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Old 05-17-2011, 09:03 AM   #18
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Default The Answer? Don't Feed 'Em...

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Originally Posted by donnamatrix View Post
So far, we have trapped a little red squirrel, and a very fat, extremely irritable raccoon - but no woodchuck (5/16/11). The darn thing is still chewing the trimboard on my garage. I am baiting the trap every day, but maybe should be using mahogany or another type of wood! He doesn't seem to be coming after the cabbage, carrots, beans, etc. Good grief.
My Dad has acres of lawn nearby, and several woodchucks. I have an all-forest acre, and no woodchucks at all.

Woodchucks don't have a long lifespan as it is, but their babies are cute in their own specialized way.
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