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Chipmunks
"You don't seem to know the difference between "playing GI Joe" and
protecting your yard and home. " Yes I know the difference. The original poster used the terms warfare and chemical weapons, not me. He was clearly enjoying making a war game out of his animal problems. Many people rush to exterminate everything in site at the first excuse, even if there is no clear need. And I think anyone with this posters way of expressing himself is headed in that direction. " They do NOT make only small holes. They can make a hole large enough to get hurt stepping into it. " I have lots of chipmunks in an acre of property. I have yet to see anything larger than a clean hole about an inch and a quarter in diameter. "I love nature every bit as much as you do (maybe more?) but I know how to manage balance and it does NOT include giving over MY home to pests. " With all due respect, you have no way of knowing how much I or anyone else love nature. If you do love nature, then why go out of your way to defend a poster who describes his wildlife management practices in terms of warfare and chemical weapons? "D H" wrote in message ... "Chet Hayes" wrote in message om... I have yet to see chipmunks cause any real damage in a yard. They generally burrow in bed areas and even when they burrow a hole in a lawn, they make a clean small opening and even transport the material away. The grass continues to grow around it fine and the hole is hardly visible. I've had them in my acre of property for 7 years without any problems. It sounds like you don't know the difference between a rat and a chipmunk. Most of us learn to appreciate the native wildlife and try to coexist with it instead of trying to exterminate everything in sight. Must make you feel like a real man killing critters while playing GI Joe. You don't seem to know the difference between "playing GI Joe" and protecting your yard and home. Chipmunks can do tremendous and serious damage if left to dig all they want. They do NOT make only small holes. They can make a hole large enough to get hurt stepping into it. In the process of their digging, they also leave all these burrows behind for other pests (for example, yellow jackets) to nest in. They will also be under the footer of your house if given enough opportunity. I have seen each of these things firsthand, and I DO know the difference between a chipmunk and a rat. If you don't mind having them in your yard, that's great. Enjoy them all you want to. But don't come off like some self-righteous, better-than-others-because-you-don't-exterminate-pests nature lover. I love nature every bit as much as you do (maybe more?) but I know how to manage balance and it does NOT include giving over MY home to pests. I provide for wildlife in APPROPRIATE places on my land, but _I_ determine where that is. More power to the one trying to limit his losses and protect his land. He is doing nothing wrong, and he is not "playing GI Joe." |
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