Armadillo/Ground Hog holes in pasture

Cooter143 · Dec 26, 2013

What is the best way to get rid of ground hog or armadillo holes in pasture? I"m nor sure what"s causing them because I"ve never seen anything coming or going, but they are in all my pastures now and I need to get rid of them. I"m guessing that they will have to be plowed up, but was looking for other ideas if anyone had any. I"m also working on the other problem of getting rid of whatever is causing them, so I"d be interested in any ideas for that as well?

farmerwithmutt · Dec 26, 2013

i never had a problem when i had coyotes around. i had them in the shed poured old glass wire nails etc down hole kinda discouraged them from digging

donjr · Dec 26, 2013

Find a couple of guys who love hunting groundhogs. I have several who come in every year and clean out the current crop from 200+ yards....

old · Dec 26, 2013

A lot depends on if they are ground hog holes or armadillo holes. The ground hog holes are pretty big and deep and can break a leg be it man or animal. The armadillo holes I have run into are small but still make a mess. If armadillo hole a simple drag harrow etc work well if ground hog holes then they are both hard to fill in and keep filled in. If a ground hog hole sometimes a couple smoke bombs will kill them off then filling becomes easier

colekicker · Dec 26, 2013

Where you located? I hunt groundhogs with terriers. Was gonna hit up Old, but moved to Georgia, so too far away.

Deluxe · Dec 26, 2013

gas water and a match . mix gas and water and dump down the hole and wait for a few minutes for the fumes to build up , then chuck in a match . Have a shotgun ready for the ones that make it out . Deluxe

T in NE · Dec 26, 2013

Opening the door of a slurry spreader over the main hole works as well. If they come out they are an easy target because they run like they are drunk.

samn40 · Dec 27, 2013

We use the slurry tanker on anything that digs holes over here also....pig or hen slurry is best! just put the pipe into the hole and fill it level full. If you have a levelling harrow it will sort out your pasture. The photos are of my mini harrow I use for landscaping, I do have a larger version for levelling fields before seeding out with grass. Makes for a nice ride when mowing at 9mph!

ohiojim · Dec 27, 2013

if it was groundhogs they would hang around and you would see them out and about,..my guess is the dillo"s if you are in an area that has them

Traditional Farmer · Dec 27, 2013

You won't get rid of the holes until you get rid of the groundhogs as they'll just dig them back out in a day or two.The only way I have ever gotten rid of groundhogs is in the fields that have livestock guard dogs as they love to kill groundhogs and eat them.

jimg.allentown · Dec 27, 2013

Just another suggestion... Put a dead animal carcass into each hole. Groundhogs hate that and will soon move out. I have a farmer friend that uses this method with the rabbits that he shoots while they are eating his lettuce and greens. He puts the dead rabbits into the groundhog hole, and has less trouble with groundhogs and rabbits.

danmcdonald · Dec 27, 2013

Put a road flare in the hole and fill it in. Works great.

Texasmark1 · Dec 27, 2013

I have large and very long white worms everywhere. Armadillos love them and have a very keen sense of smell. My lawn and some pasture is torn up constantly. The holes are not that large but unsightly.

A tractor can easily roll over them without detection. About the time you get rid of one batch here comes another. If you aren't careful when you shoot them they will run up under the house (their preferred escape) and die. Guess what comes next. So I use 12ga. #4s at 20' and usually get a good kill.

If you never see them, you aren't looking for them at night. They are nocturnal. Once in awhile you will see one in the early morning finishing up the nights handy work.

No gophers here. Lots of skunks in spring and fall mating seasons.

Mark

sdc eastern ia · Dec 27, 2013

Knife in a little anhydrous. Then watch em shoot out of the ground.

2badlybent · Dec 27, 2013

It looks to me that what you are calling a pasture is just some bad land or waste land. Here we just leave it to the wild animals and put our cattle on good pasture.

donjr · Dec 27, 2013

Sam- pick that thing up and take a couple of pictures of it.....

Part Time Pete · Dec 27, 2013

I use the smoke bombs for woodchucks. Fill all the holes but one, drop in the bomb, then stuff it with rags and cover it with dirt.
I like the slurry idea better though

showcrop · Dec 27, 2013

Any one who has ground hogs or armadillos should be very happy because they have a good reason to buy a Rodenator and have the fun that goes with it.

Rick Kr · Dec 27, 2013

My Mountain Feist Terriers are great on woodchucks. As well as opossums, skunks, squirrels, cats, rabbits, and anything else that moves.

Not sure how they would do on armadillos, too cold here in Michigan for them.

All these dogs love to do it kill rodents.

Rick

NYCamper62 · Dec 27, 2013

Was going to suggest a picture of nnalert to scare them off but since they're rodents that wouldn't work.

GeneMO · Dec 27, 2013

For groundhogs, which burrows long, connecting tunnels, we would pour about a gallon of gasoline in each hole we could find. Wait about 4-5 minutes and throw in a lighted match. Fire will shoot 6' our of each hole and you wont have anymore groundhogs.

Gene

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