In article , "Ben Tuinman"
wrote:

Already this early in the season, and during a present cold spell, parts of
our lawn are dug up by, most likely, racoons, perhaps by skunks...... We are
not sure. We live in S.Ontario. It is possible that we have grubs, but we
didn't think that these insects would be active this early. Could they be ??

Skunks dig tidy conical holes, no mistaking them for anything else. They
do it primarily in infested yards. I'd lay odds you do have a grub problem
that in the long run will be more harmful than a skunk. Get rid of the
grubs, then the skunk won't be detecting them & dig the holes.

-paghat the ratgirl

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