vzdude

Season opened today in Illinois and opens Thursday here in Indiana. Got 3 nice ones tonight in about 2.5 hours. had a good walk in the brisk air ( about 35*). Had a few more slip away while we were busy with 2 in the same tree. Good night , especially considering the 23mph winds!

chaikwa

Used to do it as a kid. Haven't been since I was 16 or so. Kinda miss it when I think about it!

chaikwa.

tbarbee1

We used to go all the time when my brother and I moved out dad sold the dogs and I havent been in about 15 years. I sure do miss hearing the dogs bawl down the trail. I have always thought I would get some dogs when I had kids old enough to enjoy it.

vzdude

We have used dogs in the past a couple of times, but have better luck just walking with out hotlites!

patdaly

Yea, I miss slogging through the woods, wet, cold and lost.......

J/K, but when the dogs end up 2 miles away in another timber stand and its 15 below/40 MPH winds...... I used to think "why am I here and how did I let Dad talk me into this?"

All in all, something to wax nostalgic about, not do as an old man......

tbarbee1

Amen to that we were always just going to be gone for a little while and it ended with me carrying the gun and extras and dad carrying my little brother for what seemed like an eternity in the dark abyss of bluestem and blackjacks. Man those are great memories I wouldn't trade em for anything.

winkle

Never been coon hunting, but I was wondering what do you do with the coon's after you shoot them?

patdaly

winkle, you sell their hide.

Used to be a fair amount of money for a nights work, but I doubt the prices have kept up with the times.

vzdude

We sell them various ways. We sell some whole to a company that mounts them and sells them to places like cabela's and gander mountain and such. We sell "green" hides that are basically frozen hides no work done to them, and we sell stretched and dried hides. Different prices for all, but the season also dominates which buyer pays the most too.

winkle

thanks!!!!