at the flaim and learn quickly its good !You`d be surprized atthe game you will see their eyes lite up looken at that carbide lite and you can sure help a pup by incurageing it on a tree you see the coon up useing the carbide lite and you incourage the pup too bark on that tree if hes sniffen on it a little,then show him the coon and when he see it in the light oh he goes excited and just blows on the tree barken !

coondawg1972 · Post by **coondawg1972** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:13 pm

those are some fine looking walkers your just a hop and skip away from where i hunt .

kayla090205 · Post by **kayla090205** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:04 pm

Thanks for your advice, I will be sure to try it sometime. Yes, our Clover bred dogs look alot like hers. I think I have posted to her somewhere on here how much they resemble each other. I have thought it was a death march many a night but so far I have made it out!! Thanks for the comment on my girls, I think they are nice looking too, where do you hunt that's just a hop ?