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Old 08-05-2015, 01:05 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by ApS View Post
Red squirrels make trashy nests and don't burrow.

Chipmunks make tidy entrances to their burrows—not like these. It doesn't look like an average-sized chipmunk would even fit those holes—plus chipmunks are a "daytime" critter. That you haven't seen them is another clue that what you have are voles—which are reportedly only nocturnal.



(Though my photo above of a Wolfeboro vole was taken during daylight hours).



"Broomstick-sized" holes are a sign of voles.







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I would vote Voles as well. I did set up a have a heart trap with the traditional peanut butter with seed on a cracker and not so much as a nibble.

Think I'll try it again.
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