This little woodchuck is wreaking havoc on the pepper garden. I walked out of my house and I caught the little guy in the act. I can't believe how calm he was, he let me take tons of pictures until I finally ran straight at him and chased him out of the garden. We have set a live trap and baited it with some leaves from a pepper plant (his favorite); hopefully we can catch him and relocate the little guy.The woodchuck eats all the leaves off of the pepper plants which stops photosynthesis, thus killing the plant. I have done some research to find ways to discourage the woodchuck from coming around. One website suggested sprinkling human urine around (don't worry, we are not peeing on the vegetables); for obvious reasons, this is not really an option for us. Another website suggested using a cayenne pepper and water mixture, but this was disproved by another website. The last website I looked at said "use the business end of a shovel"; from what I have gathered, woodchucks are a true pest.
He has been at this for a few weeks now and has done some pretty substantial damage...
I did learn that woodchucks are the same thing as groundhogs, they are also known as whistle-pigs and land beavers.
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