Posted by Bill(Wis) on August 10, 2010 at 05:25:20 from (72.43.180.62):
In Reply to: O/t Groundhog control posted by Philip Doolittle on August 09, 2010 at 15:13:51:
I'll add 2 cents to this although I recommend you do any or all of the previously suggested methods. Woodchucks (groundhogs) are antisocial. Only one per den. Only exception is when female has her young. They mate in February. The female delvers in April. They come out of the den about June and then go off on their own. Each one digging its own holes. Two holes per chuck, one is the escape route. So, if you can get to them while they're in their holes and before April, it will pay off. The side of the railroad embankment is where they're denning so concentrate on that area. I block one hole and then run a flexible 2" hose down the other which is attached to the exhaust of my gas pickup truck. Wait about 30 min and go to the next one. I do this in March and have had fewer and fewer to do it to each year. You can do it any time of the year but the liklihood of their being in the hole and prior to delivery of the new litter is better before April. Some say they are scared to see their own reflection and will run from it. So, I've placed a silver "gazing ball" where they used to show up. That gets their reflection from any angle. Don't know if it works because I haven't seen any for several years. As far as shooting them, That's OK if you have a lot of time on your hands and want to bury them afterward. When they get scared and run down their hole it takes a lot longer than "a couple of minutes" for them to show up again. I remember a study that was done that indicated it took, on average, 32 minutes for them to come back out of their hole. I just don't have that kind of time on my hands.
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