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From: durbin@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Fri, 15-Aug-86 10:33:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 15 10:33:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU!durbin    Aug 15 09:33:00 1986


    Sounds like moles.  They are very common, and small. A gopher is
very big in comparison (larger and tougher than cats and some small 
dogs).  From past experience, it takes a good shotgun or rifle to get
rid of "gophers" (groundhogs here) and it may require 2 or 3 shots.
And they can do a lot of damage to a dog, so if you have one, keep it
away.  (although the dog will win out, the vet bills can hurt).

     On moles, now.  Some old tricks are to put human hair in the tunnels
this drives them out because of human scent.  
A couple of good cats can do a pretty thorough job, too.  The only bad part
of cats is they often just kill them and leave them on the back step.
I've seen mole traps, but never tried one.  They might work, but in putting
them in, the human scent is likely to be left on them, and the moles would 
aviod the area.  Back to the hair trick, it must be placed in several part
s  of the tunnels.

                              --_-stauffer



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