Harbor Freight Animal trap
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2022
- Well we have had a massive groundhog problem, they have burrowed under house and garage. The local animal removal service quoted $550 to trap a groundhog (of which we had multiple) but worse than that they said they didn't have any availability they were so booked. So I figured I try this $35 trap - and sure enough, it worked! It took me a couple tries, as the groundhogs are wily creatures, and managed to open the trap but I figured it out and ziptied the back shut, and that did the trick. All in all, a cheap way to do an expensive job!
Hey bro, that pin is not supposed to hold the back of the trap closed it’s to stick in the ground, so nothing can drag that trap away. The safety pin is supposed to clip on the back of the trap to keep the door closed.
Ahhhh interesting... yes... we don't have large predators where we are, so that did not cross my mind. But that makes sense. I have since figured out the clip, but these groundhogs get desperate... so I rely on zip ties to keep the back end shut. Have definitely caught a handful of groundhogs in these traps now.
How do you adjust to be more sensitive?
What do you do after you trap it? Do you let them free somewhere else?
Just a note, the metal clip that the long pin is chained to is supposed to be what holds the door shut. You use your thumb to push the clip open and then clip it into the top of the door and side of the trap to keep the door from opening. The long pin chained to it is just an extra bit of security, you can also stake it into the ground so some large animal doesn't take the trap. But I agree, I recommend just zip tying that door shut on all corners and either cutting them off if you decide to release from the rear or instead just reset and release from the front door.
Yes good point! I just recently noticed that pin, after the capture of 5 ground hogs so far ;-) Seems like the pin is sturdy enough to hold in less determined animals, the ground hogs seem to be able to get out of the trap no matter what, given enough time. Had one escape by pushing under the trap front door the other day. Fortunately, the second time I saw him soon enough to prevent that from happening a second time. I agree, the zip ties are the easiest/quickest way to secure the back. Doesn't solve the front door, just gotta check the trap often
@@kampinglogik Totally agree, especially on that front door, just had a full size feral cat, the one I was trying to trap easily squeeze out through the side of that door! I caught another younger feral cat that wasn't so elusive. But the trap disappointed me with the larger cat, we have been trying to trap her so she could be fixed and re-released for a while now, but now we may not get another chance, she will be alert of these types of traps going forward.
Hope he’s ok let him be free
Yes they are super smart and interesting animals to observe, I wish they'd stay out in the woods, rather than under the house foundation!
Mine is a peice of junk
bummer... I have several of these traps now and have caught around 5 ground hogs with them
The whole thing or certain parts? I for one am having difficultly just setting the damn thing (trigger mechanism).
@@whichughb is the trigger too sensitive, or not sensitive enough?