Groundhog Day

Airedale1 · 07-09-2012, 08:34 PM

This guy was right outside of my bathroom window. I shot this from about 3 feet away, through a window and screen. I'm sure that he was not aware of my presence due to the glass and screen, otherwise I would have never got the shot.

Lakesrider · 07-30-2012, 10:20 AM

Great pic. I have them around my house every once in a while. they are very nervous critters. One wrong blink and off they scamper.

Here is one in my back yard.

donnamatrix · 07-31-2012, 10:56 AM

One of these damnable creatures created a network of tunnels under our yard. Twice now, one of us has fallen through the lawn into a tunnel, nearly breaking a knee. The woodchuck, which has to constantly munch on stuff to keep its teeth from growing too much, consumed a goodly part of the exterior trim of my garage. Once we got rid of the rodent (thank you Tom Boucher of Alpha Omega Wildlife)-we replaced the trim with plastic-looks good, not tasty. I have heard that tossing dirty cat litter into the tunnels will encourage the woodchuck to move away. He did a lot of damage to our lawn and house. They are not cute.

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-01-2012, 06:47 AM

I completely agree Donna! This rodent can be an unbelievable pest.

Both shots are great pictures. These animals can be hard to shoot. Personally, I prefer shooting them with a gun.

07-09-2012, 08:34 PM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Groundhog Day This guy was right outside of my bathroom window. I shot this from about 3 feet away, through a window and screen. I'm sure that he was not aware of my presence due to the glass and screen, otherwise I would have never got the shot. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

07-31-2012, 10:56 AM	#3
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	No woodchucks! One of these damnable creatures created a network of tunnels under our yard. Twice now, one of us has fallen through the lawn into a tunnel, nearly breaking a knee. The woodchuck, which has to constantly munch on stuff to keep its teeth from growing too much, consumed a goodly part of the exterior trim of my garage. Once we got rid of the rodent (thank you Tom Boucher of Alpha Omega Wildlife)-we replaced the trim with plastic-looks good, not tasty. I have heard that tossing dirty cat litter into the tunnels will encourage the woodchuck to move away. He did a lot of damage to our lawn and house. They are not cute.

08-01-2012, 06:47 AM	#4
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Groundhogs I completely agree Donna! This rodent can be an unbelievable pest. Both shots are great pictures. These animals can be hard to shoot. Personally, I prefer shooting them with a gun.

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07-30-2012, 10:20 AM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Great pic. I have them around my house every once in a while. they are very nervous critters. One wrong blink and off they scamper. Here is one in my back yard.