Argh.
Well, we're going to pull all of those out, anyway.
The good news, I guess, is that the 'chuck doesn't seem to have made it under the porch. The burrow seems to follow the buried hardware cloth, along the perimeter of the porch. The bad news is, the burrow's undermined the paver-walkway at the bottom of the steps.
Well, we're going to pull all of those out, anyway.
Time for explosives.
ROTFL!
Yes. You are absolutely right. I completely forgot. And, bonus! that'll remove the porch steps, pavers, and flowerbeds in no time! :-)