Saw this animal in my yard, what is it?

Groundhog!

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[quote name='Mookyjooky']Groundhog!

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Thanks, I bet that's what it is, they look very similiar. Anyone know how to get it outa my yard? I didn't know groundhogs were in Indianapolis, IN
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']Thanks, I bet that's what it is, they look very similiar. Anyone know how to get it outa my yard? I didn't know groundhogs were in Indianapolis, IN[/QUOTE]Check with local authorities to find out what procedure is. I'd use a live trap, myself, but for all I know that might be illegal in Indiana or something. Crucifying it as a warning to the other animals in your yard is probably right out, though.
 
coming from a person with experience with those things.....blow its freakin head off.....

....or wait until it goes into its hole and throw a bunch of firecrackers in there like we used to....

...or just trap it. (then violently murder the thing ;) )
 
[quote name='tgk2044']coming from a person with experience with those things.....blow its freakin head off.....

....or wait until it goes into its hole and throw a bunch of firecrackers in there like we used to....

...or just trap it. (then violently murder the thing ;) )[/QUOTE]

Experience, eh? Are you Bill Murray?

Perhaps you are a mountain person. Do you eat them after you've had your way with them? Or do you just use the skins to fashion "church-goin' clothes?"
 
[quote name='Snake2715']Is it harming your lawn or something? Sure ti didnt hitch hike back from Virginia?![/quote]

Vermont though* But that's EXACTLY what I said!
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']Vermont though* But that's EXACTLY what I said![/QUOTE]

Theres just soo many states that start with V its hard to keep track!
 
Get rid of it now! I swear those things send out party invites to others of their ilk. We had raccoons and had to call the pest control people. They are expensive, but they get the job done.
 
Just shoot the damn thing.

EDIT: I can't believe you didn't recognize a groundhog. This isn't "Wild Kingdom" or anything. They're very common animals.
 
[quote name='Snake2715']Is it harming your lawn or something? Sure ti didnt hitch hike back from Virginia?![/QUOTE]


lol it does kinda look like a groundhog, i saw one the other day. seems to be roming around now that my dog is gone :(
 
The nose and coloring dont really look like a ground hog to me, but there could be completely different types back east. I'd shoot the damn thing with my new Beretta, and if i was in town, borrow my friends .22 with silencer...
 
[quote name='levi333']The nose and coloring dont really look like a ground hog to me, but there could be completely different types back east. I'd shoot the damn thing with my new Beretta, and if i was in town, borrow my friends .22 with silencer...[/quote]
Well, it can't be a wombat. That's already been ruled out since it's not recording a podcast.
 
Hes been eatin good..ive never had to deal with one but from what I understand alot of people try to blow them up and that sounds like fun to me.

:applause:
 
[quote name='Strell']CAG, forgive me.
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You know not what you do? The power of the crab is overwhelmed your brain.
 
You can just call animal control or pest control. You're best bet is to trap him in a "Have a Heart" trap and take him 20 miles away and let him go. I have one of those traps and thats what I do. Or you could be a cock and shoot him.
 
Do they always live underground? I haven't seen him since but there are tunnels around my trees and patio so would he be in there or do you think he left?
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']Do they always live underground? I haven't seen him since but there are tunnels around my trees and patio so would he be in there or do you think he left?[/QUOTE]They live in burrows, but will adapt to other stuff, too, like rock or wood piles. If it's getting close to your house, it's time to get rid of it. They can cause pretty bad damage if they start in on your house.
 
My friend told me to walk along its burrow and when it didn't like fall in some stab it, but I don't have a sharp pole or anything so I just hit the burrow but I didn't see it or anything. The burrow looks too small for it, but I guess it crawls through somehow. Does anyone know a good way to find it? I would put smoke bombs in it's burrow but I can't really find a whole in it and am too lazy to dig part of it out. The burrows don't seem to be connected either but it's hard to tell under my pine trees.
 
I'm not sure why the first course of action would be to kill it.

How about trying to see about other options? I found this from the website of the Department of Public Safety, City of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Division:
"To report nuisance wildlife please call the Indiana Department of Natural Resources at 317.232.4010."
 
If you pay taxes they might take care of it for free, but if you feel the need to hunt and stalk your prey go for it, some food in an above ground trap would probably catch it no problem. I do know their nocturnal and nowhere as mean as raccoons.
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']My friend told me to walk along its burrow and when it didn't like fall in some stab it, but I don't have a sharp pole or anything so I just hit the burrow but I didn't see it or anything. The burrow looks too small for it, but I guess it crawls through somehow. Does anyone know a good way to find it? I would put smoke bombs in it's burrow but I can't really find a whole in it and am too lazy to dig part of it out. The burrows don't seem to be connected either but it's hard to tell under my pine trees.[/QUOTE]

If you try and kill it and instead end up offing yourself in a really amusing way, I hope they cover it in "News of the Weird" or "The Darwin Awards" so we can all read about it.
 
[quote name='Snake2715']why not let it be? What the hells with everyones fascination of killing everything? Are we still in middle school here?[/QUOTE]

They're just proving Jack Thompson and Joseph Lieberman right.

It begins with GTA ---> small woodland creatures ---> capping little girls in the face.

Scoff if you want. You won't be laughing when a crazed teen with possum blood on his pants shows up on your doorstep asking for your daughter!
 
[quote name='Snake2715']why not let it be? What the hells with everyones fascination of killing everything? Are we still in middle school here?[/QUOTE]
No kidding. Its not like its a racoon that could move in the attic and leave trash all over the yard. The big threatening groundhog is obviously very scary to many people here.
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']I don't really wanna kill it, I just wanna see it again, it's so fat! But if it does get closer to the house or something I dunno what we'll do.[/QUOTE]

So what if it gets closer to the house? It's not like it's going to set it on fire. :roll:

My suggestion to you is if it is making a mess in your yard, call animal control and they will trap it and remove it for you. If you kill it, prepare to reap you karmic reward. Things like that have a way of coming back around and biting you in the ass.
 
Normally they won't go anywhere near people, they are burrowers and eat insects and roots. My parents had one living in the backyard for close to 10 years then it just dissapeared. My parents live in Indianapolis, In. BTW.
 
[quote name='Tybee']So what if it gets closer to the house? It's not like it's going to set it on fire. :roll: [/quote]

But what if it did?!

Seriously though, if it screws something up other than the yard, like the new patio we're getting, then we'll call animal control. But for now, it hasn't done anything bad so yeah...
 
I see no reason to kill it. Just call animal control. It's not like it's troubling you or anything.
 
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