How do you catch a bullfrog?

drkelly

drkelly

Dipstick who put two vehicles on jack stands
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Oak Ridge/Stokesdale, NC
Last fall we sold our house, and moved into a rental house. There is a pool right outside our bedroom that we call the cement pond since the owner has not maintained it in what appears to be at least a couple of years. Once the weather started getting warmer recently, a large bullfrog appeared out of the cement pond and croakes VERY loudly ALL night long. He is so loud that it actually disruptes our sleep. He likes to sit on the top step of the ladder during the day, and on the edge of the pool at night. As soon as he senses me even coming close, he jumps into the cement pond and disappears into the depths of the murky water. I would like to catch him and provide him with a fully paid relocation program to the swamp down the road. How do you catch a bullfrog?
 
http://www.lesliespool.com/Specials/Pool-Opening/Pool-Nets/20148.html
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Pellet gun
 
snappy said:
Duh do like the gov, get a coyote, then a wolf to get rid of the coyote!
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there was an old lady who swallowed a spider....
 
Get a canepole, fishing rod or long stick and tie some fishing line to it and a hook tiped w a piece of a cotton ball pulled apart to look like a small white bug. Then bellycrawl close enough to the edge of the pool to dangle and bob the cotton like a flying insect as close as you can in friont of it. When the frog gets it yank him out of the pool and try to grab him to relocate it. Or skin him w some pliers, cut off it's legs and batter/fry them, YUM YUM :D. I like fried froglegs w a simple sauce made w Orange Marmalade and and prepared Horseradish to taste.
 
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Sorry, Danny, that sucks!
 
If you relocate him you better take him for a drive. How do you think he got in your pool anyway? No real predators, he's safe. He will probably be back. Also, the more he croaks the sooner he will have some friends over. :eek: Also be prepared, if he is large that pool net shown is not gonna hold him. Ask me how I know. Also if you take him out with a pellet gun then you better be a good shot and hit him in the brain. You can rip all their guts out and they can still swim to the bottom and die. Ask me how i know.
 
Tradarcher said:
If you relocate him you better take him for a drive. How do you think he got in your pool anyway? No real predators, he's safe. He will probably be back. Also, the more he croaks the sooner he will have some friends over. :eek: Also be prepared, if he is large that pool net shown is not gonna hold him. Ask me how I know. Also if you take him out with a pellet gun then you better be a good shot and hit him in the brain. You can rip all their guts out and they can still swim to the bottom and die. Ask me how i know.
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Perfect..........get a sound machine in the bedroom ( or earplugs ) to drown out the MERRR MUMUMUM MERRRRR MUMMUMUM and let him call his friends all summer. Then you could invite your friends over for beer and really fresh Froglegs for supper...................... catch your own ofcourse float a 2x6 in the pool and you could gig'm on the floating board at night :rockon::beer:

I and a friend were gigging some while wadeing in a golfcourse pond ( illegally, could'nt get a boat in there ) one night w blujeans on so the Cattails did'nt cut our legs and a big one swam/crawled up my pantleg to my waist while I wiggled and tryed not to laugh too loud. It was hillarious as I reached into the front of my jeans and pulled out the frog and my buddy shot beer out of his nose!:lol:
 
mommucked said:
Perfect..........get a sound machine in the bedroom ( or earplugs ) to drown out the MERRR MUMUMUM MERRRRR MUMMUMUM and let him call his friends all summer. Then you could invite friends over for beer and really fresh Froglegs for supper...................... catch your own ofcourse. float a 2x6 in the pool and you could gig'm on the floating board at night :rockon::beer:

I and a friend were gigging some while wadeing in a golfcourse pond ( illegally, could'nt get a boat in there ) one night w blujeans on so the Cattails did'nt cut my our legs and a big one swam/crawled up my pantleg to my waist while I wiggled and tryed not to laugh too loud. It was hillarious as I reached into the front of my jeans and pulled out the frog and my buddy shot beer out of his nose!:lol:
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I shoot them with my bow. Love some early spring froglegs.
 
Whats wrong with a bullfrog croak? If you have a KooKoo clock in your house or a train nearby, you get used to it. Just give it some time. It's mating season and he's just looking for love. I'll end soon
 
None of y'all ever been frog giggin' before? Maybe it's just a Florida thing.

Long cane pole with gig fork on the end. Spotlight him and reach out real slow then stick 'em quick.

Cut off the legs, peel the skin back and fry 'em up like chicken. Yum!
 
Good friends, a belly full of beer (or some moonshines even better) makes frog gigging/skinning about the most fun you can have w your clothes on.
 
Go to Dollar general and buy about five gallons maybe ten gallons of cheap bleach and pour it in the pool. It will eventually kill the frog plus alot of the bacteria that must be in there. Will also clear the water for the neighbors.
 
R Q said:
Whats wrong with a bullfrog croak? If you have a KooKoo clock in your house or a train nearby, you get used to it. Just give it some time. It's mating season and he's just looking for love. I'll end soon
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It is keeping me awake! Maybe I will get use to it. My wife gave up and is sleeping with ear plugs.

I just went out there with my headlight on and with the pool net. I spotlighted him right away, but as soon as I started to move towards him he jumped off the top step and swam deep out of sight. I read on the internet that they will sit still if you have the light on them, but it didn't work.

I've seen him sitting on the side of the pool, so he can definitely get out. He is pretty big.
 
I think JT and I are more than capable of handling this. I'm actually qutite offended we haven't been called yet. To Hell with relocating we'll just grill the bastard. Case of beer and we're even.......not sure I've met your wife yet.....will she let our kind on the property ?
 
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