{"podcast":{"title":"Fins, Fur, and Feathers","slug":"fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181","podcast_index_feed_id":6689181,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/489245/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/489245","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/f/a/f/cfafeedaaec20ac127a2322813b393ee/FinsFurFeathers_Icon_3000_3000.jpg","author":"Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts","episode_count":67,"summary":"Fins, Fur, and Feathers provides science-based solutions to real-world problems faced by producers, land managers, recreational landowners, and others who are dealing with wildlife or water-related problems or for those wanting to produce more fish and wildlife from their land.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181"},"episode":{"title":"Groundhogs","slug":"groundhogs","published_at":"2025-06-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/groundhogs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181","url":"https://976646f9-c750-4824-8301-5ac692a72f34.libsyn.com/what-do-you-call-groundhogs-fins-fur-and-feathers-episode-44-groundhogs","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/976646f9-c750-4824-8301-5ac692a72f34/POD_250605_FFF_Groundhogs_Full_V2_1.mp3?dest-id=4174655","summary":"Whether you call them groundhogs, woodchucks, or whistlepigs, these large squirrels - yes, they're squirrels - are very interesting, but can also be a challenging critter to deal with when they cause property damage. Join Drew and Joe as they discuss groundhog biology, natural history, the property damage that they sometimes cause, and control options for preventing or dealing with groundhog damage. Dr. Joe Gerken and Dr. Drew Ricketts are extension specialists and faculty members in the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Program at Kansas State University. Find out more about the program at http://hnr.k-state.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/wildlife-outdoor-management.html Watch the podcast on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@KSEWildlife","meta_description":"Whether you call them groundhogs, woodchucks, or whistlepigs, these large squirrels - yes, they're squirrels - are very interesting, but can also be a cha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/episodes/groundhogs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/groundhogs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}