One of the easiest critters to call after dark is the raccoon. A raccoon is bold, afraid of almost nothing and therefore responds aggressively to prey distress cries. I feel that the raccoon’s senses are not as keen as some other predators simply because they are primarily herbivorous, in other words, they don’t have to catch other critters to make a living. Having less defined senses and an aggressive behavior is the recipe for close encounters with the caller, man or electronic. I have literally had to fight coons off of me when I was using hand calls before they realized that they had been duped.
When calling coons, use less volume and shorten the distance between calls. Raccoons are built for climbing, not running long distances. Some of my favorite distress sounds for calling coons are many of the bird distress sounds, baby cottontail cries and baby coon distress cries. They tend to favor the game calls that produce higher pitched sounds.
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