Most woodchuck hunters use small to midsize centerfire
rifle, not a scatter gun. Rifle has much better range.

So, why can't you clog the hole on the other side of the
fence? Something about this post sounds a bit off.

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Christopher A. Young
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"Jack" wrote in message
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The east side property line is a paradise for woodchucks --
which are
called groundhogs here -- because it is defined by a line of
about 50
mulberry and black cherry trees. There's also a barbed wire
fence.

The 'hogs are smart enough to excavate connecting burrows on
either
side of the fence. This eliminates the use of smoke bombs
because you
need access to clog-up each hole. That's hard to do with a
barbed
wire fence. Those battery-powered noisemaking stakes don't
work
either. Instead of being driven away by the noise, the
'hogs attack
and destroy them. The best solution the past 32 years has
been a 12
gauge shotgun, but 'hogs ain't easy to hunt. They are wary,
and enjoy
excellent eyesight, hearing, and olfaction.

Had a guest who suffered a sprained ankle by inadvertently
stepping
into a hole. On another occasion a tractor wheel got stuck
and it was
hell trying to free it. Last year a 'hog ignored the vacant
burrows
along the east side and started a new one under the house
foundation.
But the worst problem are the piles of dirt and rocks
outside the
burrows. You have two options on mowing day: rake the
debris back
into the hole, or carefully mow around the piles. The
second option
is better because if you continually rake the debris back
into the
hole, the 'hog gets ****ed-off and starts a new hole. Don't
need any
new burrows.

On the bright side, I wounded one today, looked like a big
alpha male.
A wound is as good as an outright kill because the infection
will
finish him shortly. But the news spread fast. Not a half
hour later,
a smaller one scampered along the row apparently to claim
the more
desirable burrow where the big guy lived and which features
both a
white and black mulberry tree within a few feet of it.