I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
only resulted in more damage to the shed.

When I moved in he had his entrance under the front corner of the
shed. When I filled that in with rocks and broken glass, he went in
under the wall of the lean-to, and dug another hole into his burrow
from the back of the shed.

I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.

The bugger has gone all Hannibal Lechter on me. There was a half-
rotted possum carcass in the entrance to his burrow. I thought that
would drive 'em away, so I left it. Now it's gone.

He's always left my stuff alone, but now he's developed a taste for
gasoline. He removed the gas cap from my push mower, and chewed the
neck off the gas tank.

I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
discharge of firearms is a big no-no.

<m...@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:e...@21g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
> I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
> 3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
> only resulted in more damage to the shed.
>
> When I moved in he had his entrance under the front corner of the
> shed. When I filled that in with rocks and broken glass, he went in
> under the wall of the lean-to, and dug another hole into his burrow
> from the back of the shed.
>
> I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
> repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
> because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.
>
> The bugger has gone all Hannibal Lechter on me. There was a half-
> rotted possum carcass in the entrance to his burrow. I thought that
> would drive 'em away, so I left it. Now it's gone.
>
> He's always left my stuff alone, but now he's developed a taste for
> gasoline. He removed the gas cap from my push mower, and chewed the
> neck off the gas tank.
>
> I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
> discharge of firearms is a big no-no.


Havahart trap. Toss trap & critter into deep water. Talk like Tony Soprano 
while doing so. 

m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:

>I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
>3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
>only resulted in more damage to the shed.
>
>When I moved in he had his entrance under the front corner of the
>shed. When I filled that in with rocks and broken glass, he went in
>under the wall of the lean-to, and dug another hole into his burrow
>from the back of the shed.
>
>I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
>repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
>because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.
>
>The bugger has gone all Hannibal Lechter on me. There was a half-
>rotted possum carcass in the entrance to his burrow. I thought that
>would drive 'em away, so I left it. Now it's gone.
>
>He's always left my stuff alone, but now he's developed a taste for
>gasoline. He removed the gas cap from my push mower, and chewed the
>neck off the gas tank.
>
>I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
>discharge of firearms is a big no-no.


You need someone like the groundskeeper in Caddyshack to give you some
ideas.

In article 
<e...@21g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>,
 m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:

> I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
> discharge of firearms is a big no-no.

.22 shorts don't make too much noise. A single shot might startle the 
close neighbors momentarily but it wouldn't attract the riot squad. When 
I hear a gunshot I listen for subsequent commotion and if I hear nothing 
further I don't sweat it.

On Apr 20, 11:23=A0am, m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
> 3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
> only resulted in more damage to the shed.
>
> When I moved in he had his entrance under the front corner of the
> shed. When I filled that in with rocks and broken glass, he went in
> under the wall of the lean-to, and dug another hole into his burrow
> from the back of the shed.
>
> I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
> repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
> because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.
>
> The bugger has gone all Hannibal Lechter on me. There was a half-
> rotted possum carcass in the entrance to his burrow. I thought that
> would drive 'em away, so I left it. Now it's gone.
>
> He's always left my stuff alone, but now he's developed a taste for
> gasoline. He removed the gas cap from my push mower, and chewed the
> neck off the gas tank.
>
> I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
> discharge of firearms is a big no-no.

How good of a shot are you with a pellet gun?  Can you use a bow?

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> <m...@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message 
> news:e...@21g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
>> I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
>> 3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
>> only resulted in more damage to the shed.
>>
>> When I moved in he had his entrance under the front corner of the
>> shed. When I filled that in with rocks and broken glass, he went in
>> under the wall of the lean-to, and dug another hole into his burrow
>> from the back of the shed.
>>
>> I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
>> repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
>> because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.
>>
>> The bugger has gone all Hannibal Lechter on me. There was a half-
>> rotted possum carcass in the entrance to his burrow. I thought that
>> would drive 'em away, so I left it. Now it's gone.
>>
>> He's always left my stuff alone, but now he's developed a taste for
>> gasoline. He removed the gas cap from my push mower, and chewed the
>> neck off the gas tank.
>>
>> I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
>> discharge of firearms is a big no-no.
> 
> 
> Havahart trap. Toss trap & critter into deep water. Talk like Tony Soprano 
> while doing so. 
> 
> 
Dittos to Havahart trap but rather then kill them, I prefer to relocate 
groundhogs to a more affluent neighborhood ;)

On Apr 20, 11:57=A0am, Pat  wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:23=A0am, m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> > I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
> > discharge of firearms is a big no-no.
>
> How good of a shot are you with a pellet gun? =A0Can you use a bow?- Hide=
 quoted text -

Is there a pellet gun out there with the knock-down power of a .22? I
know I could pick the no good rodent off with a rifle, but all my old
Daisy airgun will do is pi$$ him off. Knowing him he'd probably set
fire to the shed just for spite.

<m...@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:a...@s28g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 20, 11:57 am, Pat  wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:23 am, m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> > I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
> > discharge of firearms is a big no-no.
>
> How good of a shot are you with a pellet gun? Can you use a bow?- Hide 
> quoted text -

Is there a pellet gun out there with the knock-down power of a .22? I
know I could pick the no good rodent off with a rifle, but all my old
Daisy airgun will do is pi$$ him off. Knowing him he'd probably set
fire to the shed just for spite.

=============

Yes. Ask at a real gun shop. Have bail money ready for when the cops haul 
you to jail and take your pellet gun. They'll listen to your story, and the 
complaint from the hysterical mommy next door. They'll like her story better 
because they have to. 

In news:a...@s28g2000vbp.googlegroups.com,
m...@rochester.rr.com <m...@rochester.rr.com>spewed forth:
> On Apr 20, 11:57 am, Pat  wrote:
>> On Apr 20, 11:23 am, m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:
>>> I'd love to sit on my back porch and pick him off with a rifle, but
>>> discharge of firearms is a big no-no.
>>
>> How good of a shot are you with a pellet gun? Can you use a bow?-
>> Hide quoted text -
>
> Is there a pellet gun out there with the knock-down power of a .22? I
> know I could pick the no good rodent off with a rifle, but all my old
> Daisy airgun will do is pi$$ him off. Knowing him he'd probably set
> fire to the shed just for spite.

go find some sub sonic 22s
no noise 

m...@rochester.rr.com wrote:

> I've tried gassing him with propane. I've tried all the folk
> repellants. Apparently he likes being clean and eating spicy food,
> because neither irish spring soap nor cayenne pepper phased him.

Dump a bunch of moth-balls or moth-flakes in there, no critters seem to 
enjoy that smell, I've seen it get rid of everything from possums to snakes.