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  • outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 29, 2014
    49,818
    WTF....it against the law to trap and relocate? Wrong! Let it be....I have one been here under the shed....now no more raccoons here. They mind their own business and no they are not destructive....unless you have a field of horses or cattle.....its a sin to kill anything unless you need it for food. Its just life consider yourself lucky....

    Ever consider all the ants you kill while walking along a sidewalk?

    It's a serious question.
     

    budman93

    Ultimate Member
    Mar 1, 2013
    5,267
    Frederick County
    WTF....it against the law to trap and relocate? Wrong! Let it be....I have one been here under the shed....now no more raccoons here. They mind their own business and no they are not destructive....unless you have a field of horses or cattle.....its a sin to kill anything unless you need it for food. Its just life consider yourself lucky....

    That groundhogs are destructive is not an opinion, it is a fact.
    One of their favorite places to dig burrows is under slabs and beside foundations.
     

    JJakes

    Member
    Aug 26, 2015
    72
    They can damage the foundation under the shed. They mark their homes so if you get rid of this one, others will come and move in. Best to figure out how to prevent any others from getting in or you’ll be doing this for a few years.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
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    Jul 29, 2014
    49,818
    They can damage the foundation under the shed. They mark their homes so if you get rid of this one, others will come and move in. Best to figure out how to prevent any others from getting in or you’ll be doing this for a few years.

    Now that's the million dollar question, isn't it...
     

    lemmdus

    Active Member
    Feb 24, 2015
    380
    They can damage the foundation under the shed. They mark their homes so if you get rid of this one, others will come and move in. Best to figure out how to prevent any others from getting in or you’ll be doing this for a few years.

    Shoot the thing and post it on your property as a warning to others.!
    :lol:

    Seriously, I would get rid of it. 22lr or 17hmr work pretty well, or even a good air rifle.
     

    EODJoe

    Sic Semper Tyrannis
    Jan 15, 2013
    285
    Carroll County
    I prefer my .17 HMR or 55gr soft point .223
     

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    plinkerton

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 30, 2012
    1,441
    Abingdon
    The little ones are pretty good. I have never eaten a big one. My MIL has a huge one in her back yard I'm going to try to kill this weekend. I may give the big guy a try.

    Yep. That's the only way I've ever eaten it, but it's damned good.


    So if I get one you want it?
    I'm one of those who had if you kill it don't waste it pounded into their heads, and I've never been able get past it.
     

    ralph.mclean

    GOC (Grumpy Old Cop)
    Jan 27, 2018
    236
    Edgewater, MD
    I hear Carl Spackler isn't working right now, call him. He'll take care of it. (Yes. Caddyshack reference)

    .22 should do it. let him run back in the hole and die in there. Pour enough course gravel into the hole to block it, followed by some fill dirt. Pack it down. Follow with a bag of Sakrete and wet it thoroughly. Make sure you are still about a foot below ground level. Fill the last foot with decent dirt. Plant some grass seed (perfect time for it right now). Water. Check in a week to make sure it hasn't settled. Make a little fake headstone for those that thought he was cute.

    If he lives, he'll dig another way out. Start all over. practice better marksmanship, or use a bigger gun...
     
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    Arcamm

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    WTF....it against the law to trap and relocate? Wrong! Let it be....I have one been here under the shed....now no more raccoons here. They mind their own business and no they are not destructive....unless you have a field of horses or cattle.....its a sin to kill anything unless you need it for food. Its just life consider yourself lucky....

    Buzzards and coyotes gota eat too.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 29, 2014
    49,818
    I hate the attitude that 'if humans don't eat it, it's wasted'. I never agreed with it. You didn't find your "dead" deer. Now it's gone to waste? Like you guys said, critters gotta eat.
     

    Eoddave

    Member
    Aug 9, 2018
    7
    I have a buddy with a horse farm. We used to go over to shoot ground hogs for him. Horses breaking legs is very expensive. Now he said he just throws a pack of bubblegum in the hole. Supposedly something about it just clogged them up and kills them. All I know is we haven’t had to shoot any ground hogs in some time.
     

    Batt816

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Dec 1, 2018
    4,087
    Eastern Shore
    I have a buddy with a horse farm. We used to go over to shoot ground hogs for him. Horses breaking legs is very expensive. Now he said he just throws a pack of bubblegum in the hole. Supposedly something about it just clogged them up and kills them. All I know is we haven’t had to shoot any ground hogs in some time.

    That’s not nearly as fun as a head shot with a 300 win mag though :)
     

    Clovis

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Aug 1, 2011
    1,408
    Centreville
    I have a buddy with a horse farm. We used to go over to shoot ground hogs for him. Horses breaking legs is very expensive. Now he said he just throws a pack of bubblegum in the hole. Supposedly something about it just clogged them up and kills them. All I know is we haven’t had to shoot any ground hogs in some time.

    I wonder if that would work with other critters? Raccoons, possums, skunks, rats? Anyone have any idea?

    Oh, OP if you can get to the hole under the shed shove in as much USED cat litter as you can...after a day or two, cover the hole up and see if chuckie opens it back up. Been my experience they do not return.
     

    teratos

    My hair is amazing
    MDS Supporter
    Patriot Picket
    Jan 22, 2009
    59,775
    Bel Air
    I have a buddy with a horse farm. We used to go over to shoot ground hogs for him. Horses breaking legs is very expensive. Now he said he just throws a pack of bubblegum in the hole. Supposedly something about it just clogged them up and kills them. All I know is we haven’t had to shoot any ground hogs in some time.

    No Joke, Dubble Bubble is supposedly the most effective. They die of intestinal obstruction. This is not pleasant (if it matters to you).
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