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groundhog problems
SteveB wrote:
"OhioGuy" wrote in message ... There is a HUGE groundhog living under my shed. I see it in the back yard once in a while, eating my morning glories. Today I went out to check on the kale I planted in a raised bed, and I found that every single plant had all the leaves eaten off! (about 4 inches up) I had really been looking forward to having kale salads this fall - hopefully the plants will recover, but I'm not so sure. Anyway, is there any way to ensure that this groundhog won't do it again? I live in the city, where unfortunately, I'm not allowed to simply shoot the darn thing. Hav-a-Hart makes a spendy live trap that is a little bigger than a paper half a gallon milk carton. You can catch it and relocate it. I suggest that you wire the trap so it will not function, and put food in it for a few times. Then when the animal thinks it is a source of food, you remove the wire, and the door drops down. What you do with the animal depends on your conscience. They can, do, and have returned from great distances to their home territory. Poison is not an option, because he may crawl under somewhere and die, and stink to high heaven for a month. Traps that kill them are an option, but that's up to you. The trespassing offenders I get are given a 5/5 water treatment. Five minutes under water in a five gallon bucket. Then they're hawk food. BE AWARE THAT SOME SPECIES ARE PROTECTED, SO BE VERY PRIVATE ABOUT THE DISPOSAL. DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR TRASH, AS THE GARBAGE MEN MAY SEE IT AND REPORT YOU. Steve Good advice but I'd make sure Hav-a-hart was big enough. When I bought mine it was the 2nd largest which will take a groundhog but is too small for the large raccoons that often torment me. Local laws are funny. I've relocated animals, even once in front of a county cop, but on the books you are not allowed to relocate but you can trap and kill them. |
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