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Our Member's Section => Off Topic Discussion and Current Event's => Topic started by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:29:19 AM

Title: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:29:19 AM

These pictures(1 of 2) are from my bedroom window

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:30:35 AM

Picture 2 of 2

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:32:50 AM

Can the ground hog be caught in a Hava-Hart-Trap? If so what is used for bait.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: quailfarm7 on September 12, 2007, 10:42:38 AM

Isnt groundhog season open year round down there?

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Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:51:48 AM

Yes, but I don't want to shoot it.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: quailfarm7 on September 12, 2007, 10:56:06 AM

I dont know how you would want to get rid of it then. I know what I would do and it isnt trap it to make someone else put up with it. They destroy the soybean fields up here and most dont make it through the summer.

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Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 10:57:51 AM

Shall we say Taxidermy?

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

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Post by: quailfarm7 on September 12, 2007, 11:00:03 AM

I would get rid of it, i dont think it looks like a taxidermy specimen though.

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Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on September 12, 2007, 11:05:04 AM

The pictures don't do it justice. The ground hog has a nice silver coat to it.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: uninvited guest in my back yard.
Post by: quailfarm7 on September 12, 2007, 11:15:39 AM

I guess I just couldnt bring myself to getting a groundhog mounted. I have a pheasant flying 2 quail, 2 ducks and a grouse. I enjoy looking at birds much more than a groundhog.

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Post by: WHITNEYPLU on September 12, 2007, 08:14:10 PM

Steve I looked it up and fresh lettuce or other vegetable and even dry dog food can be used to catch them in a live trap.

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Post by: CharlieHorse on September 12, 2007, 10:15:46 PM

I must admit, a stuffed groundhog would be purty neat!  :grin:

Do you know where he is living?  I would think that it would be much easier to catch him close to home, especially if you could form a trap over it's hole and close off the other hole and possibly smoke him out if you had too.  I've got a terrier that will bring one out of its hole one way or another.  :eek:

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Post by: birddog on September 13, 2007, 11:04:42 PM

I will take 4 woodchucks off your hands if you will take 1 @@##$%$$%^^%$###@@@ weasel off mine