How to catch a groundhog with a live trap!!!!!

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@kdtrimble
@kdtrimble 5 жыл бұрын
This is good advice. I have a groundhog eating my asian pears EVERY year. I grew these two trees from saplings and have yet to enjoy the fruit. I tried baffels, will try electric fence as I have on my garden. Low voltage just stings them, me and our dog, lol. I'll try this as well. Thank you.
@toddac61
@toddac61 3 жыл бұрын
I have two apple trees and a pear tree about 15-20 years old. I have never gotten a single apple off the trees. Only saw a ground hog climbing and eating once. I have gotten rid of over 100 but mostly when they live under my porch each year. I see flocks of crows, and even japanese beetles burying into the apples. The trees are too tall now (probably 20 feet) but the deer stop in everyday for the fallen apples and the lower ones. The pears nothing eats until last year where there was nothing in the fall. Not sure what ate them.
@davew4362
@davew4362 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! First time live trapping and you were a big help!!
@robertkreiling1746
@robertkreiling1746 Жыл бұрын
You do a great job helping people learning just how to trap various animals !
@jameslinzmeier368
@jameslinzmeier368 Жыл бұрын
We had groundhogs in our city property. Followed ALL the suggestions we read or watched. Nothing worked. I gave up..... BUT did set an EMPTY TRAP on one of the runs they used. After baiting with peanut butter and all the rest of the suggestions we left the trap completely empty, again, we had given up. Wouldn't you know it, first night had one. Second night had another, got the (last?) one three days later. No bait just put them in the middle of where they ran.
@uzomaolumbagri6764
@uzomaolumbagri6764 4 жыл бұрын
Nice. I’ve got a few on my property living under my deck. They are smart and won’t enter the trap but I didn’t conceal it as you did. I don’t think it will ever enter my trap. I’ll try ur trick...
@mortalstorm
@mortalstorm 4 жыл бұрын
Wash the trap with unscented soap and then use gloves when handling the trap. Groundhogs are very keen to human scent and will often avoid the trap if they detect it.
@uzomaolumbagri6764
@uzomaolumbagri6764 4 жыл бұрын
mortalstorm great advice...I trapped a raccoon that’s was docile until I went to release it. I’m scared to release it now...
@mortalstorm
@mortalstorm 4 жыл бұрын
Uzoma Olumba, GRI take it to a secluded forested park and release him there. Just face the release door away from you as you open it and let the raccoon run away. They’ll be happy just to be set free so it’s unlikely they will attack you. I’ve done this with raccoons and have never been attacked. However, you might want to hold a pole in your free hand as you open the cage door just in case. Just be forewarned that in some states it’s illegal to trap and release animals without a permit.
@toddac61
@toddac61 3 жыл бұрын
I don't use bait since I get racoons and opossums. Sometimes it takes a month before they decide to go into the trap. I place it on their way to the hole and try to block paths around. Once you catch one and their scent (they stink) gets in the trap it seems to attract more. Even without bait I still catch raccons, oppossums, a neighbors cat, and onetime two skunks at the same time, don't understand that. I didn't know it was two skunks until I covered it and transported in and let one run out. took it back to clean out all the mud (raining) and took the cover off to find another skunk looking at me!
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I used to think you have to conceal it, but now I don't even bother. They take a little while nosing around the outside of the trap, but after a short while, they're in.
@cindyle2300
@cindyle2300 Жыл бұрын
I love your grass and path idea! Thanks!
@dylankubischoutdoors993
@dylankubischoutdoors993 4 жыл бұрын
I was trying to live trap a wood chuck then capuchin a HUGE raccoon instead thank you so much for the advice!!
@drewjenn9819
@drewjenn9819 5 жыл бұрын
Great job! I have a groundhog that is really taking it to my tomatoes and now WAR! Thanks, for the tips.
@VashtheStampede007
@VashtheStampede007 3 жыл бұрын
Worse for me. Something is chewing on my seedings. Cucumber, broccoli, kale (x2), cantaloupes (x3).
@alexmoquin9994
@alexmoquin9994 Жыл бұрын
@@VashtheStampede007 same issue. It’s groundhogs
@royroldan8798
@royroldan8798 5 ай бұрын
FYI if there is one there are more. Thought I had one caught three and a skunk. Got rid of them 12 years later. Thought we had two now I've seen four minus one I caught. Down to three who knows might be more under my pool deck.
