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evielboweviel

05-22-2004 06:17:50




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they are destroying dirt floor in barn. About to lose my 1650 down in holes. Have fallen in holes when walking in there last winter.

How to kill them off??

Have most of the equipment out now getting rained on while trying to figure out a solution.

Thanks
Ron




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Gary

05-26-2004 06:53:35




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
One method we use works well but is not a favorite of the animal rights people. Get a can of Red Devil lye and mix with a bucket of water. Dump it down the hole and things get interesting. The lye gets on their feet and starts burning so they lick their feet. Pretty soon the lye is burning other parts and the critters develop a case of being dead. (I keep the .45 auto handy in case some make it out of the den)

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toolman

05-23-2004 21:10:42




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
don,t know what size your groundhogs are as im not sure we have any here but we do have gophers which are actually columbia ground squireels (sp) we got some real good barn cats , they clean them up real well, two will clean out half our pasture in a summer, and we have lots of them rodents.



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Dave H (MI)

05-23-2004 07:50:41




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
These animals make some of the best hunting I know of. I keep the .22 handy and watch for them to come out and feed. You can make some long shots on a very small target.



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TimV

05-23-2004 06:26:46




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
I usually use a .222, but that might not be practical in your situation..... .. A friend used to back the liquid manure spreader up to the holes and pump them full--any chuck that doesn't drown is overcome by the methane and whatever other poisonous gasses are in the manure. It's wise to have someone standing by with a 12-gauge just in case, however. Fine shot shouldn't hurt anything in the shed and will be adequate at close range.

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Wood Chuck

05-22-2004 16:20:38




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
There are two ways we used to get rid of groundhogs. Neither of these would probably be a good idea to do in your shed. Go to the high hole and run some propane gas (lpg) down in the hole. SInce it's heavier than air it will sink to the lowest point in the den. Then wait a minute or so and stuff the high hole full of good dry newspapers and light 'er off. The fire will act like a chimney and pull the propane up the hole and light it off... now is not a good time to be near the hole. I've seen this method shoot groundhogs over a 5 foot fence at 20 feet. The other method involves a high powered rifle late in the afternoon when they come out to feed. They're both kinda fun.

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Jimmy King

05-22-2004 15:57:19




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
I had the same problem, but one day the dog 1/2 black lab 1/2 white Ger. Shep decided to take care of the problem for me. Killed about six or seven the last two years.



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Darren in TN

05-22-2004 15:38:55




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  

Ron,
You can also pitch road flares in the hole and cover it up with some plywood and a heavy weight. then walk around and seal up any holes you find (look for the smoke) in similar manner. The tractor/truck exhaust trick will do it, too, but won't let you find any tunnels you haven't found yet.

Best of luck,
Darren



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Superman

05-22-2004 14:40:57




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
If possible flood out the tunnels with water. Use a large tank perhaps 200 gallons. Get the water in there quickly by way of a 2 inch pipe.
Be ready to shoot any that escape.



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Jay

05-22-2004 14:15:11




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
I use a conibar 220 trap in front of the hole staked down good it never fails!.Just lock up any thing that you don't want caught!



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Tom in TN

05-22-2004 12:29:51




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
Ron,

I've dealt with four groundhogs in the past couple of years. They were under my house and near another house on the property. In every case, I used one of the "Hav-a-heart" traps to catch them, and then I shot them with a shotgun when I dumped them out of the traps.

I baited the traps with fresh apples and celery. They were trapped within a couple of days of my setting the traps.

You might not want to shoot them when you let them out of the traps, but that's what I did. Thay are nasty creatures with huge teeth and toenails. Whatever you do, be careful. They can be really nasty when cornered.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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Old Time Farmer

05-26-2004 12:55:14




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 Re: Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to Tom in TN, 05-22-2004 12:29:51  
From my experience, I've had less success catching woodchucks in live traps than most any other varmint. I wait for them to come out and then take out with the .22.

If you are using a live trap, there is no reason to let them out of the trap and then shoot them. Again, the .22 works fine here for shooting the animal inside the trap, and won't damage the trap like a shotgun blast. (This might violate some local game laws, but that just means don't advertise your animal control policy.)

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Bigdog

05-22-2004 06:50:02




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 Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to evielboweviel, 05-22-2004 06:17:50  
Hey Ron! Fire that 1650 up and pipe the exhaust down those holes for an hour or two.



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jeff

05-22-2004 08:32:52




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 Re: Re: groundhogs in barn in reply to Bigdog, 05-22-2004 06:50:02  
YES.. fire up that tractor! If you can find ALL of the holes you can pick up grounh hog bombs. Agway- Southern those type of places have them. They make cyanide gas and do a good job. I used to find all of their openings and get ready- quick do one hole and run over to the other and do that one also with another bomb. Don't breath the smoke or you may end up as a BIG dead ground hog.



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