Catching Frogs
Jim
herd and have been unable to catch them by hand or net due to thick
plant cover. I have a small cage trap and was thinking of using it.
Any suggestions as to what to use as bait? I've tried live mealworms
and the frogs don't seem interested.
Any suggestions appreciated.....
Jim
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Heather
I have bought both mealworms and crickets to feed my frogs. They definitely
don't like the mealworms. Try crickets. I can pat my frogs on their heads
so could probably get a net on them if I had to. Yours don't seem as tame.
Heather
"Jim" <wra...@airmail.net> wrote in message
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WilsonKKW
>Can anyone suggest an easy way to catch frogs? I need to thin the
>herd and have been unable to catch them by hand or net due to thick
I have no advice, but an offer.I need frogs, will pay ya for them.. contact me
please,Wils...@aol.com
Hank
but it works as a last resort. WARNING! bullfrogs can scream loudly
and draw a lot of attention.
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"Jim" <wra...@airmail.net> wrote in message
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Benign Vanilla
> herd and have been unable to catch them by hand or net due to thick
> plant cover. I have a small cage trap and was thinking of using it.
> Any suggestions as to what to use as bait? I've tried live mealworms
> and the frogs don't seem interested.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.....
What are you going to do with them when you catch them? You mention thinning
the herd, so for now I recommend that you run at the pond screaming as
loudly as you can. That should help.
BV.
Jim
last night and will let you know how well it works.
Jim
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Jim
do appreciate your input.
Jim
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:52:07 -0400, "Hank" <hank...@litenet.net>
wrote:
Jim
>loudly as you can.
LOL BV! I do this often and am getting hoarse, thus my desire to find
a less stressful method. :)
Cuk
easy to catch) and I am sure someone would be looking for a donation.
Jim
>reduce the population. its easy to catch)
Easy to catch? I have never seen eggs and can't think of a way to
catch the thousands of tadpoles that seem to be everywhere.
Fortunately the fish and nature take care of most of them.
I want to remove some of the adult frogs/toads which keep my neighbors
(and me) awake at night.
SVTKate
if you are anywhere close to West Tennessee.. come on over! We'll make a
nice big pitcher of sweet tea and you can have all of them you can catch.
And if the froggin' is bad that day, we'll break out the Jack Daniels LOL
Kate
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SVTKate
You wanna see something funny, try a middle aged chubby lady running around
an 80' pond hollering at the croakers.
You'd need dry pants!
I currently have a fresh hatching of polywogs. Would like to stop this
generation before it can hop and holler!
Kate
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Mary kate
Hey.. does the hawk visit your pond allot ? Also...I've got to
know..What's a Bennie ?
Heather
I understand that fish will eat green and bull frog eggs. If you don't
already have fish adding some might help.
Heather
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nswong
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> Can anyone suggest an easy way to catch frogs? I need to thin the
> herd and have been unable to catch them by hand or net due to thick
> plant cover. I have a small cage trap and was thinking of using it.
> Any suggestions as to what to use as bait? I've tried live
mealworms
> and the frogs don't seem interested.
Do you fishing? When using live bait, collect it at the spot where you
fishing.
Observe what the frog catch for food, use it as bait and have some
frog fishing.
Frog just eat those thing that is moving, so as long as you make the
bait moving infront of the frog, the bait can be dead bait.
Some frog are nice to taste. :-)
Regards,
Wong
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Jim
Hi Wong,
LOL.... I don't want to eat them. I want to catch a few and give them
to a friend for his pond (and to make mine less noisy).
Thanks for the suggestion on how to catch them.
Hank
from the hook it does very little damage. (I know, I know. How would I
like a hook in my lip. Well I don't eat anything that will fit in my
mouth..... not since Atkins anyway.) All kidding aside ... that is how
we used to catch bullfrogs when we were kids for those in our families
that ate them. Here in New Jersey we used to get some big ones
........ probably something to do with "Super Fund Sites" or what or
who is buried in our marsh-lands.
As for the hawks. I have only seen the Sharpshined once,
but the Cooper frequents the tree near my bird feeders and tries to
pick off a meal now and then.
"Bennies" are what we affectionately call tourists in this
part of the Jersey shore. Further south they are called "Shoo-bees"
(the sound made when they encounter their first GREENHEAD fly attack)
or "Webs" (week end bas ......... well, illegitimate children)
Back to the frogs ......... I am not really that bad a person
but you have to remember I was raised with the Sopranos and will never
tell which goal post Jimmy Hoffa is buried under.
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nswong
> LOL.... I don't want to eat them. I want to catch a few and give
them
> to a friend for his pond (and to make mine less noisy).
What a waste! Frog can demand a high price here. <g>
> Thanks for the suggestion on how to catch them.
You are welcome. :-)
To tell the true, I do read a lot, but try little on what I read. I
has never do frog fishing before, but will do it in future when I'm
free.
For this frog fishing, should be quite reliable, because I read it a
few times from difference sources.
Cheers,
Hank
some frogs from Cambodia and Malaysia are very toxic.
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nswong
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> nswong, Be careful what you catch. If my memory serves me right,
> some frogs from Cambodia and Malaysia are very toxic.
I do catch frog and sell when I was a kid. Can recognize which are
edible. :-)
Thanks for your remind.
Thanks,
jammer
nswong
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> l lively junebugs
Here I will use grasshopper. This is what frog here get used to catch
for food. :-)
Regards,
Ka30P
This can be easier said than done (believe me!).
The best method is to try and catch frogs is at night since
they do a lot of their activities at night (including all night croak
fests). It is easiest with two people, a large sport type fishing net, a broom
or pole, a covered container (a few air holes punched in the lid) with an inch
of pond water in it and a flashlight.
Spotlight the frog with the flashlight (usually the net holder has the
flashlight). When the frog is dazzled, slowly place the net in front of the
frog. The other person with the broom or pole moves behind the
frog and gives him a prod in the hind quarters. The frog should then jump
forward, into the net and get tangled up. (This is why a sport fishing net is
better than the flat skimmer net or koi catching net.) Bring the net in, grasp
the frog and then turn him upside down. The frog will stop struggling and you
can gently untangle him from the net. Put him in the covered bucket and
transport him the next day to a natural pond far away from yours.
It is often said that consuming a six pack of beer on a hot summer night while
frog catching helps you think like a frog but we won't be responsible for what
the neighbors will think or what you should tell the responding police officer.
kathy :-)
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Jim
for catching frogs. Using the method described below, I've been able
to catch 5 frogs over a 9 day period. Things are much more quiet now.
Thanks Kathy!
Jim
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