Live Trapping Groundhogs using Comstock Cages without bait

http://www.comstockcustomcage.com 518-792-2371 [email protected] This clip shows the effectiveness and simplicity in positive or den setting of Comstock double powered door, wire triggered cage traps. Jim was the first to pioneer the shortest double door trap ever made for live trapping woodchucks or live trapping groundhogs as they are called, which can likewise be applied to live trapping skunks too. These 18 inch space saving traps take up about half the room of their counterparts and are much easier and faster to place. Like others, Jim started out building 36 inch long live cage traps, but in a short time realized the potential of the powered doors. It is because of the wire triggers that allow animals to move beyond center before the trap is fired. When the trap is fired animals like, woodchucks, skunks, opossum, raccoons and armadillos are farther into the trap, which means a shorter trap can be used. The wire trigger combines with power doors that usher animals into the trap with a big push that does not allow a back out like conventional gravity door traps. In the pictured set, no bait was used. In fact, Jim rarely uses bait for most of his trapping, resorting to bait only in the absence of trails, crawl-outs under fences or den sets. This trapping method not only saves time and money in unnecessary checks, which saves gas too, but, minus bait, unwanted non-target animals are less of an issue. In nuisance wildlife trapping, there is no better method or combination of method and trap. When Jim goes to a location the landowners usually point out the den site, often under a shed but sometimes free standing. Using a three sided metal nose cone with end flap to direct the intended animals into the trap, the double door trap is merely slid into the opening to catch animals coming or going. Not only are these the most advanced traps that you can use, these are the most advanced methods to go with them. With this technique live traps can be set in a couple of minutes. You saw how quickly Jim removed the live woodchuck and replaced the trap. These surely aren't the typical box trap, nothing short of the most effective humane live traps available. If you need a chipmunk live trap, a woodchuck live trap, a beaver live trap or anything in-between, Comstock Custom Cage has them. They have solid armadillo cage traps, durable raccoon cage traps and lighter swing panel cage traps for opossum, rabbits and feral cats. Not only do the traps function like no other with unequalled stability, once the catch is made they are all but "escape proof." Rugged frames and wire hold up to repeated catches for any type of animal trapping. Best of all, if you call Jim or Judy with questions about traps or trapping they will be more than happy to help if they can.