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The snow finally melted off my lawn. Some rodent, I guess, carved up my grass.
There’s zig zag inch wide and inch deep runway on the surface of my lawn. And there’s lots of chewed grass in these runways.
What kind of critter did this and how do I prevent next winter?
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Mole maybe,I have the same issue,never did before. I'm thinking 12g or tannerite maybe,,,, 
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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We used to have lots of moles doing that on our property. Now we have 2 8 Month old Great Pyrenees puppies (about 80 pounds each). Now we have no moles but LOTS of pot holes. At least the boys are enjoying themselves.
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Moles looking for grubs. We get moles every year if we don’t apply grub control.
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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My Beagle slaughters moles.
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Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.
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Taught my daughter about voles when she was 3. In pre school, the teacher was featuring mammals and asked the kids if anyone knew what a vole was. My daughter raised her hand and said that it's a type of underground varmint.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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Taught my daughter about voles when she was 3. In pre school, the teacher was featuring mammals and asked the kids if anyone knew what a vole was. My daughter raised her hand and said that it's a type of underground varmint.
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My neighbor has them bad. Had a den in the front yard last year. Had my grandson help me put some gas bombs in the holes. He thought it was great seeing the gas come out of the ground. 2 Huskies in the back yard, so nothing could survive back there.
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Voles. Had them at our old place. Good luck getting rid of them.
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The snow finally melted off my lawn. Some rodent, I guess, carved up my grass.
There’s zig zag inch wide and inch deep runway on the surface of my lawn. And there’s lots of chewed grass in these runways.
What kind of critter did this and how do I prevent next winter? Dale, Reach out to these guys, they can get you the stuff you need to get rid of them; Wildlife Services Minnesota State Director St. Paul Downtown Airport 644 Bayfield St. Suite 215 St. Paul, MN 55107 Phone: 651-224-6027 Toll Free: 1-866-4USDAWS Fax: 651-224-4271 Ed
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Yep - Vole - with a V. One thing that helped at my place is reducing the copious amounts of mulch around my yard - they love living in that stuff. With the grass nearby, the get to dine all winter.
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I got a cat that hunts moles
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Easy to catch them with a mouse trap. Put two traps down, one on each side of the hole, trigger plate towards the hole. I used some old bent flashing placed it over the hole and the two traps. You're trying to force them over the traps. Caught lots of them this way. But there were always more. Found some spray that they dislike the smell. That would get them to move, but then you'd have them in another place. You'd think the owls and hawks would put a hurt on them. Only raptor I ever saw eating one was a turkey vulture.
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My daughter had them in her yard. Along with a family of Great Horned Owls that thrived on them.
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