How do I get rid of a ground hog?

[Vortex]

I have one that loves the flowers and shrubs and vegetables we grow. I have 3 cats so I'm concerned about not hurting them and guns are not feasible in my neighborhood. I keep filling the holes he digs under my fences, but its war and he has been winning for the last 2 years.:smash: Inspired by 2knees battle.

 

[JimG.]

I have one that loves the flowers and shrubs and vegetables we grow. I have 3 cats so I'm concerned about not hurting them and guns are not feasible in my neighborhood. I keep filling the holes he digs under my fences, but its war and he has been winning for the last 2 years.:smash: Inspired by 2knees battle.

Call a critter control company. Tell them about your pets and any aversions you may have to certain treatments like poison or traps.

Then leave the house with your family and don't ask questions.

I had 2 groundhog families when we moved in 3 years ago and for the last 2 years we haven't had any groundhogs. Whatever my critter control guy did it worked, and I don't need to know the details.

 

[thetrailboss]

Easy if you are in VT: Shot gun. :wink:

Otherwise, mothballs?

I'd have to second pest control.

 

[Greg]

Easy if you are in VT: Shot gun. :wink:

I was gonna say .22 caliber...

 

[Vortex]

I did not know there were control companies. I'll check da phone book. Its a start thankx Jim.

 

[thetrailboss]

I was gonna say .22 caliber...

Gotta have more power!

5,700 posts

Back to work.

 

[Greg]

Gotta have more power!

Nahhh... If you're a good shot, a hollow point to the head will take him out. Gotta make it somewhat of a challenge...

 

[roark]

Heh, I've got one too. Wife thinks it's cute and has named it ('Chuck' of course).

 

[jack97]

Nahhh... If you're a good shot, a hollow point to the head will take him out. Gotta make it somewhat of a challenge...

We had several families of chipmunks living in dry wells that I never bother up rooting. I have a wife and daughter that would never forgive me if I used a pellet gun or poison.

I ended up using a live trap, it took me about half a month to get them out of the area.

http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/groundhogs/groundhog_solutions.asp

 

[Vortex]

Great linc jack97. I sent it home and will look tonight. Cool. Thankx

 

[ChileMass]

About 10 years ago I paid a pest control outfit $55 to trap and take away a pesky skunk that was hanging around, but never again. I bought a medium sized Havahart trap and have taken away a few woodchucks and possums since. The animal doesn't die, it's easy, and it's cheaper in the long run. We baited the trap with lettuce and peanut butter. When the animal goes in the unit, you just throw an old sheet over the trap so the animal doesn't see what's going on and get spooked, throw it in the back of the car and head for some woods out in the sticks. It's pretty funny to see how fast a woodchuck can move when you let him loose. Realize that technically it's illegal to move an animal yourself, at least I'm pretty sure it is in Mass......

 

[YardSaleDad]

Anyone else notice the deafening silence from the one member who used a famous gopher hunter as his avatar?

 

[ski_resort_observer]

They are a pain...had to fence my garden. A Good Heart trap works well.

 

[thetrailboss]

Realize that technically it's illegal to move an animal yourself, at least I'm pretty sure it is in Mass......

There are lots of things that are illegal in Massachusetts :roll:

 

[Chris I]

Pour some gas down each one of the holes in your yard. Wait a few minutes for the fumes to spread through the tunnels. Light a match and your problem is gone. A guy down the street from me used to have to do it every year.

I know gas is expensive, but it's worth it, you get a little dose of 4th of July!

 

[andyzee]

Watch Caddyshack, plenty of good pointers in that flick.

 

[ChileMass]

Watch Caddyshack, plenty of good pointers in that flick.

Which brings us back around to our silent friend..........

 

[skidbump]

i have a friend who made a silencer for his 22 and will shoot anything that crosses onto his property"he will eat the deer" but raccoon,oposum,skunk,fox he wont think twice...set up a shelf and a sand bag outside second floor bathroom..not a sound...lives in a pretty populated area in dutchess county....I have one woodchuck and i keep tryin to pop him with my crossman pumped 20 times with pellet...wanna wound him and hope it dies from said wound...not working

 

[dmc]

Some native americans would plant the first row in the garden for the animals...

 

[skijay]

If you go to your Agway store, ask for "fox urine" in granular form. I do not have any left or I would give you the brand name. It worked for me. Smells kind of nasty though.