Q.What Are These Trenches And How Do I Stop The Animal From Making Them?
These are appearing in the grass and in the dg. They are about 1-2in deep and are varying in width.
GKH_Susan
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Answered on February 28, 2025
It is an animal that is using the runways to search more easily for food, particularly in winter. Prairie voles are the chief suspects. There should be a burrow entrance. In a couple photos, the runways go to a structure. Here is more:
https://naturalresources.extension.iastate.edu/files/page/images/holes_in_yard_graphic.jpg
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1999&context=extension_histall
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