On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:50:08 -0400, "David Martel"
wrote:

I'm thinking that a
2 man power auger will not be detered by tree roots. Go to the rental place,
get a friend, and auger all of the holes.

You did see how close his hole is to the fence, right? I can't see a
way to get an auger in there, much less the manpower to control the
creature.

Sounds like the OP hit a large rock or a tree root. That is a huge
tree standing there.