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I tore away some porch stairs to replace them, and noticed what appears to be a large groundhog hole under the porch leading down under the foundation.
I don't know if anything is using it. I guess I can cover the holes up with some rocks. But is there anything else i should do to keep the rodent from returning?
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Place a cantolope near the opening.If the groundhog lives under your house the cantolope will be eaten. You can trap him,better yet shoot him.
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Piece of melon, green beans, in a live trap.
Then, shoot the bastid.
Only way to get rid of them.
Set the trap again. You will catch several this time of year.
I've been catching & killing them for over 25 years now.
Destructive bastids.
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I have had good luck using Giant destroyer smoke bombs kills them and keeps them from using their holes
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Smoke bombs will bring them out of the hole and then shoot the critter.
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Those smoke bombs do work very well. Every ground hog hole I've ever seen has 2 entrances....might want to check around and see if there's another one somewhere.
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Why not see if the hole is used first. You haven't mentioned seeing an animal yet. Stick a plastic grocery bag in it and see if it's pushed out of the way signaling something is moving in and out of the hole.
You're in my, and without a license, it's illegal to relocate nuisance wildlife. You can always give swimming lessons. But before worrying about that, see if the hole is being used.
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thanks everyone. I'm hesitant to throw a smoke bomb into a hole under the house -- but a .22 and some veggies are good ideas.
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Duke / conibear / body gripper trap. Set one over each hole you find... they always have more than one. The trap will get them coming or going.
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I would use a 30.06 just to be sure.
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