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Become a Ground Hog Trappers - Catching and Live Trapping Groundhogs (aka Woodchuck)

Groundhogs are a perpetual nuisance to any gardener, in fact, probably one of his worst nightmares. Live trapping is one of the best solutions especially for the urban gardner and relocating the groundhog has advantages. Who want to kill one of these cute woodchucks? And with kids, they are endearing.

So the strategy quickly becomes how to catch them. Use Have a Heart traps using the one pictured at http://www.toolsbin.com/atraps.htm . You'll not only catch ground hogs, but lots of raccoons as well. Haven't caught a skunk yet, but that will be a story!

The best place to locate a trap is at the groundhogs burrow at about 5 to 10 feet away from it and have guide logs to steer the pest into the trap. If it's a new trap, put lots of foliage around it and let the trap weather to take off the gloss. In any case bait the trap with broccoli, salad greens, carrot tops, carrots, apples, whole kernel corn, pea pods, cucumbers, potatoes, apples, his favorite flowers such as black eye susan's, bachelors buttons and you're in business.

His favorite's are broccoli and apples. Use a scent lure for consistent trapping.

Woodchucks are fusspots about choosing what's for their diner in Summer since they have an abundant choice. You may consider obtaining a woodchuck lure sold at your local farmer's supply store. Droplets of "lure" on the bait is a good tactic to use.

The best time to catch a ground hog is in the Spring. A March catch is worth 4 ground hogs in the Summer. A typical groundhog will have 4 offspring. Turn a blind eye to your woodchuck for a few years and you'll get over run with his relatives who all just can't wait for the snacks you are growing for them. They'll eat the flower heads off each of your plants leaving only bear stalks.

Woodchucks are members of the squirrell family. They weigh 5-15 pounds, hibernate in Northern states, reproduce once a year with litters of 4-8 young.

Add ground hog trapper to your resume if you want to keep your garden. Relocate your catch 5 miles from your location if possible.

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