Marmot Infestation

[masseyrider]

Sprinkle some salt on their tails. They don't like that.

 

[the old grind]

Sprinkle some salt on their tails. They don't like that.

Sure, but anyone who isn't First Nations won't likely learn to get that close to one.

(if you know, you know )

btw, OP confirms that trapping can be a best thing most of us don't do. And that pet .22 LR HG isn't just for plinking. Pack it and be ready for what does invade your turf..

 

[Rockbadchild]

I had 6 Manchester terrors at one point. The breed was developed as a ratter and boy were they good at it.
The mother came from the local pound.
She came out pruning with me in the orchard one early spring day. There still were patches of snow and you could see the mouse runs where it had melted away.
First mouse I saw I tried to get Sandy interested. Nothing doing.
Second one I wacked with a pitch fork and tossed it at her. She looked at me like, "what the heck!"
I tossed it at her again and hit her with it.
I guess she smelled blood and it triggered her hunting instinct.
She didn't want to come in that evening she was so busy looking for more.
Her pups were all hunting crazy.
Their greatest joy was killing little critters.
Mice, rats, squirrels, wabbits anything they could catch was on the list.
The one pair had it down to a science.
Maggy, who was smaller, would get into the tight spots and Rotty would wait outside ready to grab whatever she spooked out.

the taste of fresh blood triggers something for sure … every fresh dog i bring for a hunt I’ll feed it them the hearth of the first kill and you can see their eyes lit up then the machine is open for business!!