- 1). Position the body-grip trap so it's lying flat on the ground with each of the springs rotated so they form a triangle on each side of the square-shaped trap. The two sides of the spring form two sides of the triangle; the hinged side of the trap forms the remaining side.
- 2). Hook the notches at the working end of the trap-setting tool into the rings that attach the springs to the trap.
- 3). Squeeze the handle end of the trap-setting tool toward each other just as you would to grip something tight with pliers. When the grips of the tool are close enough together that you can hold both of them with one hand, the springs are compressed far enough.
- 4). Move one of your hands so it's holding both grips of the tool. Hold it firmly.
- 5). Flip the latch hook on one arm of the spring across the other arm of the spring to hold it in the compressed position, moving the latch with your free hand.
- 6). Repeat the procedure on the spring on the opposite side of the trap.
- 1). Install a body-grip trap stabilizer in the location you plan to set the trap.
- 2). Rotate the trap into the open position and lock it open by engaging the notch in the dog on half the trap across the top wire on the other half of the trap, setting it in the space in the middle of the trigger wire attachment.
- 3). Check to make sure the latch hook on each spring is still in place before letting go of the trap. These are safety hooks that guard against the trap firing while putting it in place.
- 4). Position the trap on the stabilizing bracket so the groundhog will have to try to climb through the trap to enter or exit its burrow.
- 5). Remove the spring latches, and the trap is ready to make a catch.
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