Thick, need you help!

[Iron Jay]

Alright, here's my problem...I have had a Woodchuck living under my hottub for awhile...I went out last week to cook some chicken on the grill and walked by the hottub...There, I see 6 little woodchucks and the mom..SHe was not too happy to see me and started chasing me until I ran in the house! LOL! I was shitting my pants becasue I almost dropped the 4lbs. of chicken breasts I was going to thrown on the grill..THese things are eating all the plants, flowers, diggin holes...They are truley a pain in the ass..
I called Humane Society, ANimail COntrol, City...They aren't doing anything...Lately I have been shooting BB gun at them, I live in town so I can't shoot a bigger gun...I really don't wanna kill them but they pissing me off, any suggestions??

 

[Neodavid]

HA! That's funny. Squatters on your land!!!

Coincidentally, I named my visitor 'Chuck', becuase he's a baby squirrel with a cleft palate, and makes a sound like a woodchuck.

He was on my basement stairs (indoors!), and could barely move. After 4 days, he's made his home under my fridge.

Yesterday he hopped onto my shoe and went for a ride outside with me. I set him up on the fork of my apple tree, and the little guy was able to climb around on it for a bit.

I saw his buddies gathering maple seed (helicopters), so I gave him a couple, and holy cow does he like those things!

I went to leave him a 3rd time, and he jumped 3 feet from the tree to my foot, and rode back to the house with me. THAT was funny.

Sorry your squatters aren't as friendly as mine.

Find where the wind is, and set a fire so the smoke gets to them. That might scare them away. Put a tarp weighed down so they can't get back under?

good luck

Alright, here's my problem...I have had a Woodchuck living under my hottub for awhile...I went out last week to cook some chicken on the grill and walked by the hottub...There, I see 6 little woodchucks and the mom..SHe was not too happy to see me and started chasing me until I ran in the house! LOL! I was shitting my pants becasue I almost dropped the 4lbs. of chicken breasts I was going to thrown on the grill..THese things are eating all the plants, flowers, diggin holes...They are truley a pain in the ass..
I called Humane Society, ANimail COntrol, City...They aren't doing anything...Lately I have been shooting BB gun at them, I live in town so I can't shoot a bigger gun...I really don't wanna kill them but they pissing me off, any suggestions??

 

[Iron Jay]

HA! That's funny. Squatters on your land!!!

Coincidentally, I named my visitor 'Chuck', becuase he's a baby squirrel with a cleft palate, and makes a sound like a woodchuck.

He was on my basement stairs (indoors!), and could barely move. After 4 days, he's made his home under my fridge.

Yesterday he hopped onto my shoe and went for a ride outside with me. I set him up on the fork of my apple tree, and the little guy was able to climb around on it for a bit.

I saw his buddies gathering maple seed (helicopters), so I gave him a couple, and holy cow does he like those things!

I went to leave him a 3rd time, and he jumped 3 feet from the tree to my foot, and rode back to the house with me. THAT was funny.

Sorry your squatters aren't as friendly as mine.

Find where the wind is, and set a fire so the smoke gets to them. That might scare them away. Put a tarp weighed down so they can't get back under?

good luck

Bro, this thing is not a little cute animal you want on your leg! He is big, and mean! He is about the size of a small badger, but its not a badger..

 

[Neodavid]

Heh heh heh...

What can I say man, that's horrible. Can't even be in your own back yard... ha ha ha!!

Go down to the local antique store and pick you up a suit of armour.

Then you can go out and play with it until it realizes you aren't a threat.
Ha ha ha...

Dude, the only other idea I have is horrible... put some anti-freeze out there. It will kill them dead dead dead when they drink it.

What is animal control saying? They should take care of that in the city man... what did they tell you?

Bro, this thing is not a little cute animal you want on your leg! He is big, and mean! He is about the size of a small badger, but its not a badger..

 

[Iron Jay]

anti-freeze

I was thinking anti-freeze also, but...If he dies under my hottub, can u imagine the smell in the summer with 90 degree heat! It would be unbearable...

Humane Soc. and City told me"sorry, we get calls think this all the time.."

Heh heh heh...

What can I say man, that's horrible. Can't even be in your own back yard... ha ha ha!!

Go down to the local antique store and pick you up a suit of armour.

Then you can go out and play with it until it realizes you aren't a threat.
Ha ha ha...

Dude, the only other idea I have is horrible... put some anti-freeze out there. It will kill them dead dead dead when they drink it.

What is animal control saying? They should take care of that in the city man... what did they tell you?

 

[esco]

badgers! we dont need no stinkin badgers!

