Sette Repair

I try to repair the settes I dig. The way I do it, it's more than a matter of simply filling in the hole with dirt, which effectively collapses the den pipe. Instead, I try to find branches, bark, brush, rocks and other detritus to "roof over" the hole. I then pile fill dirt on top.  The end result is that the den pipe itself is preserved so long as the wood or other material on top remains solid. Much of the roofing wood is half-rotten timber, but I still think it helps keep the passage open for a year or so, during which time the collapse is a bit slowed, and a groundhog can work to open it back up.