Ground Hog. Got one!

Denim Deb

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Well, the apple didn't work. Next thing I'm going to try is some bread.
 

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Denim Deb said:
Well, the apple didn't work. Next thing I'm going to try is some bread.
oopsies. Maybe a philly cheesesteak?
 

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Nope, just the bread. I went camping a few years ago. We forgot to put the bread away. I got woke up when I heard the ground hogs up on the table getting into the bread. So, I figure it's worth a try. :/
 

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I never tried the bread, but I googled to try and find info. They suggested cantaloupe. My son set the trap and left it in my garden. I got nothing. So, I moved it and put it in my green house. Still nothing. I checked it everyday, and was striking out. Finally, I stopped checking it.

Today, I got the feeling that I needed to check it. I didn't really expect to find anything in it. Well, I was wrong! There's a ground hog in it! And, it did not look very happy to be there. Guess I'll be resetting the trap tomorrow!
 

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:thumbsup Glad you got that one...maybe its "friends" will leave. YIKES, ground hogs!!!
 

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I had them digging under my fence around the pumpkin patch. I took human hair (swept up from a barber shop) and lined the perimeter of the fence with it. It has worked, for a month, so far... It is not the most attractive thing- but if your gardens aren't right out front- it works! Congrats on getting one of them!
 

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My DH's parents live in Michigan. While visiting them, he trapped one from under the house, and put it in the oven that night. Used a mustard rub and roasted it at 350*, after first searing it in frying pan. He said it was delicious; had a very slight musky flavor, and was very rich, tender and fatty.
 
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