live trapping a groundhog

[fishy steve]

bin asked to trap a few groundhogs on a golf course... what would you recommend to entice a groundhog into a live trap? never tried to trap one, ussually just peg em off lol

[mbhunter]

Old man used to use lettuce leaves. Seemed to do the trick

[MikePal]

My go to as bait for live trapping everything is sardines.....an MNR biologist was using them here to trap skunks, raccoons etc when the were on a Rabies Vaccine blitz for this area.

[Fox]

Had one go inside my trap, then broke out somehow.

Groundhogs are daytime animals and seem to be trap leery, at least that is what I have found.

I ended up getting this guy when he decided to stay by the hole opening rather than rush down, but a 22 LR on a golf course may not be allowed.

[seabast]

Carrots, sweet corn, peas, lettuce, strawberries......

[Plog]

Any chance of getting hold of Bill Murray and some C4????LOL…Good luck.

[M_P]

Any chance of getting hold of Bill Murray and some C4????LOL…Good luck.

Beat me to it. Watched Caddyshack on the plane to Vegas a couple months back. Laughing my butt off.

[fishy steve]

no luck thus far with carrots and lettuce... gonna add some sweet feed to it tomorrow...

the owner has a permit to shoot them, but the location where these ones are, does not allow for a safe shot... and a conniber or leg hold trap not a good idea on a golf course lol

[trappermatt]

[trappermatt]