Trapping Critters for Catch and Release Using Live Traps
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2012
- Dealing with wild animals can often be a problem for people growing a garden, raising chickens, etc. Raccoons, groundhogs, squrriels, and foxes can destroy a lot of your hard work and efforts. An easy and efficient way to address the animal problems is to use live traps, like the Havaharts. They are simple to operate, do a good job of catching the animals, and allow you the option to do catch and release.
Many times, you will catch something other than your intended target. You need to pay close attention to the behavior of the animals when deciding how to proceed. If that animal looks or acts like it may have rabies, it's probably best NOT to try and release it. You have to use your own judgement. But whatever you do, NEVER put yourself in a situation where your act of kindness could end up causing you bodily harm.
A man that respects nature for what it is, we need more people like Bobby.
Thank you so much for going through the whole process. I had to watch 4 videos to find one that showed me how to release the trap door. Especially with a hissing scared animal in the trap. Great video!
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If I had waited a few more days, I could have added groundhog to the list. I finally got the rascal that was munching on my sweet taters.
I have no idea. Things just get done. I'm not close to being retired, by definition anyways. But being self employed, I can set my own schedule. And if I work extra hard, me and my family benefit from it...not a boss somewhere else. That itself is a very motivating factor. Thanks Randy.
Awesome tutorial man. You have a smooth and entertaining way of explaining things. Thanks so much!
I knew a guy that owned a car lot that used to catch raccoon's and possum with those live traps, instead of taking them somewhere and letting them loose he would shoot them in the head with a 22 pistol while they were still in the cage. I asked him what use there was in using a live trap if he was just going to kill them anyway! It's good to see you just take them somewhere else and let them go! God Bless you man!
Thank you, Bobby! I'm glad your video is still here. I caught a racoon instead of the woodchuck, and I was afraid, but you walked me through it. I used a bungee cord as the pull rope. Worked well.
Thanks. I agree, there is too much time and effort put into gardening to allow the animals to just have their way. Especially when you think about the damage they can do in a very short time.
this is the best vid with best advice! thx!
Once again some great information. Thank you for sharing so much with all of us. Blessings!
We have 5 Feral cats around our house and will be trapping them soon and then the City will come and pick them up. So sad that some people do not Neuter their animals and leave a mess for others. I have not trapped any animals since the 50's, however I still remember how. I remember trapping a menagerie of animals, including birds in box-traps, but the most difficult was trapping a skunk and they smelled up the trap a lot. Formalin works good to eradicate the smell. This is informative and I was not very up to date, because I made my own box-traps when I was a child. Thanks!
Funny! My husband and I were all set to do this to capture a groundhog BUT you made me think about a couple of things. That we could catch a fox or raccoon and that something could be rabid. No other videos brought that up so it is obvious you have way more experience than most folks and more sense. So this TN woman is going to leave it to a professional! The last guys that did this for us did catch one coon before getting the groundhog and I'm a bit scared of raccoons (rabid or not)! Thanks again!
It was cool to see them take off into the woods.
Thank you for being a good human that understanding they were just hungry. You are a good teacher for understanding and humanity! :)
The face only a mother could love, haha....You're not kidding. Cheers to catch and release!
What I would do is mark the animal with dye. While it was in the trap, just pour some red dye or something on it. The color should stay on him for awhile. At least long enough for you to find out if there is more than one.
Good night Irene, lololololool, great teaching and the Good Book says that a little laughter is good for the soul:) Thank you for sharing and God Bless all !
Before I bring in the chickens, I'll set these traps every night for several weeks, trying to catch everything around here. And I'll do everything I can to make the henhouse as animal proof as possible. Chickens and wild animals just don't mix very well. Thanks Deb.
As long as you don't hurt them it's a good thing! They are just looking for food & ways to survive.