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From: Jean Stockstill
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San Jose, IL
We have 4 ground hogs that have moved into our yard and under a storage shed. They have eaten a hole in a bag of mulch and also they have eaten most of my plants. I went to weed a flower bed yesterday and one of them "growled" at me. What can we do that won't kill them? Is there someone who can trap them and we could move them to the woods were we have 10 acres of trees and a stream.

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
You could hire a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator to trap and relocate the woodchucks. But they prefer open areas, so just be aware there's a good chance they will come back to the yard. Unfortunately there aren't repellents that work very well against woodchucks. Relocating them away from the shed (be sure to fill in the burrow after they are trapped) is probably your best bet. You can find a list of licensed NWCOs at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/professionals.cfm#rehab

Good luck with the woodchucks and the baby rabbit.

 
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