@rileypayne6935
@rileypayne6935 3 ай бұрын
@@VashtheStampede007 yep the group of devil have destroyed my garden to the point of why even bother but i am out for revenge
@kenberscheit948
@kenberscheit948 2 жыл бұрын
if you have 1 you have 5 ,reset the trap till you dont get no more. all the ones i catch cross the rainbow , hopefully i have grandpa this morning, biggest one i have ever seen , if i have him he will have crossed the rainbow when i find out. only way to avoid reinfestation and the mess they leave
@lindajohnson7838
@lindajohnson7838 2 жыл бұрын
They can travel up to 20 miles to return to their home turf. A well placed 22 will send them to their new home permanently.
@Auditing.northern.N.Y.
@Auditing.northern.N.Y. 2 жыл бұрын
I like using .22 rat shot at point blank range.... works great on semi short hair critters, and doesn't hurt trap.
@chicksgrowtoo
@chicksgrowtoo 2 жыл бұрын
I take them swimming….in my stock tank… 😎
@paulhunter9613
@paulhunter9613 6 ай бұрын
They are quite tuned into any slight movement, I saw one near my shed where I knew they were digging under. I was about 45’ away and just moved my arm a bit to grab the gun and it saw me and took off😡
@joecucciarre1430
@joecucciarre1430 3 жыл бұрын
My neighbor has a family of six ground hogs and they real smart but very beautiful looking mother and father and four little ones and it's under his long shed ,I always look out my top window to record them ,my neighbor can't seem to catch them ,but we enjoy watching them !!!
@kkb1024
@kkb1024 4 жыл бұрын
Also if you use a live trap, remember to close it at night to avoid catching skunks or raccoons.
@robertmiller341
@robertmiller341 4 жыл бұрын
Yes I learned this the hard way last week I caught Skunk and a number of weeks ago I caught a raccoon.
@VashtheStampede007
@VashtheStampede007 3 жыл бұрын
@@robertmiller341 How did you get rid of the skunk without the stink? 😅 Now I am in the situation that something has been chewing on my veggies seedlings. My neighbor said it is most likely a groundhog. I have seen one a few years ago right here. But lately I only saw (and smelled) a skunk.
@nathanmagnusen7447
@nathanmagnusen7447 2 жыл бұрын
I trapped a skunk yesterday that was trying to take up residence in our barn.... you cover the trap with a blanket or tarp and they won't spray. You can relocate them that way or do like we did and take it out away from the house and open the cage wait for him to come out and send him a load of lead from a shotgun.... they do typically spray but hince why you take them away from the house. Today it has rained and the smell is already gone!
@ManMan-Real
@ManMan-Real Жыл бұрын
Was going to set up overnight so thank you!!!
@paulhunter9613
@paulhunter9613 6 ай бұрын
@@ManMan-Real but groundhogs like to start their day when it’s barely light out in the morning, so unless you like getting out of bed to set a trap before sunrise , just leave it ready to go all night
@sandy-rr1by
@sandy-rr1by 2 жыл бұрын
I caught a possum last week with wet cat food and salad, but the groundhog roams freely stuffing himself on my garden! I have apple, honey and almond butter. Gonna try this! Thanks
@DerfOrNuffin
@DerfOrNuffin 2 жыл бұрын
Any luck? same thing catching possums
@sandy-rr1by
@sandy-rr1by 2 жыл бұрын
@@DerfOrNuffinnope, no groundhog, but another apple with peanut butter caught a second possum. one year at work we caught a possum with malted milk balls.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
we have 100% success catching groundhogs with either apples or carrots.
@paulhunter9613
@paulhunter9613 6 ай бұрын
@@DerfOrNuffin same here, always get a possum. But I let them go, they are really a good varmit to have around
@paulhunter9613
@paulhunter9613 6 ай бұрын
@@doninmichigan I have the worse luck catching them, I’ve used a combination of lettuce, apples, even cantaloupe rinds, can’t seem to get them
@tluva1020
@tluva1020 Жыл бұрын
Catch & release during summer to prevent young being left in the den to starve. A field with wooded area nearby is a good spot. Chances are another will eventually move in to the old spot
@luxurycarkey7207
@luxurycarkey7207 4 жыл бұрын
Great video however when you relocate them they destroy someone else's property an some states its illegal to relocate them they took out all my sweet corn last year this year im using conibear traps they have to go...
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I release them in a county park that's 32 miles long.
