Showcrop: I would bet your trap is letting the ground hog out. The big ones can bend the light duty Have-a-heart trap. I gave up on those lighter duty cheaper traps. The best I have found is the Tomahawk Professional traps. The one I have is over 15 years old. I know we have caught well over 500 raccoons in it. In the spring and fall we often catch one a day for weeks at a time around the silage bags. Usually get a couple of ground hogs each week all summer long. They get into our stand pipes on our tile lines.
Best bait for ground hogs is Cantaloupe. The riper the better as the smell is stronger and will help cover your scent. Also use latex or rubber gloves. If you work on stuff and have had grease on your hands they will smell that and not go is the trap as well. Rub some of the fruit on your gloves helps too. I also never kill anything in the trap. They will smell the blood and avoid the traps. With the rear door they will come right out so you can easily shoot them just as they clear the trap. I just use a 22 Ruger pistol. With a little practice you can hit them in the head most of the time.
The one I have is a 10 inch by 12 inch with a rear door. I gave around $80-90 for it and they are around $100 now. It has been worth every single penny in my opinion.
Here is a link to the company's web site with the model I have: http://www.livetrap.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30066
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