A long range wireless notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to a gateway that can be in communication with a cloud server. The system uses frequencies of less than 1 GHz and data packets with a payload of not more than 256 bytes to enable the status of the traps to be remotely monitored over a wide geographical area with the traps being capable of reporting their status directly to a gateway located up to about 10 miles away.