Title: WEC327/UW372: How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard
Headings: How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard
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How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard 1
When is trapping warranted?
Live Traps
Wire Cage Traps
Sherman Traps
Glueboards
Steel Leg-Hold Traps
Kill Traps
Snap Traps
Scissor Traps
Harpoon Traps
Choker Loop Traps
Pincher Traps
Conibear Traps
Baiting Traps
Placing Traps
Relocating Wildlife
Additional Sources of Information
Tables

Content: Figure 7. Harpoon trap. Credit: Holly Ober
Choker Loop Traps
Choker loop traps are also effective for moles (Figure 8). As described with the harpoon trap, the choker loop trap should be set across a tunnel that you partially collapse. The choker loops should be inserted into narrow slots you form across the tunnel, and the trigger should be placed in the collapsed section of the tunnel. The animal will then be squeezed between the loop and the body of the trap when it is triggered. These traps are lethal. Figure 8. Choker-loop trap.