@larry11251956
@larry11251956 2 жыл бұрын
in Ohio, it is illegal to relocate nuisance wildlife animals. especially groundhog, whistle pigs, etc. These animals will not only destroy your garden but will undermine your homes foundation. They have also caused bridges to collapse due to their tunneling under concrete piers. They cause damage to lievstock, horses and crops and farmers get plenty of practice shootin their 30-06 at them. Also, in Ohio, there is no bag limit on these varmints and they can be hunted and dispatched humanely as long as they are active.
@carolharris3668
@carolharris3668 Жыл бұрын
I caught 7 groundhogs this summer. I have the same trap and used watermelon as bait.
@jdrigot
@jdrigot Жыл бұрын
Dang! I was hoping you'd show how to handle that cage for the relocation.
@OmahaBoyz
@OmahaBoyz 5 жыл бұрын
My grampa caught one and thought it was a raccoon, then he said he baptized the ground hog
@danielngutter8561
@danielngutter8561 4 жыл бұрын
That mean he drowned it? Old landlord found a bat and put in a jar, when I asked what we do with it he pulled out the hose.....😬
@Skulzzz.____
@Skulzzz.____ 3 жыл бұрын
No reason to kill it. You can set it free in the woods
@Skulzzz.____
@Skulzzz.____ 3 жыл бұрын
@@danielngutter8561 rats n bats ok lol
@shadwell749
@shadwell749 3 жыл бұрын
@@Skulzzz.____ Some states it is illegal to relocate them.
@henryhatfield74
@henryhatfield74 3 жыл бұрын
Grampa smart man.
@anitadailey7340
@anitadailey7340 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you,
@danf4616
@danf4616 3 жыл бұрын
I'll give this a try. I think my Groundhog is quite a bit bigger, tho.
@missige
@missige 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the nice video. I would need relocate to where others are burdened with these pest. My area is overwhelmed with these varmints, so if caught...
@ebookpioneers
@ebookpioneers 4 жыл бұрын
What if you have a bunch of them, all with holes within a few feet of each other? I have about a half dozen out back that are dangerously close to my niece's jungle gym. I'm afraid that if I manage to trap one or two that the others will see them in the trap and then get wise to it. I'm thinking I might have to shoot them.
@seeburg220
@seeburg220 3 жыл бұрын
Uzi 9 millimeter.
@dlaytart01
@dlaytart01 2 жыл бұрын
@@seeburg220 Recent data suggests 9mm may blow their lungs clean out of their body...LGB
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Don't be afraid to trap them, just do it. I think they smell food and forget everything else.
@woof3598
@woof3598 Жыл бұрын
how far away do you think is good for relocating
@evanr9992
@evanr9992 2 жыл бұрын
ive had a trap out for 3 days now. blocked off all other outs and ins but the one i know he uses a lot. been sitting there. now the damn thing wont even come out! its like he knows
@jackdraper2849
@jackdraper2849 2 жыл бұрын
I've got 2 questions. -- Is putting grass up around the trap necessary ? -- There's a ground hog going deep into the foundation of my house. Huge hole. But there is no grass there. It's just dirt. -- It's a sizable groundhog. -- Do I need the grass to camouflage the trap ? -- Question 2 -- Do I risk getting bitten by the groundhog if I take him to another location to let him out ?
@juderose1826
@juderose1826 2 жыл бұрын
I just caught one today so I'll take a stab. I didn't use any grass camo. The trap was set within a few feet of one of its holes. I used peanut butter and celery. It didn't eat the celery, but the peanut butter was cleaned off. Every animal is different. My woodchuck was very gentle. The one in the video is mad. The traps are designed to keep your fingers safe and the animal will run for its life when you open the door, so just make sure none of your body is in front of it when you open.
@jackdraper2849
@jackdraper2849 2 жыл бұрын
@@juderose1826 Thank you for your response and info. -- I need any suggestions and info I can get. -- That's very interesting about the peanut butter. More developers are developing land around me. And critters that I didn't use to see, are now I my house. Thanks again.
@snakeplissken6313
@snakeplissken6313 2 жыл бұрын
@@jackdraper2849 fill the hole with rocks, make some soupy quikcrete and fill it in. No more groundhog.
@jimthomas1989
@jimthomas1989 Жыл бұрын
@@jackdraper2849 , taking animals somewhere else is putting your problems on someone else , Extermination !
