Ground Hogs

[MossRoad]

How do you feel about raccoons? ;-)

23 Skidoo!

 

[hube2]

One thing about gopher gassers. You don’t want to use them for critters in holes next to your house, especially if you have a basement. My brother in-law did that, and about a week later the dead animal smell came into his basement and lasted for several weeks. Pew!

I didn't think about them being near the house, all of mine have always been out around the edges of the property. Yeah, you might not want them dead in the hole right up against the house.

 

[shooterdon]

I used to hunt them when I was a kid in Ontario. Ate one once...not that good but he was a big old one.

None here where I live now in rural MI.

 

[NoTrespassing]

German Shepherd keeps them away here.

Our shepherd got one a couple months ago. He rarely gets a rabbit or squirrel but does occasionally. He gets a lot of moles, but his proudest moment was when he got a fawn about 3 weeks ago. It took 3 days for him and his "sister" to eat that fawn.

OP, looks like you have several good suggestions here, sorry for somewhat off topic post.

 

[Gee Ray]

My dad got something from the Landmark Feed Store. You poured a very small amount into the hole then wait a few moments. Using a very long pipe with a rag that was on fire he would touch it off. I wish I knew what it was. It came in a small brown glass bottle. But you never had to do it twice. The ground would lift like a 3-d map where the tunnels went and then settle right back down.

I am sure you can not buy it anymore.

 

[Oaktree]

Our shepherd got one a couple months ago. He rarely gets a rabbit or squirrel but does occasionally. He gets a lot of moles, but his proudest moment was when he got a fawn about 3 weeks ago. It took 3 days for him and his "sister" to eat that fawn.

Dunno how things are in your state, but in mine you wouldn't want Fish & Game to get wind of that...a dog who chases, much less takes down a dear will get put down immediately if a game warden finds out about it.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Dunno how things are in your state, but in mine you wouldn't want Fish & Game to get wind of that...a dog who chases, much less takes down a dear will get put down immediately if a game warden finds out about it.

Yea, I'm not worried about it in the least. He was on my property and deer are as thick as rabbits here. I'm pretty sure there was no chasing involved, it was probably 1 or 2 days old. I think the doe probably gave birth about 150 feet from our house. That's the first time it's happened in the 22 years I've lived here.

 

[stuckmotor]

Live trap right over the hole with some lettuce and cut apple for bait.

This was at my next door neighbor’s house June 19. Less than an hour after he set the trap.

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My eyes must be dry. That looks like a cat.

 

[MossRoad]

My eyes must be dry. That looks like a cat.

Yep. Your eyes must be dry, or you got some weird cats in your past.

 

[stuckmotor]

Yep. Your eyes must be dry, or you got some weird cats in your past.

I think I see a cat facing my right with white around it's nose. Is the ground hog facing to your right?

 

[stuckmotor]

I think I see a cat facing my right with white around it's nose. Is the ground hog facing to your right?

Thanks Moss!
The eye drops are working and it looks like a ground hog now.

 

[MossRoad]

I zoomed in on its face a bit.

 

[stuckmotor]

I zoomed in on its face a bit.



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That one looks like a ground hog, too.
Being temporarily blind is very inconvenient.

 

[MossRoad]

That one looks like a ground hog, too.
Being temporarily blind is very inconvenient.

I can only imagine. How long will your vision be messed up?