Wood chucking woodchuck! (Updated)
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06/01/17 02:06 PM
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I've never seen this from a wood chuck. Customer has watched it doing it so no way it's something else (I asked if he was sure it's not a beaver, he said it didn't have a flat tail) Did this on his shed last year Did this in the last two days on the house I also noticed this mud spot that has a trail of mud going on the grass to the deck (I did the sniff test and it just smells like the pine trees) Anybody else ever see this?
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Re: Wood chucking woodchuck!
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06/01/17 03:52 PM
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We don't have porcupines this far south in michigan, Yet!
Will see when it gets caught (if it does)
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Sorry the pine tree smell is from all the pine needles around it, it's under some pine trees
Would be Intresting if it ends up being a porky though
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Where are you located? I keep a file of pictures of animals on my smart phone. But you just do not know This customer is just south of Battle Creek
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So what should I use for bait if it is a porky. Never had to even consider it before
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06/02/17 08:53 AM
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Just got off the phone with the customer
I asked him what color the woodchuck was....
"Gray" he said
Looks like it may be a porcupine
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06/02/17 12:04 PM
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Had a discussion with a local DNR biologist about the possibility of it being a porky
He said sometimes people catch them up north and bring them down here and release them, thinking that it is funny. He said when I catch it, please dispatch it
He did however also say that for some reason the glue in some manufactured wood is attractive to some woodchucks and it could be a woodchuck especially if it is concentrating it's knawing to one piece of wood (which last years damage was)
Thanks for all you help
Did download a couple of pictures for the customer to look at
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Showed him pictures. He picked woodchuck out of the lineup
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Now guess what
Just got a call. Wrong one, it's out there chewing on the house again
I'm really leaning towards the porcupine now. Good grief
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If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
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