[gardeners] firepower?
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 10 Apr 1999 06:52:47 -0400
At 08:38 PM 09-04-99 -0400, you wrote:
>Here are some things I've heard recommended:
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>Hav-a-hart (?) traps -- my brother-in-law says he's caught quite a few that
>way. He recomends peanut butter for bait, and touch the trap as little as
>possible so it doesn't smell like people. He stores his outside.
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>Wrist-rocket and steel pellets -- same b-i-l claims good results.
What is a wrist-rocket?
Lucinda
>Sulfur candles -- I've never seen these but I gather you cover all the
>openings but one, light the candle and throw it in, then cover the last
>hole. Maybe not a good idea under your house!
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>Poison -- also maybe not good under your house.
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>A dog may scare them off, even if it doesn't catch them.
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>Good luck!
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>David Smith
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>At 02:19 PM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>And I have a family of groundhogs underneath our backporch...washer, dryer,
>>bathroom, pantry out there. It's built on blocks. If we don't get them
>>out of there they will undermine it. The ground is already laced with
>>tunnels - I stuck a hose down there yeasterday to see. About 12 feet of
>>tunnels.
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>>Any ideas? dynamite is out, also bazookas, grenades...all the things which
>>are effective on groundhogs, the most stupid and persistent animal alive.
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>>Lucinda
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>>At 08:12 AM 09-04-99 -0600, you wrote:
>>>Everybody better stay out of my way today. Paper is late, dog says it's
>>>here and he's lying. Open the sliding glass door on a blizzard. Damned
>>>calender says it's April 9, but who ever heard of "for April blizzards, may
>>>come your way..." Got the aches and the garden isn't planted. All reasons
>>>enough for grumping. Margaret L
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