troy fairweather
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The conibear traps work well and they work good on any cats and dogs that may poke it's head in. So be careful
I think the trap is too small for a 'chuck. Why not a 110 Conibear and have done with him?
I like the idea of baiting with apples. Start near the hole. Give him a couple free ones. Then start to get them further out. Then with the Conibear laying there. Then set up just beyond the apple. THEN between the den and the apple, with a couple sticks to guide him squarely into it.
. If you've seen one, there's probably more. Never tried trapping 'chucks but I'd guess that trap could work. That's interesting; and keep us posted on that if possible. I thought of this thread this morning while having my coffee on the deck. The first 'chuck out back stuck his head out about 6:20 a.m. just high enough to look around to make sure the area was safe. I was about 115 yds. away watching with binoculars or else I may not have noticed him until he got out further. If I was gonna eradicate him I could have been hidden in the treeline about 25 - 30 yds. away from the hole with a .22 aiming for a head shot when he comes all the way out. I've probably taken more 'chucks with a 22LR than with all the centerfire stuff combined. If you know when to get into a good shooting location and hide there's a better chance you could take him out quickly and humanely when he appears.Darnit......another thing is...the chuck I saw was a smaller one, probably a juvenile, like 4-6lbs. probably.
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wiener dogs,
*** I don't want to use poison as pets in the area and I want to make sure it's dead. ***
I just set a Duke 1-1/2 CS at his other hole.....so maybe that will work. That trap says good for Mink/Muskrat/Raccoon but I couldn't find any trap that said groundhog, so I hope this will work because that's about the size they are. Will this trap work?
In the OP you said you didn’t want to poison because of pets, what did you do to keep them out of that trap?
I don’t use those traps much because they will catch all sorts of stuff from Children, dogs to chickens. Had a rooster we called hoppy after he got out and into one.
I use these more now as they work for coons/possums but more selective in what can trigger them. Probably wouldn’t use them if I had a cat.
https://www.flemingtraps.com/dp-coon-traps.html
If you google “gopher trap” you will get results for various traps designed just for them.
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#3 there is a link to one device specifically for gophers and moles.
a 110 connie with kill them dead, but it will be dangerous to other animals too. i perfer to shoot them in the head, i like to walk up on them with my 44-40 small sharps(top target 50 yrds bottom target 75 yrds) and limit my shots to 75 yards .if he,s not dead he will come back or another one may take up the home if he,s dead. i have missed one and sat down and lit a cigar and have just about never smoked it all before it came out again.