https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=212958 Closed by Virgil Sauder Email sent with options for removal.

https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=212958 Virgil Sauder contacted Virgil Sauder Sorry to hear about your difficulty. Groundhogs can sometimes be frustrating. Here are some suggestions that you may have not tried to get them to move on. Check burrows: Before closing a burrow, first test for activity: Loosely plug all the burrow entrances (there may be several) with grass clippings or newspaper and monitor activity. If the material has not been disturbed after three to five days in clear summer weather, you can assume the burrow is unoccupied. If the burrow system is occupied, harass the residents: Partially dig the entrance out. Clear vegetation away from entrances. Put a harmless but strong-smelling substance just inside the entrance, such as urine-saturated clumps of kitty litter or a capsaicin-based repellent. Loosely seal the entrance, so the smell stays inside the burrow. Monitor the closed burrow every few days to make sure it's not still occupied; when it’s clear that the burrow is empty, you can permanently seal it. Close burrows: Even when a burrow's entrance is barely recognizable, the groundhog's highly developed sense of smell allows them to locate places where others have lived months or even years before. With only a few minutes' work, groundhogs can reopen a tunnel system and use it again. You can prevent this by burying a 3-foot square panel of welded wire centered over the entrance hole before an abandoned burrow is rediscovered. (Always ensure that the burrows are unoccupied first though!) Use heavy-gauge, welded fencing wire (with no larger than 3-inch squares) to close burrows. Cut the wire into 3-by-3 foot sections. Center a section over each burrow entrance. Bury the fencing at least 1 foot deep. Pin it down with landscape staples. Keep monitoring not only closed burrows, but the rest of the yard, too. Immediately respond to any attempts to reopen old burrows or establish new ones to prevent new burrows from popping up. Remove habitat: Groundhogs like to navigate through tall vegetation. Removing vegetation around burrows can create insecurity and, with other eviction methods applied simultaneously, can encourage groundhogs to abandon a burrow system, especially one that hasn't been used for long. Beyond that, keeping undergrowth and grass cover low around buildings will discourage groundhogs from burrowing there. If this does not work, we would recommend dealing with a licensed wildlife removal company. You can find these on the Indiana DNR website at: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/living-with-wildlife/nuisance-wildlife-control-operators

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