Spray the fencing and the perimeters of your property with pepper spray.Build a fence at least 2 feet into the ground and 3 feet tall.Once you've successfully removed every groundhog from your property, take preventive measures. Groundhogs feel comfortable living in covered areas and won't make their way back to your yard or someone else's yard if they feel safe enough to build their home there. Make sure the area where you choose to release the groundhog is covered (a wooded area with lots of trees, logs, and groundcover). Drive to an area at least 5 miles away (10 miles is even better).Wear thick gloves to avoid catching diseases, cover the cage with a towel to keep the groundhog calm, and hold the trap away from your body when transferring to your car. Keep a close watch on the cage because once the groundhog is trapped, it will grow anxious and might injure itself.You can also create a bait trail leading up to the trap. Place the bait all the way inside the trap so that the groundhog has to enter the trap fully. They also love lettuce, cucumber, and green beans. Groundhogs are especially attracted to sweet fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, peaches, or corn. Bait the trap with fruits or whatever your groundhog loves eating from your garden.Also, place a brick or two on top of the cage to keep it from rattling and scaring the groundhog away. Then throw some twigs, leaves, grass, and/or branches on top of, around, and inside the trap.
Camouflage the trap by spraying it with water and rolling it in dirt.Place the trap 5 to 10 feet from the entrance of their burrow.If they can smell that a human has handled the trap, they will not go near it. Wear thick rubber gloves so that you don't transfer your scent onto the trap.Groundhogs are not usually aggressive animals but will bite when they feel threatened, so please wear thick gloves when catching and releasing. Perhaps one of the most humane ways to get rid of groundhogs is to trap them and then release them somewhere far away.
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