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kfsmith

04-25-2002 16:58:34




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I'm putting in a horse pasture for the mrs.. I've got a heap of groundhog holes (Used 20 smoke bombs to get rid of them on about an acre. I now have a very rough, very dangerous pasture for horses. Am I best to disk this area up and level or just fill the holes individually and plant a little seed in the area they were. My fear is that when I work it up it is good until the first rain and then the holes appear again. Any thoughts?????

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HAYDUKE ** whistle pigs?

04-27-2002 05:26:33




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
Pesky critters, ain't they? Can't shoot enough of them here. Never see all of them. I like that
motor oil & gas solution, but watch out for fires.
Here it is too awful dry to give it a go. I like parking in the shade with a book & something cool to drink and a sandbag or rolled up coat. I prop up the 22-250 and touch one off. Don't get to this site much. Don't own a computer. Never read about these ground hog troubles here before. We got some coyote troubles.
Any of you got any surefire Coyote calls or baits?

Farmer next to me will whistle loud and the ground hog will stand right up. He shoots then. I shoot whenever I can see them, whether they are eating or no.

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HAYDUKE ** whistle pigs?

04-27-2002 05:24:28




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
Pesky critters, ain't they? Can't shoot enough of them here. Never see all of them. I like that
motor oil & gas solution, but watch out for fires.
Here it is too awful dry to give it a go. I like parking in the shade with a book & something cool to drink and a sandbag or rolled up coat. I prop up the 22-250 and touch one off. Don't get to this site much. Don't own a computer. Never read about these ground hog troubles here before. We got some coyote troubles.
Any of you got any surefire Coyote calls or baits?

Farmer next to me will whistle loud and the ground hog will stand right up. He shoots then. I shoot whenever I can see them, whether they are eating or no.

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HAYDUKE ** whistle pigs?

04-27-2002 05:22:50




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
Pesky critters, ain't they? Can't shoot enough of them here. Never see all of them. I like that
motor oil & gas solution, but watch out for fires.
Here it is too awful dry to give it a go. I like parking in the shade with a book & something cool to drink and a sandbag or rolled up coat. I prop up the 22-250 and touch one off. Don't get to this site much. Don't own a computer. Never read about these ground hog troubles here before. We got some coyote troubles.
Any of you got any surefire Coyote calls or baits?

Farmer next to me will whistle loud and the ground hog will stand right up. He shoots then. I shoot whenever I can see them, whether they are eating or no.

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HAYDUKE ** whistle pigs?

04-27-2002 05:22:12




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
Pesky critters, ain't they? Can't shoot enough of them here. Never see all of them. I like that
motor oil & gas solution, but watch out for fires.
Here it is too awful dry to give it a go. I like parking in the shade with a book & something cool to drink and a sandbag or rolled up coat. I prop up the 22-250 and touch one off. Don't get to this site much. Don't own a computer. Never read about these ground hog troubles here before. We got some coyote troubles.
Any of you got any surefire Coyote calls or baits?

Farmer next to me will whistle loud and the ground hog will stand right up. He shoots then. I shoot whenever I can see them, whether they are eating or no.

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screaminghollow

04-26-2002 19:44:46




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
A few years back when I moved to the country, I to was trying to rid the horse pasture to be of them pesky ground hogs. An old timer gave me some very good advise. He said take some news paper, about six feet of garden hose, shovel matches and a gallon jug of drain oil/gas 50-50 mixture. If the hog's got two holes, shovel one shut. then stick the hose down the open hole as far as you can. Pour about a half gallon of the drain oil gas mixture down the hose. Pull out the hose. make a long torch out of the newspaper, light the end of the newspaper with the matches and carefully lean over and light the gas/oil mixture in the open hole. Well brother, I followed his instructions to the letter. Shoveled one hole shut, gas oil mixture down the hole. I light the 30 inch long newspaper torch and then I carefully crouched down to light the gas in the hole. Well, it lit with a tremendous woooosh! and such force that all the gravel in the hole I shoveled shut, came flying out the closed hole directly behind me., even singed my butt cover. Flames shot ten feet in the air for over a half hour. Despite picking all that gravel out of my derrier, that chuck hole never opened up for new tenants.

