Prairie Dogs??

[BrianID]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-18 AT 06:18AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-18 AT 06:17?AM (MST)

I've seen a number of these mounds in Southern NM and can't figure out what made them. For the last 3 years I've thought they were prairie dog mounds. However, I have not seen a prairie dog yet. Most of these mounds I've seen around Deming. What made these mounds?

 

[RabidRattleSnake1]

Too funny. My brother-in-law and me were talking about it two weeks ago when we were down there around Deming. My boy did some internet research and they seem to be some sort of kangaroo rat that is native to that area.

 

[elkfanatic]

Yes they are Kangaroo Rat dens; however, I am unsure on the species as we have 3 different species in our state.

 

[HalfAce]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-18 AT 07:36AM (MST)[p]Chupacabra's.

 

[Deepsix]

Could be owls. I usually see them living in dirt banks however I have seen them burrow in flat areas.

 

[BUGLEnmIN]

Burrowing owls

 

[Deepsix]

Only way to know for sure is to reach in there with your arm as far as you can and see what happens.

 

[cbat]

Rat nest. Watch out snakes around them.

 

[BrianID]

Thank you everyone for answering my question. I was hoping they were prairie dog towns that needed population control. The kangaroo rats make sense. In some areas there are a bunch of these mounds concentrated in a small area which made me think they were prairie dog towns.

 

[cerec_cat]

These are ant hills. We grow em big around here.

 

[NMBOWHNTR27]

Burrowing owls take over abandoned holes. Probably kangaroo rat or some other rat. We have a bunch of rodent species.

 

[Trad Bow 1979]

Whatever they are it looks like a fun day with a 17 HMR!