@SMart7751
@SMart7751 4 жыл бұрын
Just before releasing always put a large spot of bright colored spray paint on it. If it comes back you’ll recognize it and know you either need a farther release place, or, terminate, with extreme prejudice. 😒
@c50ge
@c50ge 3 жыл бұрын
I just talked to a friend who told me his friend would paint his tail bright red.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I was going to paint that sucker I released the other day and I forgot, damn it. 😂
@ovritphew9675
@ovritphew9675 4 жыл бұрын
No such thing as relocating them. Somehow they just come back. Guess that's why I have a creek across from my house.
@asappestcontrol1250
@asappestcontrol1250 4 жыл бұрын
I usually driving 10 miles out on my way home.
@strangersun7721
@strangersun7721 4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Going to take ours for a swim. My wife was against it until it savaged her vegetable garden... Twice.
@paultyler7355
@paultyler7355 4 жыл бұрын
@@asappestcontrol1250 i aint wastin my gas,no sir
@morganhay859
@morganhay859 4 жыл бұрын
Just shoot them
@jaquelinepryorallen6130
@jaquelinepryorallen6130 3 жыл бұрын
The Company s charge 5OO, The holes in my yard, i ca fall in HELP me!!!!
@Skulzzz.____
@Skulzzz.____ 3 жыл бұрын
I caught one with the apple and a couple slices of bread LOL I covered the cage up with stuff I was intending to catch a raccoon but caught a groundhog which I need to get rid of them too so they stop eating my garden
@christopher_martin
@christopher_martin 2 жыл бұрын
how long can a groundhog live without food or water?
@1010juanita
@1010juanita 2 жыл бұрын
Were do you take and how after you catch, please need to know
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I take them 12 miles away to a county park that's 32 miles long.
@edgeofeternity101
@edgeofeternity101 4 жыл бұрын
Hey aren't you one of the guys from the PH? I miss you guys.
@BenBen-kd7tm
@BenBen-kd7tm 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@davidszymanowski4777
@davidszymanowski4777 5 ай бұрын
Why does it have so many different sized holes?
@TheNIJUAL
@TheNIJUAL 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice interesting
@gekkogordon
@gekkogordon 3 жыл бұрын
Traps are expensive and scarce these days. I read comments about shooting them or groundhogs coming back home. What about poison for groundhogs? Do they exist? Mine is destroying my entrance paving removing all the gravel underground and looks like it is doing his condo there.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Just bite the bullet and get a trap, they're reusable forever.
@robertwelker2047
@robertwelker2047 5 жыл бұрын
If you don`t want it to come back , let it loose on the other side of a river. Iv`e taken them 4 miles from my house and with in a week their back .
@SMart7751
@SMart7751 4 жыл бұрын
Robert Welker - That’s what we thought too, if you spray paint a spot on them before release, you’ll find you have more than one. That’s not unusual, all those thing do is dig, eat and phuk.
@robertmiller341
@robertmiller341 4 жыл бұрын
I've caught and relocated 16 of these little guys and counting this year. Most of which I baited with apples and peanut.
@toddac61
@toddac61 3 жыл бұрын
In some states like New York that is a nice ticket for relocating wildlife without a permit.
@robertmiller341
@robertmiller341 3 жыл бұрын
@@toddac61 no catch and release this year don't want to pass the problem on to someone else.
@VashtheStampede007
@VashtheStampede007 3 жыл бұрын
@@robertmiller341 So it is catching and eating it?
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
@@toddac61 maybe he can just toss it in through an open window at your house? 😅
@TrehanCreekOutdoors
@TrehanCreekOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын
We don't have badgers here but we have a lot of raccoons that give us problems in our area. I tried marshmallows and peanut butter but we ran out of both before I got the trap set. The kids also used up all the graham crackers we had in the house making smores with the peanut butter and marshmallows. For this reason, I don't think I should try to use peanut butter....or marshmallows. I was told to use marshmallows because local cats won't eat them. But how do you keep rats and mice out of the traps? They love peanut butter. I may try boiled okra. No one in our house likes to eat that slimy stuff.
@richardjiles3654
@richardjiles3654 3 жыл бұрын
Go buy you a .80 cent can of sardines rip open the lid and set can in back of trap. Within 2 days you'll catch the racoon if mr. Oppusme doesn't beat him to the cage!
