Home remedies may encourage the woodchuck to move out. Place a can filled with a pungent substance like pine oil directly in the burrow. Avoid using this method in spring or summer when young may become stranded inside the burrow. If you spray around the garden with a homemade mixture of ground hot peppers, garlic, water and liquid soap, this will also repel them. As a last resort, live traps for woodchucks should be placed near the entrance of the burrow or near the feeding area.
Late summer is the best time to trap.
Bait the trap with fresh cabbage leaf, apple slices or commercially prepared bait. Contact a nuisance wildlife control professional for removal.