Originally Posted By: 1cdog
Pound for pound - inch for inch, groundhogs are the toughest animals I know of. They will tear up a much bigger dog in short order.

Some years back I lived in a citified area but still managed to have a small garden. A chuck decided to show up and chow down. No shooting allowed, so Animal Control rented me a Hav-a-Heart trap. Sucker was halfway through chewing his way out through the wire mesh after only an hour in the box.
That, and their whistle is damned loud.

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