Re:Ground hog devastation
My patch is also being consumed by a groundhog this year. It has
quickly moved up to slot#1 on my list of damaging pests. Deterrents,
both scented and electronic, don't seem to work. It avoids the have-a-
heart trap no matter what bait I use. I can't find the borrow, so
poisons/smoke bombs are useless. A .22 would is not much good as he is
very elusive and has been spotted only once in the past week. This
weekend I'm trying the buried fence approach. At the very least it
should slow him down a little.
Bryan
Herndon, VA
"Donald E. Chambers" <dec@stratuswave.net> wrote on 6/28/2001 8:30:42
PM:
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><DIV><FONT size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>I am very depressed after a relatively small ground
>hog literally squeezed through a 12 gauge fence with 11/2"x 3" gaps
>(really unbelievable if you would have seen the size of the ground
>hog).
> He was stuck in the patch and had trouble getting out and almost got
> stuck). I don't have the
>heart to kill them. He/she ate 2' off both the 771 and 789 plants and
>tips to 1' off most secondaries. I've kept the borers at bay,
>devastated by deer last year and ground hogs in 1999. Don't know what
>to say. I'll just let them grow out and see what happens. Too many
>animals where we live near some very large woods. Good luck to
>everyone!:)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Don Chambers
>Warwood, WV</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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