Round Two in my battle with the furry little chompers of my herbs

[athena]

29. There is no humor in making poor defenseless animals suffer.

I have not "dealt with" a groundhog because I have chosen not to have a vegetable garden. We have plenty of groundhogs on our property. Over the years, we have enjoyed watching them through our kitchen window. Indeed, if I didn't know something about groundhogs, I wouldn't be so bothered by the suffering you are causing them.

As for birds and squirrels, which is the other area in which you seem to be exercising your human dominance, the best way to attract birds to your garden is to have a birdbath with clean water in it. This means replacing the water and cleaning the birdbath daily -- easily done in 2-3 minutes a day with a scrubbing brush and a watering pail. And plant some native plants. That's what the birds really want. Bird feeders can spread disease among birds if you don't maintain them properly.