Re: Garden pests and control

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The method of control for many of these rodents that appeals to me the most 
is to put up a barn owl nesting box. Each nesting pair of barn owls will eat 
an amazing amount of rodents in a season. I'm pretty sure I've got a good 
document with the exact measurements if anyone's interested.
You now see more and more of these owl houses in commercial orchards and 
vineyards, at least here in California.
I suppose to catch groundhogs though....you'd need a Great Horned Owl house.

Tom
PS. On some occasions in the past I've gone out snake hunting...caught a big 
gopher snake, bull snake or a big kingsnake, and put that down the rodent 
holes...this works well, too, and is, of course, a pretty good excuse to go 
lookin' for snakes.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <frielster@aol.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden pests and control

>
> In PA, to the best of my knowledge, it's illegal to release rodents 
> (including groundhogs) on public property, e.g. your local County park, 
> and it's illegal to release them on private property without the owner's 
> permission. Well, guess what? In Amish farm country, where I live, nobody 
> wants a groundhog. They make large holes, into which a valuable animal 
> (horse, mule, cow) can blunder and break a leg.
> In my Havahart, I've found canteloupe works well; but so do apples, which 
> are available most of the year and which cost a lot less.
> Gophers can be controlled with an ingenious device involving a propane 
> tank and a long wand with an igniter. But they're expensive.
> JF
>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden pests and control
>
> From: Geri Laufer Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden pests and control
>
>>Some counties levy a $500 fine for releasing wild animals tho
>
>
> Woodchucks don't squeal.
>
> D
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