@joycecrawford1102
@joycecrawford1102 3 жыл бұрын
Gonna try this
@joycecrawford1102
@joycecrawford1102 3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we have same results
@Uniquelyyours1
@Uniquelyyours1 5 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@egunther9583
@egunther9583 5 жыл бұрын
Great way , thank you
@MikeB-wh2bn
@MikeB-wh2bn 4 жыл бұрын
Finally got my first groundhog after baiting with yes ( Acorns with nothing else within a few hours ) I had no luck with cantaloupes or Apples and had been trying for over a month. I’ve caught about six raccoons and one possum but no groundhogs. I came home today to see the groundhog eating on the acorns under an oak tree, so I thought I’d try to pick up every acorn i could find under the tree that it was at, washed them off with the hose to get my scent off them and baited the trap again and finally got him, he must of weighed over 40 lbs easily.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Cool, I never thought about acorns, haven't seen them munching on those. I use either green apples off the apple tree in our back yard, or raw carrots, gets them every time. 😁
@bigdog5086
@bigdog5086 4 жыл бұрын
I'll release him alright after i put a 22 hollow point through him.When you release him he'll go to somebody elses yard to create damage.
@johnrourke4363
@johnrourke4363 Жыл бұрын
No need for the hollow point. Just a .22 LR will do it
@theender422
@theender422 Жыл бұрын
After that you gotta release him onto your backyard grill with some BBQ sauce.
@betzib8021
@betzib8021 Жыл бұрын
Yard?...how about foundation...perimeter walls...and then in the winter other animals housing in their burrow...raccoons destroying crossover hvac duct
@johnsalcido5436
@johnsalcido5436 Жыл бұрын
Or let my dog have some fun!! Hate these bastards so much
@alexmoquin9994
@alexmoquin9994 Жыл бұрын
@@johnrourke4363 hollow points are cheaper
@gildasassi8574
@gildasassi8574 2 жыл бұрын
My groundhog actually moved the trap. A few times the trap was closed. I have no idea what happened. Can you give me a suggestion?
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
you have to stake the trap down, I use a couple of landscape stakes.
@gildasassi8574
@gildasassi8574 2 жыл бұрын
@@doninmichigan thank you
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
@@gildasassi8574 you're welcome, best of luck. It's a learning experience, we've caught our first two, just using green apples off the apple tree in our backyard, or raw carrots, each within about an hour and a half of setting the trap. If I had a stubborn one, I hear peanut butter and cantaloupe are irresistible. They are smart and strong, they'll nose their way up to the cage, and nose around it, then try to shake the cage and dislodge the bait, but ultimately they can't resist it and they go inside to get it. If you're not a hands on person, Haveaheart company makes one called the 'Easy Set', where you just pull a handle to release the animal. We take ours about 12 miles away to a county park system that's 32 miles long and hope they have a happy new life. 🙂
@donnieallemanni8572
@donnieallemanni8572 2 жыл бұрын
Put a cement block on top if the cage. I had one that flipped a big cage and got out.
@mrobvious1100
@mrobvious1100 Жыл бұрын
Get yourself about (8) 3/4 inch by 24" pieces of wood. I have to use live catch the groundhog slide the wood stick through the openings of the cage to form a wooden wall keeping him on one end of the cage. Just drop it in your 50 gallon trash can full of water, 5 minutes later, dumpster.
@singatune
@singatune Жыл бұрын
Easy to catch young ones. Wise old timers too smart.
@Ogirl4164
@Ogirl4164 2 жыл бұрын
they love strawberries And watermelon rinds. I caught mines easy within a 1day
@lobstermania4025
@lobstermania4025 2 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me how you caught it? I have one living behind my garage and then he goes to the gsrden and feasts
@bobbrinkerhoff3592
@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Жыл бұрын
Problem with using live traps is you also catch racoons, opossums and skunks . They all can carry rabies and can get very aggressive when caught . Thankfully the one time I caught a skunk, he was dead when I got home from work and hadn't sprayed . A well placed 22 LR solves the aggression issues as does a 243 except the 243 tends to tear up the trap when it exits the body . A full grown coon or groundhog will also tear up a trap .
@skinz4q
@skinz4q 4 жыл бұрын
Where I live, it's illegal to "relocate" live animals (unless you have a state exterminator's license). The reason, I'm told, is to prevent the spread of rabies, which makes good sense. It's also illegal to discharge a firearm within the city limits. My solution, which complies with the law, is to drown the critters in the trap. They never seem to return, but there are always more to take their place.
