Decide the Hedge Hog's Fate.

[GrnBay007]

Wow! Found one of these on my deck today. How do you get rid of them without a gun???

[Little Whiskey]

An update.

this bastard has not shown his face at all this weekend. He must realize there is a hit out on him, so he is laying low.

007, its the only way i know.

[Mr. T]

Wow! Found one of these on my deck today. How do you get rid of them without a gun???

You could try a live trap. I remember my dad tried to catch one of these in a live trap when I was a kid, but the darn thing just refused to go in. He used to eat grass right in front of the door of the trap - almost like he was taunting my dad.

[GrnBay007]

Pretty weird it was on the deck. Had to come up 4 steps to get up there too.

[Mr. T]

Caddyshack was closer to reality than we realized. Groundhogs must instinctively taunt humans.

[Scott Campbell]

Wow! Found one of these on my deck today. How do you get rid of them without a gun???

This was teed up so beautifully, yet I let the opportunity pass.

[retailguy]

007, its the only way i know.

Don't be afraid to try new things.

[GrnBay007]

There is an area about 1/2 mile from my house where there are groundhogs out eating....sunning themselves all day long right on the grassy area on the side of the road. They are not even afraid of the cars going by and it's a busy area. Today I saw about 10 baby groundhogs sunning themselves there. This could get bad if that one on my deck is pregnant.

[Little Whiskey]

100 rounds of shotgun shells is only 25 bucks at Walmart, and if they are close enough you can get two with one shot!

FYI, still haven't seen that bastard!

[Patler]

The problem with hedgehog/groundhog. is that he has started living under my outbuilding. I don't take kindly to squatters, therefore it must die.

For those worried about civilian casualties, I live out in the country. Neighbors are a quite a bit away. I would also try to take the shot from my deck so the trajectory is towards the ground.

FYI, still haven't seen that bastard!

Groundhogs are highly intelligent, and are known to have computer skills far surpassing those of skunks and weasels. I suspect he has been tracking you, and your comments on here. He is likely tunneling from your outbuilding to the supports of your deck right now. I wouldn't step out there if I were you. How high is your deck? Hopefully it isn't a second floor deck!

[Little Whiskey]

He is likely tunneling from your outbuilding to the supports of your deck right now. I wouldn't step out there if I were you. How high is your deck? Hopefully it isn't a second floor deck!

it is a second story deck over my walkout basement. think he is gnawing on the support pillars? maybe i should install trip wires and razor wire around the base of my deck?

he is gonna slip up, and I'm gonna be there to take him out!

[SkinBasket]

Maybe you should just drive your truck around the lawn for a few minutes. I've seen more of these critters dead alongside the road than any other.

[Freak Out]

Call in an airstrike. A well placed bunker buster should do the trick.

[retailguy]

Call in an airstrike. A well placed bunker buster should do the trick.

How about a government study? Maybe we could get you some stimulus dollars to study the habitat of the groundhog. We could get a few million to relocate him to a swamp near your most hated neighbor.

[Patler]

How about a government study? Maybe we could get you some stimulus dollars to study the habitat of the groundhog. We could get a few million to relocate him to a swamp near your most hated neighbor.

Very good point! Clearly this poor creature has been forced into this unnatural existence as L.W.'s guest/neighbor, most likely due to the encroachment of humans on his natural habitat. Any removal activity MUST be stopped, pending the outcome of the study. Just think how this study might impact the lives of similarly situation groundhogs through out the country! This could be a global problem.