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06-19-2013, 01:20 PM
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they go mushy if 'n you soak-em too long
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06-19-2013, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Thought I was growing flowers, but I'm just growing impatient!  |
I am a legend in my own mind! 
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07-04-2013, 07:48 AM
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Location: MA
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Garden has been blowing up with all the heat and rain . Problem now is the groundhog! Bastard has been mowing my peas , beans and cilantro down. I found one of his holes Tuesday , he sat there staring at me . So I blasted him in the face with my slingshot . 4 hours later , he really got my garden good! Heh , musta pissed him off .
So yesterday I got a trap . So far , I have got a squirrel and a skunk!
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07-04-2013, 08:01 AM
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oh yeah
swimmer says pumpkins and their leaves
they cannot resist ... as bait... for traps
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07-05-2013, 07:19 PM
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Location: Narragansett
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
Garden has been blowing up with all the heat and rain . Problem now is the groundhog! Bastard has been mowing my peas , beans and cilantro down. I found one of his holes Tuesday , he sat there staring at me . So I blasted him in the face with my slingshot . 4 hours later , he really got my garden good! Heh , musta pissed him off .
So yesterday I got a trap . So far , I have got a squirrel and a skunk!
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Chef- This worked for a friend - Go to a salon and get human hair and spread it heavily around the animals' den. |
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07-04-2013, 07:59 AM
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when you find a hole Cheferson
you fill it ....but don't block it 100 %
fill it with broken glass...nails... sharp wire
like old barbed wire fencing anything that will
cut it's front feet... the ones that dig...
don't forget to pee down them too
to say "MY TERRITORY" Get out!
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07-04-2013, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: SOCO
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Get giant killer brand smoke bombs at the hardware store, Damon's has them. You have to get rid of them or you will be sorry
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07-04-2013, 09:09 AM
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Location: MA
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No pumpkins yet , so can't use those . Ive been pissin everywhere ! Just let the skunk go , didn't even spray ! Wife thought it was the funniest thing . Heh , the squirrel too, never heard so many different noises ! My daughter sat and watched him for 20 min with out blinking!
I have been using cilantro , pea shoots , corn and cantaloupe for bait . Just put the trap back out , see what I catch today .
Thanks bill. How have you been bro. I told the neighbor about those , as one of the holes is in her yard . The other hole is under the neighbors shed , so no incendiary devices there .
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Last edited by cheferson; 07-04-2013 at 09:52 AM..
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07-05-2013, 05:56 AM
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they hate mothballs too
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07-05-2013, 07:25 AM
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Location: MA
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Still no groundhog , got a possum last night though ! Heh. Have to see what my daughter thinks of him !
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07-05-2013, 04:40 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Find hole, put hose down it, turn on water, drown him till he comes up for air than hit in head with shovel, not pretty but effective.Make sure no kids are around.
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07-05-2013, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Find hole, put hose down it, turn on water, drown him till he comes up for air than hit in head with shovel, not pretty but effective.Make sure no kids are around.
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Nah, use the live trap. I'm not even that squeamish but you're not likely to kill it with one whack and once the thing starts screaming you're gonna regret it 
Only real defense for these critters is a good fence buried into the ground.
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07-05-2013, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Bastard ate my yellow squash I was gonna eat tonight! Also more cilantro, carrots and some tomatoes ! Took all the rest of the above , some corn ,and cantaloupe . Two hours later , one groundhog ! Surprisingly the squirrel was the loudest and meanest in my 2 day , 4 animal tour !
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07-05-2013, 07:56 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Coyote piss.....they sell it at gardening stores....a few drops on a cotton ball in a few old pill bottles strategically placed around the garden works well......make sure you put some holes in the bottles......works wonders for me in keeping them away.
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07-06-2013, 06:46 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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One shot. El Cabong. Buried right in the same hole. But I understand. I was pissed he took a bite out of all my veggies that year. A dog works wonders to keeping the yard wood bogger free.
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07-06-2013, 12:48 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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They always have a second route in and out of the abode. If you use smoke bombs cover the hole with an old blanket so it really suffoocates the bast...d. Have-a-heart be prepaed to shoot or transport. If driving somewhere put in barrel in case its pisses. Or they drown rather easily.
