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Old 08-10-2010, 10:25 PM   #1
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Default Pest Control - finally got the vermin chewing on my hops
Thumper got thumped...

I noticed some damage to the low portions of my hops along with something digging and attacking the root system... then this morning I noticed the little gray fur ball having a meal.

I baited the back yard with a hand full of mixed nuts, set my bow just inside the small garage door, and about an hour ago, me and thumper had a conversation... thumper agreed to wait in the fridge for the grill to warm up...

If I could only get Japanese beetles to go after mixed nuts...


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If I could only get Japanese beetles to go after mixed nuts...
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We got rabbits 'round here. Interesting ...something digs in the beds around the house ...been thinking it was cats ...maybe it was wabbits.
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Strange. We have a family of rabbits living under our back porch, right next to the hop garden. They haven't so much as paused to sniff the bines.
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tasty tasty vermin! I need pics of dinner!!


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