@joduggie7281
@joduggie7281 3 жыл бұрын
Oh op
@TheAboriginal1
@TheAboriginal1 2 жыл бұрын
yup - throw the trap in a big tote of water. the only solution to groundhogs is extermination. if you don't take them down they will return again and again
@realcookin3720
@realcookin3720 2 жыл бұрын
Christ you just don't go tell everyone you gonna relocate it. I do it all the time unless the animal that I'm relocating had turned into a farm destroyer like killing 20 chickens (raccoon) l which becomes a dead raccoon but to just drowned it for being the animal that it is s seems a little wrong but I guess u do u.
@TheAboriginal1
@TheAboriginal1 2 жыл бұрын
@@realcookin3720 In NY, where I live, and in many other states, relocating nuisance animals is illegal. You also make your problem someone else's problem. There's a reason the law allows for killing nuisance animals but not relocating them.
@max53178
@max53178 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheAboriginal1 can you get totes over 3 ft long or can you drown the animals standing the trap on end?
@nancygranger3639
@nancygranger3639 4 жыл бұрын
what brand is your trap and recommendations on where to purchase?
@paultyler7355
@paultyler7355 4 жыл бұрын
Harbor freight,best price
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
If you're not a hands on person, the Havaheart "Easy Set" is minimal hassle. With all of them, you have to make sure the animal doesn't escape, you might have to make some tweaks or slight modifications.
@j.johnson5217
@j.johnson5217 4 жыл бұрын
How far away did you relocate it? I heard they can find there way back?
@metro3692
@metro3692 2 жыл бұрын
5 miles
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I release mine 12 miles away in a county park that's 32 miles long.
@s.greasey7654
@s.greasey7654 4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@johnmellyn2700
@johnmellyn2700 2 жыл бұрын
When you went to relocate the little bastard where you concerned he might spin around and try to bite you ? …..I’m curious how that went down ,.. any elaboration would be highly appreciated
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I put long wires on the trap door which enables me to stand a few feet behind the trap and open the front door at the opposite end, while my wife stands at the ready with a rake or a broom.
@cliftonfrederick5973
@cliftonfrederick5973 3 жыл бұрын
While you pick up small green 🍏 . This real sour. By u eat it . Lol
@johnweinisch8543
@johnweinisch8543 Жыл бұрын
Great videp
@bigmeandog849
@bigmeandog849 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips - If you are going to trap ground hogs, you need to be very diligent - you most likely won't get them the first or even the second day - you have to keep at it.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Got my first one within an hour and a half. 😁
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Got my second one yesterday within about the same time, I must be lucky I guess.
@toddac61
@toddac61 2 жыл бұрын
I had to wait over a month, don't use any bait so I don't get other critters. Once you get one then others soon follow. They seem to come to the scent of the first one you caught.
@chiefswindell3665
@chiefswindell3665 Жыл бұрын
What bait did you u use?
@davybrazell5895
@davybrazell5895 2 жыл бұрын
Do groundhogs bite or have aggressive behavior
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
yes they get agitated when you get close to the cage and pick it up. Just think out what you're doing before you go through with it. I've seen videos where people go to release a trapped groundhog, and have no idea how to do it. 🙄
@toddac61
@toddac61 2 жыл бұрын
They are very mean. Friends dog had its ears all chewed up from one. Their teeth are about an inch long.
@louisgrine948
@louisgrine948 3 жыл бұрын
I have found success putting the bait in the back and also under the pad so they will move past trigger pad to try and eat whats under it
@rosevasquez394
@rosevasquez394 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@larrywarolin7215
@larrywarolin7215 2 жыл бұрын
I don't care so much if groundhogs eat apples or vegetables so much compared to the damage they can cause under your shed and pole barn slabs. Last night my groundhog of interest sacrificed his raccoon friend to my trap. I'll get him. I hope it's just a him anyway.
@ClintTerry
@ClintTerry 2 жыл бұрын
Peanut butter will attract 🦨 too. Beware! Tie a long rope and leave it 50’ away to drag trap FAR from you if you land Pepe LePew.
@hondahaney6404
@hondahaney6404 4 жыл бұрын
Season well, batter with flour and fry in iron skillet until brown. Cook in the pressure cooker for 4 to 6 hours. Make a batch of brown rice for gravy.... Delicious
@gaga4goats405
@gaga4goats405 Жыл бұрын
Why do you need to trap him if he's just cleaning up the dropped apples on the ground?
