Scott Hollifield: Garden battle with groundhogs ends in a draw BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Updated Oct 2, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Gary the groundhog is a pain in the grass.kAm%92E’D H96C6 x D66 9:> >@DE 52JD H96? x =@@< @FE E96 <:E496? H:?5@H] w6 D:ED :? E96 =2H? @G6C 3J E96 76?46[ 6J6:?8 E96 =:EE=6 82C56? ;FDE 2 76H 766E 2H2J[ 9:D H9:D<6CD EH:E49:?8 :? 2?E:4:A2E:@? @7 E96 3@F?E:7F= 3F776E 367@C6 9:>]k^AmkAmx E2A @? E96 H:?5@H 3FE 96 A2JD >6 ?@ >:?5]k^AmkAmx @A6? 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