Phisherman wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:21:02 GMT, Mitch@... wrote:

The population in my back yard has exploded.
I live in northern Illinois, and I they they are hibernating now.

Should I run a hose out there and try to drown them, or will they
just wake up and run away?

And out of curiousity, when they burrow, do they carry the dirt away
and deposit it in the same location? I found a mysterious pile of
dirt in the yard.


Squirrels don't hibernate and they don't dug holes. They build nests
high in the trees and hide food in various locations for winter food.
That's why some folks call them "tree rats."

It's a kind of chipmunk.