From: "@frank.net   
      
   On 7/13/2021 1:22 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   > In article , "frank "@frank.net says...   
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   >> Wife looked out at noon to see a groundhog messing with flowers on our deck.   
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   >> Highly unusual as our deck is 10 ft. off the ground and he had to climb   
   >> stairs.   
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   >> He was a youngster and I checked the area for signs of burrowing and   
   >> found none so will not bring out the Hav-a-hart.   
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   > Being out in the country I usually bring out a 12 gauge or 22.  I have   
   > trapped a few criters like a skunk a few weeks ago.   
   > Usually if one critter is around,there are more like it somewhere close   
   > by.   
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   Other than my pellet gun, I cannot shoot in the back yard as too many   
   neighbors.  I have trapped practically everything in the past.  Can be   
   annoying like last time I was after a squirrel getting into the garage I   
   ended up catching a raccoon and then the time I was after a raccoon and   
   ended up with a skunk. They say skunks don't spray when confined but did   
   not want to trust my luck and was able to open the trap from the top of   
   the deck.  Besides she had 3 kids running around the trap and they did   
   not leave. Once I must have caught 4 squirrels before I got the   
   groundhog I was after.  Now I trap only when they become a problem.   
      
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