Woodchuck extraviganza!

[AllChookUp]

We've got plenty of that up here in Minnesota. ; - )

 

[Jaybr]

MissPrissy,

I've got the cure for your groundhogs, out to about 400 or 500 yds

 

[yotetrapper]

Yup can't beat fish if catching your own cats isn't a concern. Any fish will do, but what I like to do is use a can of tuna, and just poke some holes in the top so the smell gets out but the fish stays in the can. Make sure the can is not under the trigger part though.

If you have cats around and dont want to spend all day releasing them, marshmellows would be your best bet.

 

[asher]

We do not have a garden. We have plenty of woodchucks around. Will they harm our animals? They never have yet.

 

[yotetrapper]

I might also add that all the woodchuck traps I listed would work for coon, with the possible exception of the #1. Sure, lots of coons have been held in #1s, but lots of coons get out of #1s too. wouldnt reccomend anything smaller than a #11 or #1.5. Now, #1 coilspring traps are a whole different story, and those I would use for coon.

For snaring coon, use about a 5" loop 4-5" off the ground, unless your setting in a trail under a fence in which the loop would be much lower to the ground.

 

[yotetrapper]

My opinion on that, is no, unless your animals bother them. When a dog corners a chuck, they fight back right nasty. But to my knowledge, they dont seek out a fight unless threatened.

 

[rooster0209]

Thanks, yote. What would you suggest for coon bait in the coon trap? Corn? Rotting chicken?

Mudcats, carp..etc

Not a nice trick I learned growing up to snare coons was using a mirror. set the mirror on the center piece of the snare trap and set the snare in the water. The coon being a curious creature couldnt resist playing with the mirror.


i had a pet coon growing up. The mother was killed and we took the two babies in to raise. One was really sweet and the other turned into a bratt!. I wonder if the bratty one was turned that way because of my little brother

We won a few 1st place ribbons in 4-h with the sweet one.

The woodchucks have not bothered the cats or our dog. I think the reason Freddie killed the one is because when he barked in its face it chattered back at him. He has this border collie thing of planting his front feet down and barking at you. Well the woodchuck was not impressed. It chattered at him and turned to run. Funny thing is, Freddie doesnt mind the cottontails at all wont even chase 'em. He hates squirrels and woodchucks...Wonder if its because they chatter at him?​

 

[MayberrySaint]

It's funny how different people view different species and whether they are a threat or pest...

Most people like squirrels...I think they are a rat with a bushy tail and take them out whenever I see them. It seems like the majority think groundhogs/woodchucks are pests and need to be eliminated while I just love them. I wonder if I had some traumatic event as a child with a crazed squirrel...

 

[rooster0209]

I love the squirrels and bunnies in the yard. I buy a bag of alfalfa pellets every few years and feed it to them in the winter. It sure keeps them from eating the trees/shrubs/plants. A bag will last a few winters so I figure its worth it. I pick up corn ears that the header left behind and put out for the squirrels.

I didnt mind the woodchuck(S) either but I dont want them tearing up my barn, the cows breaking a leg, or them stealing eggs or chicks. (do they do that?) I dont want skunks in my yard! I have yet to see any coons, just lots of dead ones on the roads.

 

[spook]

When you have A or 1 woodchuck, you best realize that there are 2. A pair, no one moves onto your property alone. Then a few times a year, they have a litter, usually 4 babies, cute fuzzy little chits. Then before long, they are mature enough to reproduce, leaving the 4 babies, and momma/pappa, =6 + the 4 they each will have, and pretty soon Caddy Shack looks like a true story. (I think I'm living the caddy shack story right now)
9 bullets later, the buggers moved from one shed to under the other one! UGH.
One thing that happens to your yard with the critters living is your flower beds have just been emptied, and when you decide to trot along with dog, grand kid, or just go for a jog, that hole is the size of your foot and if your lucky enough to not break your leg, sprain your ankle, you will certainly loose your lung capacity when you abruptly stop and the wind will be knocked out of you!
Anyways, I hear that if you put amonia or used kitty litter down the hole it drives them out (would me too) also, what Maine farmers do is to back up the tractor /auto up to the hole, after placing a very heavy rock or board on the 2nd hole, use the vacume cleaner hose, taped to the exhaust pipe and drop the other end down hole #1. It is like the gas chamber and after running the vehicle for 10 min, you have just allowed them to go to sleep.
They are cute, in someone elses yard!