 

[thick]

lmao ironjay. this sounds like one of rambo's problems. I like the idea of smoking them out. or even a decoy to get the mom out of there and than grab the kids and get them out so you can block the hole. How private is your area? neighbors close? If not I would smokem out and plug the hole. than if you have a dog, tie him up by the hot tub for a few days unless it looks like chips or escos ratty lil runt dogs.
Worse comes to worse you can always lassoe it and have grilled woodchuck. Put some of that sweet mays they were telling you about. Soak for a few hours and enjoy. Just aim for the head so as not to ruin the meat. You can make your own silencer in order to use a rifle rather than air gun

 

[Neodavid]

Sniper the bugger from your bedroom window. Make a day of it... do a James Bond planning thing. Video tape it, and send it over the net so we can watch.

lmao ironjay. this sounds like one of rambo's problems. I like the idea of smoking them out. or even a decoy to get the mom out of there and than grab the kids and get them out so you can block the hole. How private is your area? neighbors close? If not I would smokem out and plug the hole. than if you have a dog, tie him up by the hot tub for a few days unless it looks like chips or escos ratty lil runt dogs.
Worse comes to worse you can always lassoe it and have grilled woodchuck. Put some of that sweet mays they were telling you about. Soak for a few hours and enjoy. Just aim for the head so as not to ruin the meat. You can make your own silencer in order to use a rifle rather than air gun

 

[gixxerboy]

If you really dont want to hurt it they sell traps. You can get one at a hardware store or home depot.They are harmless to the animal. Trap the little bastard then let him loose in someone you hate's yard.

 

[esco]

give it the peoples thumb!

 

[Peace Division]

You don't happen to live on a golf course do you?

 

[Iron Jay]

You don't happen to live on a golf course do you?

No golf course, just a lot of trees and open field behind my house...


I have been playing sniper! I have hit it at least 4 or 5 times with a pellet gun, I can't use anything bigger though, or the cops will come...Everytime I hit the dam thing, it squeels and takes off...Its funny because my roommate and I actually killed the father last summer and we thought our problems were over...WE shot it with the pellet gun in the eye, and it turned up dead about a week later in some bushes..Kinda felt bad, but what do u do? I hit one of the little ones yesterday adn I haven't seen them since...Maybe they got the hint!

Rambo, why don't you come over and we can get camofluage(sp?) on and take care of the dam thing...I will shoot it, you can crawl under the deck and grab it...hehe...

 

[thick]

man that does suck. u need to get a rottweiler. mine would eat that thing up

 

[ramboj70]

man that does suck. u need to get a rottweiler. mine would eat that thing up

here is thicks solution wait until night shine a flash lite in its eyes then put a sheet over the head, wont work, I tried it with a bird that did not even weigh a pound, good luck brp you need it

 

[thick]

okay rambo. try this. get the spotlight and a tennis racket. He will swoop at you and you can go up 1 love on his ass by sending him through the neighbors window

here is thicks solution wait until night shine a flash lite in its eyes then put a sheet over the head, wont work, I tried it with a bird that did not even weigh a pound, good luck brp you need it

 

[maxx]

okay rambo. try this. get the spotlight and a tennis racket. He will swoop at you and you can go up 1 love on his ass by sending him through the neighbors window

just go and get a "humane" trap...since you cant kill it.throw some carrots and lettuce in there and youll have in no time.then you can do what you want to it release it,or kill it for pissin you off,whatever.

or esco makes a good decoy for most fur bearing animals

maxx

 

[MJM]

Get a poweferul gun, a trap, and a dog to chase it down and let you kill it.

 

[Peace Division]

No golf course, just a lot of trees and open field behind my house...


I have been playing sniper! I have hit it at least 4 or 5 times with a pellet gun, I can't use anything bigger though, or the cops will come...Everytime I hit the dam thing, it squeels and takes off...Its funny because my roommate and I actually killed the father last summer and we thought our problems were over...WE shot it with the pellet gun in the eye, and it turned up dead about a week later in some bushes..Kinda felt bad, but what do u do? I hit one of the little ones yesterday adn I haven't seen them since...Maybe they got the hint!

Rambo, why don't you come over and we can get camofluage(sp?) on and take care of the dam thing...I will shoot it, you can crawl under the deck and grab it...hehe...

Bro, you're Bill Murray from Caddyshack, lol!!

 

[tcso1506]

Small bowl of anti-freeze. works like a charm

got rid of some of the neighbors cats this way.. the humane society would love to hear about that one. But oh well it worked


good luck

 

[sweettart29]

Okay now u boys r getting into my department of expertise (sp) here...Growing up in the woods of maine u learn how to deal with these lil buggers...U have serveral options....The most humane go and get a catchem alive trap put some veggies in it and sit back and wait....U can also go out and buy a 22 like a pellet gun but it will kill it....If u have to get in the hot tub and wait for it to come out and no more woodchuck.....The problem with blocking up the hole is that just might b the front way in there is always a back way, and if they can't get out the way that u have blocked they will dig another way out....