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Joe and Ellen Hecksel wrote:
> There are a few places that are not conducive to Conibear traps.  We 
> have a new puppy so I don't want to use them close to the house.  Also, 
> there are a few holes that are in HUGE Poison Ivy patches.  So the one 
> live trap will also get a work-out.

You'll want to watch your puppy as well.  I've both seen and heard about 
dogs going after groundhogs all the way into the burrow and faring badly 
as a groundhog will defend a burrow.  Worst one was at a dog event where 
a dog got its jugular bitten and died within seconds.  Others required 
surgery on paws and heads.