@2ManyJALS
@2ManyJALS Жыл бұрын
They dig huge holes and underground tunnels, which around foundations and in fields with animals (pastures) can be physically destructive and dangerous.
@davidbaumgardner8374
@davidbaumgardner8374 Жыл бұрын
The babies got under the hood and ate the spark plug wires on my pick up truck I opened the hood the day after and one was on the air cleaner everyone I see is gonna DIE !! I wish they just ate apples
@kathyolivarez1753
@kathyolivarez1753 3 жыл бұрын
Can they smell humans? If you touch the trap.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
well at least wear gloves when handling the bait and the trap, I've had no problems, catch them every time.
@kimhinz5517
@kimhinz5517 6 жыл бұрын
I have a groundhog living in my backyard and trying to catch that . when the groundhog caught how do you take it to some where we have to take it a place how do u put cage in a car and take it off what do we have to do for everything don't want to get hurt by putting in a car and take him off have to be safe by doing that
@deanc2006
@deanc2006 5 жыл бұрын
kill it nobody else wants your problem
@lenastepp3680
@lenastepp3680 4 жыл бұрын
You need an open bed truck or someone with one.
@gfy8230
@gfy8230 4 жыл бұрын
put the sissy cage away, and im assuming you cant bring yourself to shovel to the head it to death, and if you cant bring yourself to shoot it, or are scared of guns just get some 220 body traps. bucket traps are your answer, insta death and you dont have to see the act.and most importantly you dont locate a critter you caught cause it was a pest and then put that pest nimby.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Buy a truck, it's useful for many things.
@randygreen007
@randygreen007 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking through most of the video why on earth would a groundhog choose to eat an apple inside a trap that smells like a human has touched when it can get an endless supply from underneath the apple tree? Then I saw that this is a juvenile. You might not be so lucky with an older and wiser groundhog. Use a slice of cantaloupe and you’ll catch even the most skittish groundhog in a couple of hours.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
Because you put the trap much closer to his hole than the apples under the tree, he doesn't have to waddle as far to get some. 😀
@ajrollan5304
@ajrollan5304 3 жыл бұрын
Can you shoot them with airgun? Is it illegal?
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering that too.
@otisligon2924
@otisligon2924 4 жыл бұрын
We can’t release them in Maryland. And that’s OK cause they taste too good.
@shadwell749
@shadwell749 4 жыл бұрын
If i catch one,I'm going to munch on it too
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
you have a neighbor you don't like? Just toss 'em in through an open window. 😄
@hondaxl250k0
@hondaxl250k0 5 жыл бұрын
you let a nice meal go..
@jonathonvince3605
@jonathonvince3605 3 жыл бұрын
Fr. People don't realize they eat well and actually are a very clean meat
@joshclemons9975
@joshclemons9975 10 ай бұрын
That's a young one and that means there's a bunch more around your place
@jaysuncharris
@jaysuncharris 3 жыл бұрын
Has not worked for me can catch everything but the groundhog he pays no attention to the Trap eats everything else I live surrounded by Forest does not seem to have interest in the Trap. I tried pepper oil and pepper everything else thought I got rid of them covered everything up and he destroyed it again digging in under the foundation of my garage in the morning he's getting a bullet
@Blind_of_Colour
@Blind_of_Colour 3 жыл бұрын
I found it interesting that you spoke of no effort to avoid or remove human scent from the trap and yet had immediate success. Another issue that would be interesting to address is dealing with a family of groundhogs and whether your first success with your trap is apt to be your last success.
@sandy-rr1by
@sandy-rr1by 2 жыл бұрын
Woundn't the city creature already be used to our scent? The one in my yard hides under shed.
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
If you think about it, city groundhogs pick up gloves and dig close to the house, they're already used to the scent. I wear gloves when handling the bait and the cage, otherwise I don't worry too much about it and always have success.
@ENOCH9MM-vl2bm
@ENOCH9MM-vl2bm 4 ай бұрын
If you catch them please don’t release them alive. They just become someone else’s problem and they can destroy someones house and peace of mind.
@stuartmacdonald5729
@stuartmacdonald5729 2 жыл бұрын
If it found a food source why should it leave! I can't Imagine a better meal than apple-peanut flavored roasted woodchuck ! Simple to cook, If u eat a Chuck cooked right u won't be wanting chichen for a month,hey !
@c50ge
@c50ge 3 жыл бұрын
Some areas it is illegal to relocate animals. Check you local laws
@scottwatson2314
@scottwatson2314 3 ай бұрын
He wants to learn how to swim.........
