It would take one very big, very nasty cat to take on a groundhog. Maybe a bobcat or a lynx, but I'll bet that one still be quite a fight. About the only realistic way to get rid of groundhogs is to shoot them. Harry -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Groot <JacquelineG@em.cortland.edu> To: 'danceswithcarp' <dcombs@bloomington.in.us>; chile-people dot com <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 8:34 AM Subject: RE: [CH] The Ground-Hawg's back... >This may seem like an old-fashioned solution, but have you considered >getting a few cats? My cats don't let anything live in my yard, and all of >my bird/bunny/vole/mole/whatever problems have been over since I've adopted >them. Some of the critters may be big and paunchy, but the kitties are >