They like it under my back deck. I've trapped from one to four a year until this year. (None showed up this year) I'm in a suburban area so no guns, didn't want to risk an air rifle wounded chuck from dying under the deck, so went to live traps. And yes, cantaloupe is the best bait.
Get a decent quality trap. My first live trap was a cheap version from tractor supply. An adult groundhog was able to get its claws around the edge of the door and bend it enough to get out. Went to havahart traps after that. The groundhogs get a one way trip to the country afterwards, sometimes with a .22 pistol along so they don't become someone else's problem (sometimes a .380!)
And don't leave the traps set overnight if there are any skunks in the neighborhood!
Last edited by MikeL2; 08/21/17.
