Lawn infestation ?

bigdog · 03-22-2016, 04:36 PM

Seeing small holes about 1"-2" popping up in several areas of my lawn.
Seem to be perfectly round.

I suspect it to be some type of critter digging these holes.

Moles, voles, or other ?

tummyman · 03-22-2016, 05:22 PM

Interesting. Could be almost any of the above. I got hit be voles...I think over the winter. Made all kinds of burrow rows in my grass. Dug up everything down to the roots in a meandering pattern. Would love to get them, but so far have not seen any evidence once the snow was gone. Hope an owl or eagle got them for dinner. Now I have a lot of repairs to make and not sure if I have a young group growing for problems later.

8gv · 03-22-2016, 05:36 PM

If you have grubs in the soil the critters that are making the holes may be eating them. My son in CT has the same issue. He is applying Grubex this weekend.

No food? No critters.

bigdog · 03-22-2016, 07:28 PM

No burrows in lawn, just holes !

Could it be skunks digging for grubs ?

Blue Thunder · 03-22-2016, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog

No burrows in lawn, just holes !

Could it be skunks digging for grubs ?

Exactly what I had a few years ago. It was skunks at night devouring the grubs....

HellRaZoR004 · 03-22-2016, 08:14 PM

Do you see a lot of chipmunks in your yard? I have the same issue.

dpg · 03-23-2016, 06:09 AM

If it's a "perfectly round" hole as you stated it's not skunks, probably Chipmunks. Skunks will more just dig the top surface of grass and shuffle it around not necessarily dig a well defined hole. Skunks are simply trying to get under the top surface of sod layer to gain access to grubs.

Way Out There 2 · 03-23-2016, 03:09 PM

dpg is right. Round holes = chipmunks. Torn up grass and roots = skunk. I've got both. The skunk made quite a mess. Not sure how or if the grass will come back.

bigdog · 03-23-2016, 04:17 PM

Almost perfect round holes as stated....

Don't have chipmunks, but I think I have the entire NH squirrel population living here !

Lot's of acorns fell last fall so maybe their digging those , but the holes are deep. like 1-2"

Time to purchase a pellet gun !

TiltonBB · 03-24-2016, 09:01 PM

I have had moles for years. Every morning I would go out and stomp down the trails, hoping that I had hit one. No such luck.

One day I was looking down at the mounds of dirt and noticed movement. I could see the dirt popping up as I watched. Hello metal rake! Good by Mr. mole! I hope PETA doesn't find out!

ApS · 03-25-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tummyman

Interesting. Could be almost any of the above. I got hit be voles...I think over the winter. Made all kinds of burrow rows in my grass. Dug up everything down to the roots in a meandering pattern. Would love to get them, but so far have not seen any evidence once the snow was gone. Hope an owl or eagle got them for dinner. Now I have a lot of repairs to make and not sure if I have a young group growing for problems later.

For more discussion of these holes/burrows studied earlier:

http://winnipesaukee.com/forums/show...ighlight=voles

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VitaBene · 03-25-2016, 09:09 AM

We had all sorts of moles/ voles last year, then I saw a fox working them over pretty good. This year we have seen very little activity

jeffk · 03-25-2016, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

We had all sorts of moles/ voles last year, then I saw a fox working them over pretty good. This year we have seen very little activity

Nature's balance.

VitaBene · 03-25-2016, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffk

Nature's balance.

That's for sure Jeff! The year before we a lot of chipmunks in the stone walls behind the house... until a bobcat showed up!

Cindido · 03-25-2016, 12:56 PM

Would someone please send a fox or bobcat Alton Bay way - our lawn is destroyed!

Thank you

bigdog · 03-26-2016, 08:58 AM

Caught the varmits in the act ! It's squirrels' digging up the lawn.

They're digging up the acorns under the lawn buried in the soil.

You'd think they'd be gathering their nuts in the Fall, go figure !

Time to buy that pellet gun, and let my mini-dachshund have a run at them !

noreast · 03-26-2016, 02:44 PM

They're just helping you aerate, You owe them about $150.00

03-22-2016, 04:36 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 340 Thanked 119 Times in 96 Posts	Lawn infestation ? Seeing small holes about 1"-2" popping up in several areas of my lawn. Seem to be perfectly round. I suspect it to be some type of critter digging these holes. Moles, voles, or other ?

03-25-2016, 12:56 PM	#15
Cindido Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 157 Thanks: 222 Thanked 57 Times in 32 Posts	Voles/Moles Would someone please send a fox or bobcat Alton Bay way - our lawn is destroyed! Thank you

03-22-2016, 05:22 PM	#2
tummyman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 833 Thanks: 256 Thanked 672 Times in 243 Posts	Interesting. Could be almost any of the above. I got hit be voles...I think over the winter. Made all kinds of burrow rows in my grass. Dug up everything down to the roots in a meandering pattern. Would love to get them, but so far have not seen any evidence once the snow was gone. Hope an owl or eagle got them for dinner. Now I have a lot of repairs to make and not sure if I have a young group growing for problems later.

03-22-2016, 05:36 PM	#3
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,093 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	If you have grubs in the soil the critters that are making the holes may be eating them. My son in CT has the same issue. He is applying Grubex this weekend. No food? No critters.

03-22-2016, 07:28 PM	#4
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 340 Thanked 119 Times in 96 Posts	No burrows in lawn, just holes ! Could it be skunks digging for grubs ?

03-22-2016, 08:14 PM	#6
HellRaZoR004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Litchfield/Gilford Posts: 828 Thanks: 233 Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts	Do you see a lot of chipmunks in your yard? I have the same issue.

03-23-2016, 06:09 AM	#7
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,591 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	If it's a "perfectly round" hole as you stated it's not skunks, probably Chipmunks. Skunks will more just dig the top surface of grass and shuffle it around not necessarily dig a well defined hole. Skunks are simply trying to get under the top surface of sod layer to gain access to grubs.

03-23-2016, 03:09 PM	#8
Way Out There 2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Meredith Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 8 Posts	dpg is right. Round holes = chipmunks. Torn up grass and roots = skunk. I've got both. The skunk made quite a mess. Not sure how or if the grass will come back.

03-23-2016, 04:17 PM	#9
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 340 Thanked 119 Times in 96 Posts	Almost perfect round holes as stated.... Don't have chipmunks, but I think I have the entire NH squirrel population living here ! Lot's of acorns fell last fall so maybe their digging those , but the holes are deep. like 1-2" Time to purchase a pellet gun !

03-24-2016, 09:01 PM	#10
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,196 Times in 931 Posts	I have had moles for years. Every morning I would go out and stomp down the trails, hoping that I had hit one. No such luck. One day I was looking down at the mounds of dirt and noticed movement. I could see the dirt popping up as I watched. Hello metal rake! Good by Mr. mole! I hope PETA doesn't find out!

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03-25-2016, 09:09 AM	#12
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,583 Thanks: 1,614 Thanked 1,637 Times in 841 Posts	We had all sorts of moles/ voles last year, then I saw a fox working them over pretty good. This year we have seen very little activity

03-26-2016, 08:58 AM	#16
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 340 Thanked 119 Times in 96 Posts	Caught the varmits in the act ! It's squirrels' digging up the lawn. They're digging up the acorns under the lawn buried in the soil. You'd think they'd be gathering their nuts in the Fall, go figure ! Time to buy that pellet gun, and let my mini-dachshund have a run at them !

03-26-2016, 02:44 PM	#17
noreast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 648 Thanks: 316 Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts	They're just helping you aerate, You owe them about $150.00

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