Some burrows see more woodchuck activity than others, especially if they are found along above-ground woodchuck trails. These trails and accompanying burrows help woodchucks move from one habitat to another. Home is where the garden is. Woodchucks make their subterranean homes near their food source, which might be a vegetable garden. They are powerful tunnelers, with the ability to move more than 200 pounds of soil a year.
Woodchucks leave signs of their activity.
One of the ways woodchucks adapt to living near people is to adjust their patterns of activity around human interference. They may be active very early in the morning, late in evening, or during midday when most of us are at work. So you may not be able to see the actual animal on its rounds. But their burrows are generally easy to detect. And if you are uncertain that the animal eating your garden is a woodchuck, check out the tracks.