After that I got me a britany spaniel. He hates ground hogs. digs em out and kills em. Probly gets 15 or twenty every spring. Sure safer than that gas/drain oil fiasco.

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RayP(MI)

04-28-2002 14:15:24




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 Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to screaminghollow, 04-26-2002 19:44:46  
You rent that dog?



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Frank

04-27-2002 17:33:52




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 Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to screaminghollow, 04-26-2002 19:44:46  
I'll bet it was then that you got the name "Screaminghollow" LOL Great story.



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screaminghollow

04-26-2002 19:44:26




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
A few years back when I moved to the country, I to was trying to rid the horse pasture to be of them pesky ground hogs. An old timer gave me some very good advise. He said take some news paper, about six feet of garden hose, shovel matches and a gallon jug of drain oil/gas 50-50 mixture. If the hog's got two holes, shovel one shut. then stick the hose down the open hole as far as you can. Pour about a half gallon of the drain oil gas mixture down the hose. Pull out the hose. make a long torch out of the newspaper, light the end of the newspaper with the matches and carefully lean over and light the gas/oil mixture in the open hole. Well brother, I followed his instructions to the letter. Shoveled one hole shut, gas oil mixture down the hole. I light the 30 inch long newspaper torch and then I carefully crouched down to light the gas in the hole. Well, it lit with a tremendous woooosh! and such force that all the gravel in the hole I shoveled shut, came flying out the closed hole directly behind me., even singed my butt cover. Flames shot ten feet in the air for over a half hour. Despite picking all that gravel out of my derrier, that chuck hole never opened up for new tenants.

After that I got me a britany spaniel. He hates ground hogs. digs em out and kills em. Probly gets 15 or twenty every spring. Sure safer than that gas/drain oil fiasco.

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screaminghollow

04-26-2002 19:42:59




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
A few years back when I moved to the country, I to was trying to rid the horse pasture to be of them pesky ground hogs. An old timer gave me some very good advise. He said take some news paper, about six feet of garden hose, shovel matches and a gallon jug of drain oil/gas 50-50 mixture. If the hog's got two holes, shovel one shut. then stick the hose down the open hole as far as you can. Pour about a half gallon of the drain oil gas mixture down the hose. Pull out the hose. make a long torch out of the newspaper, light the end of the newspaper with the matches and carefully lean over and light the gas/oil mixture in the open hole. Well brother, I followed his instructions to the letter. Shoveled one hole shut, gas oil mixture down the hole. I light the 30 inch long newspaper torch and then I carefully crouched down to light the gas in the hole. Well, it lit with a tremendous woooosh! and such force that all the gravel in the hole I shoveled shut, came flying out the closed hole directly behind me., even singed my butt cover. Flames shot ten feet in the air for over a half hour. Despite picking all that gravel out of my derrier, that chuck hole never opened up for new tenants.

After that I got me a britany spaniel. He hates ground hogs. digs em out and kills em. Probly gets 15 or twenty every spring. Sure safer than that gas/drain oil fiasco.

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John in Maryland

04-26-2002 16:32:53




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
I heard that horses or cows falling into and breaking there legs in ground hog holes was a myth, but I don't believe it, I think they are dangerous. I think you best bet would to be to plow through them, disk it, and plant some grass in the area. A couple steel posts and one strand of heavy wire will keep the horses out of the area. I just hope you got them all, as I can shoot what I think is all of them out of an area, and not see any for the rest of the summer, then next spring, BAMM! Either one survived or another moved in, but they are back. Good luck!

