What made this lawn damage?

[Fuddyduddy1952]

This morning all over the yard I have these funnel-shape places, hundreds of them. Some places may be one every square yard, others maybe a dozen in a square yard. They're anywhere from an inch to 3"-4" deep.
It's not a mole or snake since hole stops.
Is it a skunk digging up grubs?

 

[Eaglesfate]

I would guess guess skunk.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

I would guess guess skunk.

I agree with you, skunks. My dogs usually run them off, but sometimes the skunks win! Oh, the smell!! Thats when I know that the conical holes were made by a skunk.

 

[Wagtail]

It's a sure sign of a bandicoot!

Although a potaroo can make a similar hole.

You're welcome.

 

[Yander]

Skunk, I had those holes all through my garden mounds last spring. Looking for insects probably.

 

[Tinhack]

Woodpeckers will do that too. Better skunk than hog though. Hogs will dig trenches over a foot deep and go for ten feet or more. They can really make a mess of a yard.

 

[Cougsfan]

It looks more like voles to me. I have had them in the past. If I am right, you can get rid of them by plugging all the holes except one and building an above ground tunnel open at one end over the remaining hole ( a piece of gutter upside down works) and a mouse trap in it. No bait required. It takes a while to catch them all, there is probably a lot of the little guys living down there. You can find u-tubes describing this method in detail.

 

[fatjay]

I would go with chipmunk. I had a handful of them around the pool a while back and they made holes just like that.

 

[workinonit]

LOL. He has no clue what made the holes now. I think it's aliens. Do you see any green slime around the holes? Set up your game camera and catch those bug eyed invaders in action.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

My guess is armadillos

 

[dirttoys]

I have similar from squirrels. Two months ago you would find an acorn at the bottom, now they are empty..............

Best,

ed

 

[Gem99ultra]

We have a good supply of armadillos that frequently duplicate such arrangements.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I should have said S.Virginia, so no armadillo or bandicoots. They're not holes all the way through, just depressions.

 

[Hay Dude]

If the ground is soft, a drunk woman in very high heels?

 

[Eaglesfate]

I mean if we are just taking pop shots in the dark, then it could be a Wompas Cat..

 

[duffer]

My guess is armadillos

That was my first thought too. Especially since there were so many of them. Vols tend to "tunnel" their way around the yard. Not sure about skunks.

 

[duffer]

I should have said S.Virginia, so no armadillo or bandicoots. They're not holes all the way through, just depressions.

I wouldn't arbitrarily rule them out. I live in the northern part of SC, and we have plenty of them. And they are working their way north !

 

[Carl_NH]

We have the same dug up chunks of turf - saw opossums at dusk recently in the act. They have a rounded nose like one of the holes you have, and they love grubs.

 

[Wagtail]

I wouldn't arbitrarily rule them out. I live in the northern part of SC, and we have plenty of them. And they are working their way north !

Bandicoots?

 

[oldballs]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned turkeys. That was my first thought. Have had them around here now and then. But their holes are not quite that deep.

Cheers,
Mike