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GTO JUDGE · 07-26-2007, 09:20 AM

This reminds me of a situation I had with a groundhog in my garage... 2 summers ago, while the overhead door was up a groundhog found his way in my garage and took refuge unbeknown to me.

A day later my overhead door did not go up when I hit the opener, I went inside and discovered the wires leading to the electric eye at ankle level was chewed through and the clip that goes inside the eye was mangled. I went and got a new unit and installed it. All the while for hours the door is open and I am going about my business in my garage.

Next day.... same scenario. This time the other eye was chewed up and wires chewed through, and the interior brick molding of the door was chewed up. I went looking for a squirrel. What I found was hiding under my rolling shop cabinet. The ass end of a ground hog sticking out because he couldn't fit under the cabinet. I looked under at him and he was hissing at me, and showing teeth. I got a ladder out, stepped on the 3rd step and moved the cabinet, he ran out from under it behind my work bench. He's been in my garage now for 3 days, no food or water. He was less than happy. I tried for an hour to get him out he ran all over the garage but not out even though he ran past the open door numerous times.

I call the cops to come shoot it, I am told NOPE. Call the game warden. Game warden says he's in your house, he's your problem. I tell him I shoot him you'll have a reason to bust me, he said no he wouldn't. I call the cops back, by this time 3.5 hours have passed. Cops say .... shoot it. I said If I discharge my gun in the township you'll bust me for shooting a weapon. I am told no we won't. I said send a cop over and let him shoot it. Again NO I was told.

So I go up and get my .357 mag. I think, hallow point? Naaaa I will spill his guts all over the place and have a real mess. So I put 2 - .38's in the revolver. I go down and I am trying to get this hog out so I can get a clean shot at him... I am poking him with a long pole, he's bleeding from the mouth because I am whomping him about the skull and face and he's taking issue with it. He is really hissing, standing on his hind legs teeth showing and really being nasty, he's cornered. So, I get close to him put the pistol with in 2 feet of his head and squeeze off a round. Down he goes, shot in the head, but he ain't giving up. He's trying to attack me.... Again I squeeze another off. This time he's out..... Brains and parts of head everywhere. What a damn mess I had. I put him out of misery. Took me hours to clean the mess up.
That poor bastard saw his last shadow.