Here's what I do for the squirrels and chippers in years they are a problem.. After planting take the lightest landscape cloth and spead it over the bulb site and put a few leaves on top so it looks ok in the garden. I mark the site with a 6 inch long or so piece of bamboo (it also anchors the cloth) and then remove the landscape cloth around freeze up.

Either owls or hawks would be most welcome and I know they are both in the woods next door (which does have big mature pines and other trees). In past years they've definitely patrolled the yard, so I'm not sure why they're not out in force this year. Maybe some encouragement would help--I can definitely put up an owl box and maybe I can get the neighbor's cat involved (outdoor and a hunter, while ours are indoors and totally impractical/useless as hunters). The trap has been a bust so far, although I still need to add some juice to the mix. The bait tray was picked clean again while the stuff behind it they've been ignoring--it does trip when tilted, but I suspect they're managing to get the food off without triggering it. This is the version recommended for rabbits--maybe there's some way to make it more sensitive? At this point, I'm beginning to wonder if the chippies and bunnies are colluding in theft. I have a net coming which should make for some entertainment for the boys and maybe they'll manage to chase these guys out of the yard and down to the lake and convince them not to come back if they are persistent.

Maes, it might be better if you just waited for your own population to grow again rather than try to introduce new animals. If you keep your garden in a way that makes good habitat for chipmunks, it shouldn't take long. For one thing, it's illegal to transport nongame wildlife in Georgia, exceptions are - rats, mice, coyotes, armadillos, groundhogs. No chipmunks on the list We have just very few that I enjoy here, but I don't do anything to either discourage or encourage them. The clumps of sunflower seedlings I find popping up in surprising places always makes me laugh...little clusters all tightly spaced together, just about a chipmunks 2 cheeks full.

Varmints be varmints. If predator urine is allowed in your state try that. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/using-predator-urine-in-gardens.htm https://www.homedepot.com/p/Just-Scentsational-8-oz-Bottle-of-Coyote-Urine-Small-Animal-Deterrent-RS-8/204497425#:~:text=Predator%20urine%20is%20one%20of,gardeners%2C%20hunters%20and%20trappers%20alike.