Can you call or decoy a Woodchuck?

Nino

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I know a woodchuck is not a predator, but they are a serious neusance to farmers, and my families farm. Does anyone know of a way to call them or decoy them, or do you just have to be patient, and wait for them to come out. I am talking about a woodchuck like what is found in the midwest, specifically Michigan. Not a prairie dog. I am not sure if a ground Hog is the same thing, but I think it is.
 
You basically just have to be patient and wait for them to
come out. The only calling I have seen work is if they are
out already and they are crawling in tall grass you can
whistle and they will stand up to see what just made that
sound. Once in a while they will come out of their hole to
see also but not always.
 
my brother in law is pretty good at calling them out of their holes. he uses a kissing whistle if that makes sense. kind of a kiss kiss whistle kiss kiss. i have done it a lot but he is way better. oh and its really high pitch
 
Thanks for the input everyone. Sorry for putting this in the predator hunting area. I am new to the forum, and I just noticed there is a Varmint Hunting section.
I will get the hang of it in time.
 
I shot several hundred in ID on the rock piles in the daylight. They are one of the funnest things to hunt and sharpen your shooting skills on. I used to sneak up on them in the grass with a shotgun and see how close i could get. Fun stuff!
 
plant beans and they will be out there every morning and evening eating them. I use to hunt the heck out of them.

If they see you and whistle you can sneak up on their hole. Most of the time they are right below the surface.
 
I THOUGHT I MIGHT TRY THIS SOON FIND THEIR HOLES AND STUFF SOME DRY STRAW DOWN THEIR ESCAPE HOLE ( WHICH USUALLY GOES STRAIGHT DOWN ) AND LIGHT IT AND PLACE A PIECE OF TIN OVER THE HOLE TO KEEP SMOKE FROM COMING OUT MIGHT FILL HOLE UP WEAR THEY MIGHT COME OUT
WHAT DO YOU THINK
 
Originally Posted By: smokeyI THOUGHT I MIGHT TRY THIS SOON FIND THEIR HOLES AND STUFF SOME DRY STRAW DOWN THEIR ESCAPE HOLE ( WHICH USUALLY GOES STRAIGHT DOWN ) AND LIGHT IT AND PLACE A PIECE OF TIN OVER THE HOLE TO KEEP SMOKE FROM COMING OUT MIGHT FILL HOLE UP WEAR THEY MIGHT COME OUT
WHAT DO YOU THINK Hmmmm In my state you go to JAIL!
 
had the nicknmae smokey given to me 30 years ago was a D-I in the army in the late sixty's
what would be wrong with trying to smoke out a ground hog by the way
 


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