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07-06-2013, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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fliipin rabbits decimating everything. If you dont hear from me for a while its because I was arrested for discharing a .22 from my bedroom window! Grrrr.....
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Simplify.......
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07-06-2013, 03:10 PM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenn
fliipin rabbits decimating everything. If you dont hear from me for a while its because I was arrested for discharing a .22 from my bedroom window! Grrrr.....
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I Heart Jenn.
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07-07-2013, 07:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenn
fliipin rabbits decimating everything. If you dont hear from me for a while its because I was arrested for discharing a .22 from my bedroom window! Grrrr.....
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you wont believe this but cheap strawberry WINE is a perfect trap bait for wabbits. |
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07-07-2013, 09:38 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
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we have had a dicussion about all the rabbits around.....we have come to conclussion that the coyotes have taken a lot of cats and owners have wised up and keep them inside.....have a half dozen rabbits running around the yard.
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07-09-2013, 06:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Guy's... the best way( short of a bullet) to catch a yard pig ( wood chuck) is with a blind set live trap ( I was in the buisness for over 20 years... I got sick of the phone ringing all hours of the day and night anbd gave it up))... open both doors and set it in his trial.... add a small amount of grass from the trail on the cage floor so the wire does not spook him.. bend some grass and weeds over the cage to break up the outline to make it look like a tunnel... LIGHTLY block the trail sides of the trail with small sticks and vegetation.. . you'll avoid the unwanted catches and catch the garden raider... makes sure the cage does no rock.. they are extremly skittish about unstable/unfamilure grounds.. the same tactic works well on bugs ( bunny) too.. just find a pinch point where they are entering the yard...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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07-06-2013, 03:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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There used to be zero rabbits in our neighborhood. Now that all the cats have died or are in retirement they're coming back incredibly fast. At this rate within 5 years they'll be nesting in my living room.
-spence
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07-07-2013, 07:05 AM
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i have zero rabbits  |
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07-07-2013, 09:44 AM
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i've noticed that close to the ocean the rabbits are everywhere
but go inland 60 miles and there are NONE to be seen ...
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07-07-2013, 09:52 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Wouldn't the coyotes take out the rabbits?
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07-07-2013, 12:17 PM
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you'd think so....
but cats have a weakness that the coyotes have keyed in on
and that is... when they are transfixed onto prey such as a chipmunk, mouse or bird
they concentrate on closing the distance and develop tunnel vision
crouching to stay unseen... never taking their eyes off their quarry
they don't OFTEN watch their "6" and the coyotes sneak up and grab them
i know because i lost two well schooled cats in 2 weeks down there
in buzzards bay on a short visit.....
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07-08-2013, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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Raven I AM 60 miles from the ocean and we are loaded this year. I wuldnt waste even cheap strawberry wine trying to trap them! It is rediculous what they have eaten. We have hawks but they must not be hungry enough to wipe them out. Same with the coyotes. We had a bobcat roaming around a couple years ago and that was the only year they seemed to "disappear" 
between the insect damage, weather and rabbits we were getting pretty bummed about this years garden. On a better note tonite I picked a single cherry tomato (that seems early, no?) spotted several miniscule cukes starting and a teeny tiny zucchini starting. Cant seem to grow greens to save my life but I was finally able to pick a salad tonite along with another pint of blueberries so faith was somewhat restored, if only for a moment! |
Simplify.......
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07-09-2013, 02:32 AM
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most people consider the garden to be a "spring thing".....
or at least that's when they have the most motivation to start one
as the weather warms up and old man winter begins to fade away
but the best gardens are started "now" as the shorter and shorter days light
spur the plants to develop sooner...
many plants can take allot more cold and actually prefer it... the cool....
i've had my very best gardens in the fall i can say.... that i began now
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07-09-2013, 06:44 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-09-2013, 07:06 AM
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the golpher traps out west used the tunnel trick too
of course tho it was a belly squeezer bar trap but very effective
but the way they fooled the gopher was to make a small round hole
in the back side of the trap [ o ] so when they look ahead it
APPEARS as though the tunnel exit is up aways and then they'd stumble/bump
into the spring lever....
so R9's method is tried and true  dead on |
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