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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 25, 2016 0:51:28 GMT
Been having tons of fun (yeah right  ) live trapping groundhogs and 'coons as of late... Have been using carrots/apples/grapes and chicken feed... Any other recommendations?? So far have gotten rid of 3 coons and 3 groundhogs - with more to go... Would like to "speed up" the process if possible... Looking forward to hearing replies that may help me!! Thanks in advance!! ~Mari ETA - I have 3 live traps... The groundhogs are hanging around (and under) the coops... I caught Mama groundhog the first day - then next night - 3 coons - then went 2 days with empty traps before catching 2 groundhog babies next morning... |
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Jun 25, 2016 9:56:25 GMT
I like to use Sardine oil for Coons and possums.
The best part is you can eat the Sardines and use a little of the oil on a cotton ball or a piece of cloth as bait.
Also drag the cloth on the ground leading into the trap.
If you don't like sardines, use a can of cheap fish flavored cat food
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 25, 2016 18:20:41 GMT
Thanks for your input - Bear Foot Farm, At first I thought "Yeah! We love sardines!" Then it hit me - Major Duh... We have outdoor cats... ~Mari |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 19:17:29 GMT
Sounds like your eating Good.
Rockpile |
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 25, 2016 21:02:17 GMT
Sounds like your eating Good.
Rockpile Wow @rockpile ! How'd you guess?! Last night we had Marmotte and bleu cheese en Croute with Pepper and Honey-Roasted Roots... Tonight we are serving up Filets of Raton Laveur with Bordelaise sauce, carmelized carrots and shallots...  ~Mari ETA - Uhhh... I hope no one took me seriously on the above... I do know that people do consume groundhogs and raccoons-we don't. And I hope no one took it as me poking fun in regards to the people that DO eat them... Just having a little bit of innocent fun! I do think they sound more appetizing when using their French names...  |
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Jun 26, 2016 1:37:13 GMT
Most cats are smart enough to learn not to enter a trap after just one or two experiences.
Coons also like sweet foods, so Marshmallows can work and wouldn't attract a feline.
The sardine oil could still be used as a lure by soaking a cotton ball and hanging it 2-3 feet high to attract the Coons to an area where they can see the marshmallow.
Fruits and veggies are still the best things for Groundhogs, but since we don't have them here I don't have any first-hand trapping experience with them.
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Post by oxankle on Jun 29, 2016 23:14:58 GMT
I have found that tying two or three marshmallows high in the trap so that the varmint must step on or over the pan to reach them is a sure way to trap coons. If the coon steps over the pan he will trip it when he attempts to back out or turn around. Either way, he is a dead coon. Groundhogs I have yet to see.
Are they strictly nocturnal? Something is digging under my fences.
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Jun 29, 2016 23:39:36 GMT
It's common to see them during the day
They may not be in your area or you'd probably see them occasionally
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 30, 2016 2:29:11 GMT
I have found that tying two or three marshmallows high in the trap so that the varmint must step on or over the pan to reach them is a sure way to trap coons. If the coon steps over the pan he will trip it when he attempts to back out or turn around. Either way, he is a dead coon. Groundhogs I have yet to see. Are they strictly nocturnal? Something is digging under my fences. Thanks for your advice oxankle, I edited... As far as groundhogs - I see them at various times throughout the day... I would guess that they are not nocturnal... They always seem to come "home" before dark - the chickens have alerted me to this fact. ~Mari |
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Post by feather on Jun 30, 2016 3:01:29 GMT
Peanut butter.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 30, 2016 3:13:36 GMT
You know - I've been sitting here "hankering" for something sweet! That sounds like the ticket! Also sounds like something my nasty furry little friends would so enjoy! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 17:42:41 GMT
Tuna, salmon and sardines!
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 2, 2016 21:27:04 GMT
Hauled 2 more off today!  ~Mari |
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Post by Use Less on Jul 2, 2016 21:59:09 GMT
Cantaloupe, cobs from roasted corn,peanut butter.
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Post by oxankle on Jul 3, 2016 1:57:00 GMT
Mari; Haul them a long way--if you only haul them a few miles they will be home before you are.
I do not let a varmint out of my traps alive.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 3, 2016 16:30:10 GMT
One more down!  oxankle , Appreciate the advice - I'm a big softie and just can't kill them. IF I had a varmint harming/killing one of my chickens - yeah - I do think I'd grab my .410 and take them out in a heartbeat. I can't even remember the last time we were "overrun" and hauled a bunch out of here? Possibly 3-4 years ago. It's taken this long for it to get a bit out of control... Bird feeders messed with... Clean outdoor chicken water containers full of mud the next morning... We haul them several miles and release them on state ground. Works for us... Funny story... Our farmer friend's dad was live-trapping in his huge sweet corn patch and hauling them off to the same places we are. The neighbors started making fun of him saying they would beat him home. So-just for kicks-before he released anyone they got a nice stripe of John Deere yellow spray paint on their backs. He continued to keep the traps out until the corn was past. As time went on - the numbers dwindled - and never did he trap a coon sporting a John Deere yellow stripe! ~Mari |
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) live trapping groundhogs and 'coons as of late... Have been using carrots/apples/grapes and chicken feed... Any other recommendations?? So far have gotten rid of 3 coons and 3 groundhogs - with more to go... Would like to "speed up" the process if possible...
~Mari
