Best Groundhog Traps

Don’t let the higher price of this product deter you, because the Amagabeli Garden and Home Professional Live Animal Trap for large animals is our favorite by far. This cage trap gives you everything you need to ensure you have captured the pesky groundhogs in your backyard without harming them.

A humane trap, it is designed to ensure the inside is smooth and won’t hurt animals inside. At the same time, the outside hand guard protects you, the user, from the animal. Easy to set up, lift the latch rod, open the front door, and set up the trigger.

The bait placement is made easier with a second, smaller back door. Open this to place the bait after you have set the trigger.

With smaller openings than other traps, this cage ensures that the animal will have to go all the way inside of the trap to get the bait. The sensitive trigger will shut the door, trapping them safely inside. Durable and simple, you can’t go wrong with this choice.

Havahart has been a leader in wildlife control products for quite some time, so it’s no wonder they have made it onto our top five list in groundhog traps. Their collapsible one-door live animal cage is ideal for groundhogs; the large size ensures easy catching.

Along with its size, this cage trap features rust and corrosion-resistant materials that will last. Easy to use, there is just one spring-loaded door to set up. The trigger rod is located outside of the cage, ensuring the animal inside cannot damage it.

The large handle guard protects users while they transport full cages, and the collapsible design is great for storage while the cage is not in use. Made in the US, this cage has good construction and is made with the user in mind.

Like it’s one-door version, the Havahart Live Animal Two-Door Cage Trap features spring-loaded doors but with one on each end. The double entrance allows more opportunities for animals to find their way in, while the sensitive trigger closes both doors at once.

Constructed of rust-resistant materials, the solid doors and handles on this trap ensure the user is safe while transporting captured animals.

Easy to set up, users only need to place bait inside and set up the spring doors. From there, the small openings ensure the animal must go all the way inside the cage to retrieve the food. Once the trigger is released, the animal will be trapped.

Using powerful springs, a straight spade staking system, and a sensitive pull trigger, the Duke DP Coon Trap is an excellent way to effectively capture large rodents like groundhogs, not just raccoons. Completely dog proof, this trap is an easy and safe way to catch pesky groundhogs in your yard.

To use, all you have to do is stake the chain and put the stabilizer stake in the ground. Load the bait trigger with small pieces of food that will attract groundhogs, such as marshmallows or fish oil. The bait trigger will cause the trap to set off, catching the rodents.

Small, discrete, and rust-resistant, this chain trap is an excellent option. It also comes at a highly affordable price.

A classic in the case of rodent catching needs, spring traps are always a good option. Victor Easy Set Gopher Traps work just as well to capture other larger rodents, such as groundhogs.

The already assembled spring loaded traps are very easy to set up. They are purposefully designed to be narrow so that they can be inserted directly into the tunnels or burrows of large rodents. When placed back to back in tunnels, they prove especially effective.

While it may seem unsafe to place spring traps in a backyard, especially one that is home to families or pets, the fact that these can be placed directly in tunnels means they are far from being able to hurt anyone by mistake.

They can be used in any type of soil and are strong and durable. Coming in at a very affordable price, the classic snap trap has proven to still be valuable.