OT pesky groundhog

Paul from MI · Oct 10, 2016

Normally when I get a groundhog some where I just shoot and shovel, but this guy made his hole right smack dab under my propane tank. Not a good place for target practice. I have a live trap- what's a good bait for the darn thing.

Mike Aylward · Oct 10, 2016

I've heard all kinds of recommendations for bait. I even had a groundhog go into my live trap with no bait at all. Lettuce, cabbage, cat food, and the list goes on. Mike

Steve Oller · Oct 10, 2016

Skunks love cat food, be careful . :lol:

JK2 · Oct 10, 2016

Throw a big handful or two of double bubble gum in the hole & you will find the papers there the next day but you won't see the groundhog again.

old · Oct 10, 2016

Can you get a car or truck close to the hole?? If you can do so then simply put a hose on the exhaust and push it down as far as you can into the hole and let it idle running for say 30 minutes or so. Then pull away and cover the hole.

Butch(OH) · Oct 10, 2016

I dont even use bait. Place the trap on one side of the hole, then lay a 4x4 on the other 3 sides. They will walk in the trap before they step over the 4x4

farmerwithmutt · Oct 10, 2016

What i found is you take a 5 gallon bucket pour in a couple gallons of laundry soap (the cheaper more perfume the better) about a gallon of bleach (a little more kick) finish filling with water then dump that down the hole do that two days in a row and they won't use that hole again

JL Ray · Oct 10, 2016

Try your bow and arrow.

TimV · Oct 10, 2016

Have had good luck with apples and cantaloupe. The last one I had under my propane tank I just put down the trap, put some 4x4's around it to discourage him getting out any other way (and, unlike their normal procedure, he only had one hole--if more than one you'll have to cover the others first), put a couple apple slices in the trap and got him within half an hour.

Delawaresurfman · Oct 10, 2016

Conibear, 220 will do the trick, no bait required.

Mike M · Oct 10, 2016

I guess it's a good thing my dog likes laying next to the propane tank !
She's getting old now and when she's gone I'm betting I'll be over run with critters.

RayP(MI) · Oct 10, 2016

Melon squares. Throw on the ground and set live trap right on top of them. Did that the other day, came back to find a very sheepish 'chuck. Somehow went MIA shortly after.

redtom · Oct 10, 2016

One went under my pole barn last month. Bored under the slab in the sand and mustve moved out a pickup load of sand going in one side and out the other corner. I will never be able to get the sand back in. I poured ammonia in the hole and covered it. He moved under a small shed on skids nearby. Put a connibear 220 across the hole. Got him by the snout and shot him. I've never had luck with bait.

Thomasthetankengine · Oct 10, 2016

I've had good luck with raisins. Put a few in the hole and trail them into the trap.

Brian Jasper co. Ia · Oct 10, 2016

Have your .22 ready and run some anhydrous down the hole. Whatever is down there will want out and right now.

cam.man67 · Oct 10, 2016

(quoted from post at 12:14:32 10/10/16) Conibear, 220 will do the trick, no bait required.

Yes! They're not legal above water in MD, but I still use them anyways. Killed one just this morning under my mud room.

JL Ray · Oct 11, 2016

If he is down there this will work for sure. When we were kids growing up on a hog farm we had rats get under the concrete. The ammonia worked every time. We had more fun doing this than anything.

onefarmer · Oct 12, 2016

I did that only I used my diesel F250. Gassed the one I know was down there and poisoned the ground good enough, no others have moved in.

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