Setting a #160 or #220 body gripping trap or a #1 1/2 foothold trap at a burrow entrance works well but since this increases the odds of an accidental catch of a non target species, the live trap is often the preferred trap. The fish swim through and hit the tines of a conibear.

Duke 220 Double Spring Body Trap for Fisher, Groundhog

The trap can be placed directly over an active den hole.

How to trap a groundhog with a conibear. These traps are designed to slam shut on the neck or body of animal killing them within minutes (if not instantly) and are still highly regarded by the trappers of today. To trap a groundhog you have three basic trap options. This captures the fish (usually) and with an anchored trap will hold it there for some time.

Cover the trap with vegetation or a trap cover to hide it. Bananas, broccoli, lettuce leaves, sunflower seed, peanut butter, apples and corns are all good baits. And finally it has the last requirement which is important:

I built the pack to serve as a long term. Anything that goes in or out of the hole will be caught. A body gripping trap known as a conibear trap, a foothold trap or a live trap.

The conibear trap requires knowledge on how to set, and stabilize the trap. A conibear sized for ground hogs is referred to as a “#220” conibear. You may need to direct the groundhog toward the trap with something called “woodchuck lure”.

Be careful not to accidentally bump the trigger and set the trap off as you set it in place. If your trap is new, you will need to age it a bit so it loses its shine. Conibear traps groundhog traps outdoor

Plug all but one groundhog hole with dirt. These should be left in the trap in a position where the animal has to trigger the trap in order to reach the bait. They are hardly picky when it comes to feeding.

Get it as soon as tue, apr 20. When you're ready to trap, just lower the conibear trap into the channel. For groundhog, cut both ends off the bucket so that the groundhog has to exit his den through the bucket, with the trap close to the dirt side of the hole and dirt mounded up around it to keep the bucket in place, and the light out.

Rub cantaloupe juice over the trap to encourage the groundhog to enter. One thing that has been shown to have very positive results with groundhog trapping is cantaloupe that has been cut down to square chunks, around two inches by two inches in size. Put the gas cartridge inside the hole.

Even more knowledge is required to use it responsibly. To quickly and effectively trap the groundhog, place logs directing the groundhog toward the trap. Wait for groundhogs to get trapped;

So i was going through my survival pack the other day and i began to think about conibear traps. If you're hunting other aquatic. Remember, this method is only effective if the groundhog is actually in the burrow you fumigate.

Keep the bait away from the trap’s walls so that the groundhog won’t be able to reach in from the sides. Place the bait right at the end of the trap, so groundhogs must walk the entire distance. Lead your groundhog into the trap by placing logs in a “v” or funnel shape outside of the entrance.

Then position your baited live trap about four feet from the burrow. In these sets you would make a v with the bottom pointing downstream. When it comes to the best bait for pesky groundhogs we suggest using cantaloupe.

This trap will kill both your targeted animal and non target animal such a dogs and cats. The whiskers for the trigger are inside the body of the trap vertically, so i don’t need to worry about larger animals (like our deer population) stepping into. There is a dead groundhog towards the end of the video, but you will be given a heads up before it is shown if you do not wish to see it.

A conibear is a powerful spring loaded trap that is designed to crush the neck of the animal. Conibear traps came is sizes that need to be matched to the size of the animal. For the last few years i've carried the 220 size conibear traps, but i wondered if there was a better size to carry for a survival pack.

Cover the hole to prevent the gas from escaping. The sticks lead the fish along the upstream edge into the hole in the middle. Anchor your trap by placing a brick on top of it so that it doesn't rattle and startle the groundhog when it enters.

Below is a good video on how to use #220 conibears for groundhogs. Some of the most successful vegetables that can be used as groundhog bait include peas, lettuce sweetcorn and string beans, while fruits such as cantaloupe, strawberries and beaches are also popular. Set trap over the open groundhog hole;

Use ripe fruits or nutrient rich vegetables as your bait, although groundhogs are likely to eat anything you use; 3.6 out of 5 stars 4. This is a simple #220 conibear inside a square plastic bucket or pvc pipe, with slots for the the spring ears, as shown.