Groundhogs?

Submitted by HotConcrete t3_zom1dy in RhodeIsland

So, my wife is from Rhode Island, I grew up in Pennsylvania. She claims that she never saw a groundhog until she came to visit me in PA, where they’re all over the place. Wikipedia shows them living here but I have to admit I’ve never seen one here. Has anyone seen one in Rhode Island recently?

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Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_j0ny9ra wrote

We called them woodchucks, yup I have one that took up residence in my garden.

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HotConcrete OP t1_j0qbnx7 wrote

From the number of comments, it would appear that people are very eager to discuss their groundhogs.

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Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_j0qcmqz wrote

Well, I’ll tell you one thing, I’m not eager to share my garden with it. I’ll likely need to plant extra just to distract him.

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hcwhitewolf t1_j0nn706 wrote

I think I remember a video from URI's Kingston campus maybe a year or two ago. That video might have been on this sub at one point, but I can't recall.

edit: https://rhodycigar.com/2021/09/23/students-mourn-loss-of-local-groundhog/

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SwizzleMeThis t1_j0pan98 wrote

Grew up in West Kingston , they love to make homes under peoples sheds.

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PigpenMcKernan t1_j0nnn3n wrote

My dog killed three back in the spring. They most definitely live here.

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canibringmydog t1_j0pkdhk wrote

There’s one that frequently visits my side yard. Absolute unit of a fella.

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KeepYrGlitterDry t1_j0pt0ub wrote

Have two fat ones living under my deck rent free here in Cranston.

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CatH2222 t1_j0nud46 wrote

I live in Warwick. Never saw a groundhog. I guess it depends on where you live in RI.

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AleutianMegaThrust t1_j0ov9jw wrote

Yep grew up in pawtucket. I never saw one before I went to URI and then not again until I worked at the zoo.

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HotConcrete OP t1_j0pfe4b wrote

I know it’s not what you meant but I love the idea of a groundhog display at the zoo.

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AleutianMegaThrust t1_j0r8md3 wrote

There used to be this beefy boi that had a name I can't remember that would wonder around

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joltingjoey t1_j0nvxva wrote

The town of Hopkinton used to have a 5 cent bounty if you brought in the nose of a groundhog. The ordinance might still be in on the books.

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Familiar-Ending t1_j0nx8a2 wrote

There’s been one under my shed at times

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RandomChurn t1_j0p447r wrote

Live in Providence; see them far less often than rabbits, maybe as often as raccoons? -- but they've been here throughout my decades here.

Spotted a giant one popping out of his hole this past summer in India Point Park.

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ColdFudgeSundae t1_j0noygh wrote

Ive got one living under a boulder in my backyard, definitely here

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dmb1717 t1_j0pdqri wrote

Yes, there are 2 living in my back yard. I had never seen one up close until I moved here.

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Helianthus401 t1_j0ph38j wrote

We've had one living in our backyard in Westerly for years

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Emotional-Simple-478 t1_j0pi4b1 wrote

The only groundhog I've ever seen is the one the hold up on groundhog day.

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shortys7777 t1_j0pom95 wrote

I used to have one under my firewood. Thing ate my garden and my neighbors. We took care of that. I generally see some every year looking to get the garden.

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OmgitzBlue t1_j0q6s5f wrote

That's very concerning that the groundhog ate your neighbors.

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maznyk t1_j0q09v8 wrote

I’ve seen many in South Kingston and I have one in Bristol whose home is near the jogging path.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j0q48tn wrote

Yes there’s been several in our neighborhood / most Recently spotted in October.

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leonpinneaple t1_j0q4rgi wrote

They’d be hard to see them in PVD but are all over the state anywhere with woods. I have a family who resides without paying rent under my shed. The babies are adorable but they will feast on your garden.

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fiddycixer t1_j0q95r2 wrote

I have one in my yard. His name is Brian Griffin.

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ScottCold t1_j0qb7pm wrote

Wife and I are both 10+ year transplants from Pennsylvania and there are chonky groundhogs all over the state.

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MarieTC t1_j0qxh6d wrote

I had a momma and 5 babies living under my shed from late winter to late summer this year The chucklings were super cute

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Kap10Chaos t1_j0rk4q6 wrote

We live in North Attleborough MA right over the border, and we’ve got a big fat one living under our neighbor’s shed out back. We call him Frank

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DogByte_2021 t1_j0rwkdc wrote

All the time around the State Hospital and Prison (Howard) complex in Cranston.

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derpbeluga t1_j0rzxhu wrote

I've got one living underneath my deck. His name is Bob.

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saucyB52 t1_j0s6kf9 wrote

I live in Wickford and I always see the chubby ground hog down the hill by the road

fukr likes to live dangerously I guess

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summerchilde t1_j0so3qf wrote

Yeah, get them every year at Fox Point Community Garden.

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Sovereign-State t1_j0phn0h wrote

We have quite a few - but we live in the woods. You don't see them as often if you live in a densely populated area.

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