sdkubota
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Dynamite like in "Caddy Shack" will work!:drink:
FILL IN GROUNDHOG TUNNEL
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Gary Fowler
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Kill all the suckers or trap them then kill them first then fill the hole with flowable fill. Even that is not going to fill in a dead end hole that well unless you can get a hose to the rear of the tunnel
bigdad
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Try CCI 22 CB Caps. They are a target round. Not much powder, not much range and not much noise. Great yard pest round. Not enough gas to kick an automatic bolt.
Jesse masterson
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A ground hog can be pretty tough, shooting cb caps is to light for a hog regular low velocity shorts aren't that much louder and have quite a bit more pop.personally I'd put a cup of antifreeze at the edge of there whole . Because it tastes sweet. Most animals will drink it and will cause kidney failure almost immediate. Probably won't suffer as long as a bad hit with a 22.
Mark Page
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Not to pescimistic, but your not going to get rid of them by messing with the hole. They have multiple escape holes or back doors. I've hunted them as a hobby for over 30 years and killed hundreds.
You've got to either killem' or move em'. Here in MD it's against the law to move a captured animal from one location to another. This leaves 1 solution, 22 shorts (CB caps are fine for squirrels but are rather impotent for hogs) out of a bolt action rifle.
Semi autos can be hard to feed by hand. Try for a head shot as that will keep them from running off wounded into your neighbors place. 22 shorts are not hypersonic and create no hypersonic crack and a bit less noise. Wait for a moment when no one is around, shoot the hog, put the rifle away, dump him in the trash and then fill in the hole with dirt. Chances are no one will notice the noise.
You can also dump them in a field for vulture chow.
If he gets the drop on you, wait about 20 minutes and he will likely show himself again.
I've always used a .22-250 Ruger and 50 grain bullets, A few years ago I had the ultimate ground hog rifle built to bench rest standards. It fires a 67 grain, 6mm frangible bullet at 3,500 fps, and under 250 yards it blows em' into hyperspace. My personal record is a lasered 432 yards. The rifle is capable of more that I am. It shoots tiny little 1 hole groups.
When I was in my teens my Grand Father had had it with them gettting them getting into his garden. We poured 4 milk jugs (the old fashioned metal kind with a lid) of water into the hole about 10 times with no affect.
If you really want them gone you gotta' kill em'.
Have you considered a second hand crossbow. Very effective at close ranges and no noise.
You've got to either killem' or move em'. Here in MD it's against the law to move a captured animal from one location to another. This leaves 1 solution, 22 shorts (CB caps are fine for squirrels but are rather impotent for hogs) out of a bolt action rifle.
Semi autos can be hard to feed by hand. Try for a head shot as that will keep them from running off wounded into your neighbors place. 22 shorts are not hypersonic and create no hypersonic crack and a bit less noise. Wait for a moment when no one is around, shoot the hog, put the rifle away, dump him in the trash and then fill in the hole with dirt. Chances are no one will notice the noise.
You can also dump them in a field for vulture chow.
If he gets the drop on you, wait about 20 minutes and he will likely show himself again.
I've always used a .22-250 Ruger and 50 grain bullets, A few years ago I had the ultimate ground hog rifle built to bench rest standards. It fires a 67 grain, 6mm frangible bullet at 3,500 fps, and under 250 yards it blows em' into hyperspace. My personal record is a lasered 432 yards. The rifle is capable of more that I am. It shoots tiny little 1 hole groups.
When I was in my teens my Grand Father had had it with them gettting them getting into his garden. We poured 4 milk jugs (the old fashioned metal kind with a lid) of water into the hole about 10 times with no affect.
If you really want them gone you gotta' kill em'.
Have you considered a second hand crossbow. Very effective at close ranges and no noise.
cartod
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There are pellet rifles that will easily handle a ground hog, as long as you do your part.
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And at the same time you can kill your dogs and cats!
Little_Grizzly
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Lots of suggestions on how to kill the animals. I think the OP was asking how to fix his driveway not how to control the animals. From the post by ericher69, it looks like a very runny mix of concrete would flow right down to the bottom. You might use a long piece of washing machine discharge hose or something like that to get it deep in there and then slowly withdraw the hose. Might work best if you can get at it from both sides of the driveway. Another idea might be to rent a trash pump and really pour the water down there. That might collapse the whole thing to the bottom. Then you can fill with concrete easier.
Jesse masterson
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It was more exciting on killing the ground hogs lol.
