Comments on: toasting relocated ‘chucks on groundhog day

By: Lyn

Lyn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:49 +0000

When I lived in VA we had a woodchuck under our deck. He eventually
dug under our sun room and ate through our air conditioning ducting. I paid a fortune to have a trapper come out, leave a humane trap and an apple in the trap. I stood there scratching my head wondering why I called him when I could do the same thing. We caught one but it took a few days. You have to realize in VA woodchucks are up to forty pounds. Not the cute little ground hog. Anyway you have to take them past the two mile circumference of your home. I did not know that they find their way back. One night we had one at our sliding glass door. I am not sure but I think he gave me an obscene gesture. After a month we caught him again and this time took him out ten miles and over two highways. Didn’t see him again but that winter we caught 18 mice in our home before we figured out Mr. Woodchuck had eaten through the ducting.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:42:35 +0000

Welcome, Marion. They are devilish, aren’t they? I haven’t had my first encounter yet this season…dare I say that? :) See you soon again, I hope — but no woodchucks, please.

By: marion

marion — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:10:22 +0000

I introduced one woodchuck to my friend Smith & Wesson. The latest one may cause me to mow my flowers or the roots to them down. I even grew lettuce in the trap. The only reason he hasn’t met the same fate as the first on is the fact he runs when he hears the door open and is a lot quicker than I am. When I find his point of entrance he is going to be as unhappy as I am.