Ralph, I have a live trap that I use when I start seeing property damage from raccoons and groundhogs, once again. I bait the trap with peanut butter spread onto a Ritz cracker. I put the bait in the base of a plastic cottage cheese, (or whatever) container. Gets the raccoons every time. I will not say what I do with the them, however, they never come back again. And I do get the very large ones with this method. The groundhogs are harder to catch, or at least the ones around here are. For those, I cut an apple in half, and spread peanut butter on one part of it. Place the other part of the apple on the outside of the cage. They will eat the first half, and go into the cage for the other half. Possums I simply let go again, for they are harmless. That said, they are so stupid, that at times it is difficult to get them to leave the cage. And if anyone thinks that I am being cruel, for protecting my property against damage, please send me a check for $1300.00, and in return, I will send you some raccoons and groundhogs.