@jamessills5802
@jamessills5802 2 жыл бұрын
Cantaloupe and a crockpot
@Darrenbrown09
@Darrenbrown09 2 жыл бұрын
They dig holes in my hay field’s. I hate them
@Maneiser
@Maneiser 3 жыл бұрын
The extract of the vid could've taken no more than two (2) minutes. Time wasting blahblah.🤦‍♂️
@Clunk49
@Clunk49 2 жыл бұрын
My first time and need full explanations.
@JA-jm8bk
@JA-jm8bk 3 жыл бұрын
Illegal in some states to relocate nuisance animal..
@wandaperkins
@wandaperkins Жыл бұрын
Don’t do that. They’ll just become someone else’s problem. Destroy them!
@MichaelGannon-j4m
@MichaelGannon-j4m Жыл бұрын
You forgot the part about putting a round in his head!
@berney55
@berney55 2 жыл бұрын
My grandpa would catch them in the cage then drop the cage in the creek for about 5mins. Kills them and helps wash the fleas off. Then drop the dead sob in woods...or it will become another person's nightmare
@wmh1953
@wmh1953 2 жыл бұрын
When we moved into our somewhat countrywide town, our 80 year old neighbor would havahart them and then give them "swimming lessons" in his pool. Thirty years later we still laugh about it. Now It's our turn...
@allenbarnes7202
@allenbarnes7202 Жыл бұрын
I have a ground hog that tore this flimsy trap apart
@royroldan8798
@royroldan8798 5 ай бұрын
I never had that issue with this same trap
@arthursworld469
@arthursworld469 4 жыл бұрын
Wait so maybe I can buy an Amazon and I can tell my mom and then she’ll know what to do to stop ground dog
@tA_aT287
@tA_aT287 2 жыл бұрын
Groundhogs are NOT pets.... they're PESTS.
@seroxat001
@seroxat001 3 жыл бұрын
2:50
@lewisdouglas7088
@lewisdouglas7088 3 жыл бұрын
Rat poison works , easier
@tluva1020
@tluva1020 Жыл бұрын
I feed mine. They're less likely to get into my stuff when they have a full belly
@dennisthemenance5433
@dennisthemenance5433 5 жыл бұрын
If CADDY SCHACK CAN't Get them? What chance do you think you have? Hire a Pro, pay them their $50-$00 to catch ea one( normally 3-4 of them, Mother and 3 Pups) . well worth it
@ssjrose9641
@ssjrose9641 5 жыл бұрын
I would love to pay $50-$100 to catch this thing but all the places I called charge $400 or more without a guarantee that they will catch it.
@pennyjenkins3151
@pennyjenkins3151 3 жыл бұрын
ha,,200.00 for each trap,,75 to relocate,,is what my cost was
@doninmichigan
@doninmichigan 2 жыл бұрын
If you're going to pay that kind of money, you better follow them when they go to release it and make sure they're not just driving around the corner. 😃
@georgefischer1504
@georgefischer1504 5 жыл бұрын
Egads! Cruelty abounds These are God's creatures and they have a soul too
@jefffrayer8238
@jefffrayer8238 5 жыл бұрын
Well George, us normal people will be glad to send Gods little creatures to your place. Then you can enjoy replacing the cement in your garage, pole barn and swimming pool that they easily destroy. Hope you don't mind some poisonous snakes, rats and a few wild hogs too. After all they're all Gods precious creatures and you want to love them. Funny that Gods creatures were used to be a curse on mankind when they were not living right. And NO you can not find any suggestion in the Bible that animals, fish, bugs or whatever have souls.
@gfy8230
@gfy8230 4 жыл бұрын
but lemme guess cows chickens and pigs dont? vegetarian? plants are alive too. ps read your bible if youre gonna invoke god you should know he "created all the plants and the animals of the earth for us" presumably as we see fit. also only humans have souls, according to scripture.
@jerridombrowski6017
@jerridombrowski6017 3 жыл бұрын
These are nature's creatures living in their habitat that HUMAN BEINGS infiltrated. Being vegetarian? Use your head before you comment. You sound like an egomaniac when you say crap like that
@heisenberg2966
@heisenberg2966 2 жыл бұрын
He knows DAMN-WELL, after he finished filming that Video, that Groundhog was sent to “ Greener Pastures “🦫🔫!
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