Gassing chucks....

I'm trying to reduce the population of rock chucks on my property, specifically under my polebarn. I have been using my Allis 175 diesel with an underslung muffler (it gags me to stand behind it when it is idling. Anyway, not sure how well it is working, but seems to be less chucks around...and the holes appear to be dug back out from the outside (maybe they sent out a fatal chirp to their uncle to come dig em out). Anyway, I was talking to another guy who said he heard diesel fumes won't kill them, needs to be a gas engine??? Thoughts?

That is interesting, I do not know if a Diesel produces as much CO, sure will stink them out.

If we were to do anything like that in Alabama we would be
fined heavily or go to jail if caught, of course we don?t have
chucks here but we are plagued with armadillos that create
havoc by digging holes and burying up in them, the law
protects the gopher tortoises here that also dig holes so it?s
against the law to pour gas or do anything else toxic to kill the
armordillos like that. The rattlesnake hunters used to pour gas
through a garden hose to run the snakes out and catch them
but by doing so was killing the protected gopher tortoise, now
a days they have to snatch the snakes out, they run hose
with treble hooks down and pull the snakes out or just dig
them up, I?m sure some folks still gas them out but if caught
doing so then their in big trouble, and as far as our armadillo
problem is concerned, you can walk around the yard at night
with a flashlight and a 22 caliber firearm and take care of
business. Good luck with your chuck eradicating methods, you
must not have gopher tortoises there like we do in the south.

Go to the "Off topick" thread. Go to page #2 and find Feed Store.
Several answers.

I did that to the chucks under my garage. I know there was one down there when I started and there was no exit. He never came out. Best thing is none have moved back. I'm thinking the diesel poisoned or stunk up the dirt to where they don't like it.

While you can kill off the current occupants, it
doesn?t keep others from moving in later. Here?s
what I found to stop that: chain link fence. Huh??
Yes, old chain link fence laid on the ground around
the building. The good things about chain link: 1.
it?s flexible so it molds to the ground well, the grass
grows through it quickly, and can mow over it
without snagging it. 2. You don?t need a 6 ft barrier
around a building, can take it apart in 2-3 ft strips
and put that around a pole barn. 3. Used & rusty
chain link works fine and is easy to find dirt cheap,
sometimes free for the taking. Cheap is good.

Might laugh at it but it works. Have also used it in a
fenced yard, along the edges, to keep our dogs
from trying to dig their way under the fence.

A gas engine works better as it creates more carbon monoxide than a diesel. An idling gas motor can have as high as 10-12% of CO in the fumes. A diesel idling has under 1-2% of CO. So can diesel fumes kill??? Yes, just not as quickly.

(quoted from post at 20:38:19 06/23/18) While you can kill off the current occupants, it
doesn?t keep others from moving in later. Here?s
what I found to stop that: chain link fence. Huh??
Yes, old chain link fence laid on the ground around
the building. The good things about chain link: 1.
it?s flexible so it molds to the ground well, the grass
grows through it quickly, and can mow over it
without snagging it. 2. You don?t need a 6 ft barrier
around a building, can take it apart in 2-3 ft strips
and put that around a pole barn. 3. Used & rusty
chain link works fine and is easy to find dirt cheap,
sometimes free for the taking. Cheap is good.

Might laugh at it but it works. Have also used it in a
fenced yard, along the edges, to keep our dogs
from trying to dig their way under the fence.

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You know I have thought of that, they have to dig further and it is open so they will see daylight for a long ways before they hit their goal. I had some pavers on a pallet so I laid them out in the area they were digging, but it was only a couple of feet, and they move them out of the way. I have a couple thousand feet of chainlink in rolls sitting here, will have to try it.....just need the time to do it.

(quoted from post at 20:43:14 06/23/18) A gas engine works better as it creates more carbon monoxide than a diesel. An idling gas motor can have as high as 10-12% of CO in the fumes. A diesel idling has under 1-2% of CO. So can diesel fumes kill??? Yes, just not as quickly.

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Yeah, I guess diesel is more of an air pump, thus the efficiency...I just thought as foul smelling as it was it had to be as deadly...

One on U'tube. Grab your tourch set.
chucks

I use the red flares like police and
fire departments use. Put a lit one
down the hole cover with dirt and
watch for any nearby holes to have
smoke coming out and cover them too.
Problem solved.

Our county used rodentator (propane explosions) in a large park to get rid of gophers and moles. I am told they did it at night to avoid the tree huggers.

Put a unwrapped stick of juicy fruit chewing gum in every hole you find.... Trust me, gets em good!

Get ready, here I come, I pour about a quart of
used motor oil down hole when away from a water
source or nice tree. No chucks here.

(quoted from post at 22:46:18 06/23/18) now
a days they have to snatch the snakes out, they run hose
with treble hooks down and pull the snakes out or just dig
them up,

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Doing that would be big trouble in Florida, I bet it is still a no no in Alabama.
Gopher tortoises are "sacred cows" in Florida. Unless your a big time developer and need the land where they are living.
Then you can pay a fee and hire a re-locator to physically move them somewhere else.

A gallon of water down the hole and then some pool chlorine tablets. Block all holes.