Outdoor kid schooling, beavers and woodchucks . .

Finally starting to warm up and hasn't snowed in a week.

Red fox came right to our back door yesterday, grabbed a chicken and found out it was too heavy to run with. Lots of feathers gone but all chickens survived. Good thing they are big hens.

Trapped our first woodchuck and relocating him(her) a few miles away in State forest. Little kid and dog had some fun.

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On the tailgate and ready for a road-trip . .
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Arriving at State land . .

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Open trap door . . .

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Free in the woods and hope he doesen't come back . . .

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Checked out the new beaver dam . .
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New beaver cuttings including many cherry trees which I'd never seen them do before . . .

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Back to cutting trees in our woods while the little kid has to do his home-schooling . .

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What do you use for bait to trap woodchucks?

My wife discovered that broccoli is about the only thing that coaxs them into the trap in our area. Especially later in the season when gardens are growing.

Looks like a very interesting, fun, outdoor, home school lesson to me.

Nothing could be more fun than "recycling" a woodchuck on Earth Day.

Thanks for sharing your photos with us.

Woodchuck knows best. We planted broccoli a few years ago, turned out the woodchuck thought it was to early, so he chewed it all down to the ground. It all came back and wasn't ready til Oct. Best we ever had, and no bugs.

Bill(Wis) has a wonderful woodchuck/ground hog recipe.........yum, yum.

Thats a fine looking boy you got there,John. Am sure you are VERY proud of him. Love him for all he is worth.bob

Lucky for your son he got his looks from his Mother's side of the family.