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Dave

04-26-2002 04:08:36




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
I had the Prarrie dog holes/pasture problem. After you get rid of them (damn, be careful with the propane idea, you will have a 6-8 ft crater! Tried it on huge ant hills, and a very sm. amount of propane. NASA would have been proud of the results from this!) get the box scraper on the tractor and level each hole. Over level each hole to leave a depression around the area where the hole used to be, so the rain water will collect there and help to settle things, then seed.

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evetS

04-26-2002 00:48:01




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
I tell ya. Them critters are tuff to get rid of. I got 3 acres out here in Ca. and them gndsqurls are like weeds, just when you think you have'em took care of they show up again around 2mos later. I have used both the poision and the gas bombs. Bombs seem to do the best but, if your nejibors got any its hard to do total elimenation. Iwas at a ag fair a couple of mos ago and saw a video on gas & propane mix that ignites after its pumped into the holes. Blows there brains out I believe. Its called RODEX 4000. Im going to give them a call when I get back from the NRA Convention in RENO. There starting to get thick again. Ill let ya know what happens.. Good Luck! Steve

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Ron

04-25-2002 18:07:08




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 Re: groundhog holes in reply to kfsmith, 04-25-2002 16:58:34  
Friend, you had better get those G H holes opened up, collapsed any way you can..... You may want to plow it...then you will have the tunnels torn up, too... Shoot every Ground Hog you see.!!!! Flex-pipe on the exhaust of any vehicle without a Catalytic Converter in the hole will kill them...I like to pour some oil in the carb to see that I am getting it in every passage...!!! Plug all holes, and they Will Die..!!!!! This works well for mice and Rats in the Barn, too....!!! Yea, I Know....don't stay in there w/ it running..!!!!

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Ron

04-26-2002 17:27:32




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 Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to Ron, 04-25-2002 18:07:08  
I've been told they taste "Just like Chicken"....!!!! They really are Good..... !!!! Vegetarians, ya know.....except when they live under the Barn.....then DEAD Meat...!!!!! 8" to 10" Conibear traps are really good .....only they also catch Cats, too..... Got one GH last year that was so big, he must have Backed into the trap..!!!! Didn't even kill him...and those big conibear traps will nearly break a 2x4...!! Got a batch I should be watching, tonite....a lot of new holes, and plenty of .223, w/40gr ballistic Tips over a Full case of 3031...!!!

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Jerry D in NC

04-25-2002 18:46:33




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 Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to Ron, 04-25-2002 18:07:08  
OK Ron you have to be from the Appalachian Mtns. You have been growing christmas trees for 25 years and you hate ALL ground hogs. I grew up in Watauga County in NW NC just as trees were starting to take off. Shot many a ground hog hoping to save the garden we needed to live on for survival. I have seen my father take a Ground Hog at 200 yds with a .22 and open sites. Hunger is a powerful incentive.

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Keith

04-26-2002 07:28:08




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 Re: Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to Jerry D in NC, 04-25-2002 18:46:33  
Hey Jerry, I grew up in Ashe County. No one has mentioned that many old farmers met their maker when tractors turned after hitting these holes hidden in the orchard grass. I hate them too. As far as eating them, don't think I have ever been that hungry.



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Jerry D in NC

04-26-2002 10:09:39




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to Keith, 04-26-2002 07:28:08  
You are right about the tractors rolling. Let a downhill tire on an 8N hit one of those holes and watch it roll. If I ever have to eat one then you will know that I have hit bottom. LOL Enough grease there to coat a plow. This ain't a gopher. They make a hole that is 10-12 inches wide at the surface tapering down to 6-8 inches a foot below the surface. Very destructive to a garden. Seen them destroy a bean patch in one night. There always seems to be one show up for the one you shot's funeral and decide to move in.

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Keith

04-26-2002 07:27:31




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 Re: Re: Re: groundhog holes in reply to Jerry D in NC, 04-25-2002 18:46:33  
Hey Jerry, I grew up in Ashe County. No one has mentioned that many old farmers met their maker when tractors turned after hitting these holes hidden in the orchard grass. I hate them too. As far as eating them, don't think I have ever been that hungry.



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