Bocivus Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 7 hours ago, GLASSJAW said: Have you tried talking to it about your political views? It'll dig straight through to China to escape No, that's how I got it IN my yard. He loves not being a slave to a master political class so I promised him he could stay and that I won't pretend I have some magical "authority" over him if he didn't harm anyone, steal anything or inflict property damage. He broke his contract on that so now he has to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Smells like a false flag to me. Gun nut... Check. Invader (Ground hog)... Check Logic (ie. Our understanding of a gun nut) dictates that the animal would be dead and served as dinner. Ergo false flag. There is no ground hog. There never was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Bocivus said: No, that's how I got it IN my yard. He loves not being a slave to a master political class so I promised him he could stay and that I won't pretend I have some magical "authority" over him if he didn't harm anyone, steal anything or inflict property damage. He broke his contract on that so now he has to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Toews said: Smells like a false flag to me. Gun nut... Check. Invader (Ground hog)... Check Logic (ie. Our understanding of a gun nut) dictates that the animal would be dead and served as dinner. Ergo false flag. There is no ground hog. There never was. What?? You must eat groundhog. What does it taste like? Don't be bragging about eating animals on here where Glassjaw can see it. Show some sensitivity, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 You can do what my grandpa did. Attach a hose to your exhaust and smoke him out. Actually he'll probably die in the hole but you get the drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwen Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 3 hours ago, Toews said: Smells like a false flag to me. Gun nut... Check. Invader (Ground hog)... Check Logic (ie. Our understanding of a gun nut) dictates that the animal would be dead and served as dinner. Ergo false flag. There is no ground hog. There never was. Will be back to + this when the new batch rolls over later this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 The trap was empty this morning. I'm hoping to see it in there when I get off work. I saw it running around though. It's an ugly, troll-looking thing that hides in the shadows till it sees something it likes, shows it's face for a bit and then freeloads off the food set out for the birds before scurrying back in it's hole. I think I'll name him Bertuzzi Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Not sure what the situation is locally but I know that in the US some folks run a pest control service which is basically a big vacuum truck. They suck the groundhog out and that's it. Could look for something similar here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 10 minutes ago, SamJamIam said: Not sure what the situation is locally but I know that in the US some folks run a pest control service which is basically a big vacuum truck. They suck the groundhog out and that's it. Could look for something similar here. I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at that image.... My buddy here at work wants to know if the vacuum hose is hooked up to a wood chipper? He's a sick bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 4 hours ago, Tre Mac said: You can do what my grandpa did. Attach a hose to your exhaust and smoke him out. Actually he'll probably die in the hole but you get the drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I respect that you are trying to find a non-lethal solution to the problem. How long have you been trying to trap him for? Maybe just stick with it and be patient in this case. Veggies with wild animals can be tricky- I've seen raccoons and deer avoid store bought veggies all together. Maybe you can find some garden grown stuff and just chuck it leaves/stems and all that in there. Perhaps the scent of store bought veggies isn't luring him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 56 minutes ago, SILLY GOOSE said: I respect that you are trying to find a non-lethal solution to the problem. How long have you been trying to trap him for? Maybe just stick with it and be patient in this case. Veggies with wild animals can be tricky- I've seen raccoons and deer avoid store bought veggies all together. Maybe you can find some garden grown stuff and just chuck it leaves/stems and all that in there. Perhaps the scent of store bought veggies isn't luring him. Thanks. It's only been about a week. But the damage it's done in that amount of time... I don't want to think about what it could do in another weeks time. I may try some veggies from the local farmer up the road. Good idea. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Bocivus said: I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at that image.... My buddy here at work wants to know if the vacuum hose is hooked up to a wood chipper? He's a sick bastard. If it turns out that you can't trap it and have to make that tough decision, you can always get your sick friend to do the dirty work! I'd also try to get a different trap and put branches etc around it to camouflage it while still using the other trap the way you've been doing. Fool the little sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 I caught it!! It was in there when I got home. I guess it couldn't resist asparagus. I released it out on some woods and grassland far away from the house. Thanks to everyone who helped with some tips. I'm glad I could get him out of my yard safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Bocivus said: I caught it!! It was in there when I got home. I guess it couldn't resist asparagus. I released it out on some woods and grassland far away from the house. Thanks to everyone who helped with some tips. I'm glad I could get him out of my yard safely. Cool! That's a great picture. Thanks for sharing. Just a side note. I expect you relocated him far away. These animals are known to return to their original location. Or is that a bear? Whatever, nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Here's where I let him go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Alflives said: Cool! That's a great picture. Thanks for sharing. Just a side note. I expect you relocated him far away. These animals are known to return to their original location. Or is that a bear? Whatever, nicely done! It was about 8-10 miles away. He better not come back! If he does, I'll just get some fresh asparagus I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SamJamIam Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 9 hours ago, Bocivus said: I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at that image.... My buddy here at work wants to know if the vacuum hose is hooked up to a wood chipper? He's a sick bastard. Naw man. That's bad business. You suck the groundhogs out on one side of town, then release them on the other side of town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 16 hours ago, Bocivus said: I caught it!! It was in there when I got home. I guess it couldn't resist asparagus. I released it out on some woods and grassland far away from the house. Thanks to everyone who helped with some tips. I'm glad I could get him out of my yard safely. Glad you got him out without having to hurt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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