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Kennett Square, PA

Rather than turning woodchucks into woodchunks via rifle (neighbors would have me in jail by dinner) I purchased a product at Lowes called Sweeney's Poison Pellet Peanuts. Has anyone ever had any luck with this product? Pa. state prohibits trapping and re-releasing so that is not an option. Any other ideas ?

Gary

4/10/2002 9:17:55 PM

Ga.

Blue Tick Hounds....

4/10/2002 11:28:28 PM

Eagan,Minnesota

I used the poison peanuts last year for gophers.....They were dead in 24 hours! I didnt want too....But had no choice!
Chris

4/11/2002 1:04:25 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

sorry to say but the only thing i found that works well is a 22! but if you have Mrs Kravitz for a neighbor then you are out of luck!

4/11/2002 4:35:57 PM

walton n.y.

arrows make very little noise

4/11/2002 9:13:29 PM

Indiana

What about a silencer?????.....I guess that would be kind of hard to get wouldn't it. Too bad.....
The word in there here parts is don't come near my patch. Penalty is death by blunt force trauma, gunshot, fire, explosion, or any other way we see fit.
Tom Beachy

4/11/2002 11:14:53 PM

Greencastle, PA

Tom,
Silencers can be homemade with foam rubber.
Tom

4/13/2002 6:38:52 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

220 conibear trap... i used to be a licensed nusaince animal control trapper and have caught probably 500 to 600 groundhogs in these wonderful little traps, just set it, place it over the hole, they come snooping out and whamo!!! it kills them instantly no wiggling flopping or pain. just be careful about house pets. if pets are nearby a 1/16 steel cable snare will work just the same.. only you will need to shoot them after they are caught.

4/16/2002 1:21:00 PM

Canton,Mass

I've had 100% success with this meathod of control.Take one of those auto flares that you keep in the trunk for when you break down.Ignite it and throw it into the tunnel.Then cover the hole with and big rock and then cover that with soil.The flares don't require oxygen to burn and will completely fill all the chambers and tunnels with smoke.

5/9/2002 5:17:44 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

we tried pouring gas down into the holes one time and lighting it...well as you guessed the next hole we poured it in connected with the first and it blew up and shot out like a cannon knocking us to the ground.. thats when we went back to the .22-250's

5/9/2002 5:25:20 PM

Eureka, Ca

I've also had 100% success with the road flares. It was amusing to see little puffs of smoke coming up all over the yard

5/9/2002 8:04:03 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

you had woodchucks in your yard???

5/10/2002 8:49:19 AM

ipswich, ma usa

Hey Borer,

Her husbands name isn't Fred by any chance is it?

5/10/2002 8:53:40 AM

Eureka, Ca

Gophers

5/10/2002 11:05:55 AM

Bemidji, MN

we use them on pocket gophers here in MN. Be warned though, dogs love them also if they can dig them out. We lost one and two others to the vet from eating the peanuts.Steve

5/10/2002 2:52:43 PM