There are few natural predators and their shy personality makes them difficult to deal with. Around the home, woodchucks will feed on just about any plant or flower. Woodchucks will damage plants quickly with this feeding. They particularly like tomatoes, fruit or any ground growing vegetable. Most weekend gardeners will attest to the persistence these stocky creatures will demonstrate when trying to get to a certain crop they want.
Woodchucks are members of the squirrel family.
They are the largest of all squirrels and are commonly known as woodchucks or groundhogs. Though distributed across the United States, there are some regions which don't have any of the six species. Woodchucks are stocky. They weigh 5-15 lbs when mature and have short ears and legs relative to their body. In northern states, woodchucks will hibernate.