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Anyone do groundhog hunting?

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  1. RCBS

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    Year round except during Gun season for deer (1-2 weeks) here in my state with no bag limit. No restrictions on type of weapons used to take them. Seasons and bag limits will vary from state to state. They are generally considered a nuisance here (damage to farm equipment and livestock from their burrow holes.

    I have not actively hunted them for a few years. .223 was my caliber of choice.
     
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    Ground Hogs hibernate around here... but when the show up for pictures :ithappened:... I gladly ablige to take there pictures with a .22
     
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    I don't know , I get a shot ,they die machine-gun.gif
     
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    No ground hogs here, do ground squirrels count?:rootintootin: 14 this year.
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    I'm pretty sure a juvenile bald eagle was taking care of my handiwork from the other day. Glad to see it didn't go to waste.
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    I use a 220 conibear.
    Works great, and is always active.


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    22-250 and hornady v-max. Makes a nice red mist.
     
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    if we had them here i would be out, shooting them
     
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    Groundhogs 0 Me 2. Got a big-un today and a little one. The little one will be in the pan tomorrow. A little country fried groundhog.
    I've been a rabbit hunter all my life so cleaning game is not new to me. In the past and if my memory serves me correctly, the big hogs did not like to let go of their hide and they stunk. The young one skinned almost as easy as a rabbit. Any hints on skinning an older one? I just threw it out back this time.
    I figure I have 2 more big ones and at least 6 or 8 little ones to go.
     
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    Most of my experience was relatively short range. Off a golf cart with an iron sight .22. No worries if they run for the hole. They ALWAYS poke their head out a couple minutes later to see if the coast is clear.
     
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    And that ends a little bit like this > :mad: (specifically the end part), eh?! :binoculars: :rofl: :lol:
     
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    :D
    Had somebody ask me if I did any hunting and I replied "Never got into it, just not my thing. But I do in fact happen to be a certified Woodchuck Asassin." :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Got 2 scared 3 today. I have always been an opportunist when it came to groundhogs. Actually took my chair out and set up under the apple tree. Found it quit fun. After sitting for 20 minutes, I began to think this was going to be like deer hunting. I don't have much patience sitting in a deer stand. Then they started coming out. Had fun. Going to mow and try again Tues.
     
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    #17 this year.:D
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    I shoot them because their burrows are deadly to our horses, but I'll be honest - I am always excited for the chance.

    In the eastern US you can find these buggers nearly everywhere, but never in dense populations. In the western us, there is prairie dog hunting. Those are smaller and more active and they create entire colonies in a field. I hear that a good day p-dog hunting involves taking time out to cool and clean the barrel. :)

    As for the weapon of choice, I use a .30 RAW air rifle out to 50, 17 HMR out to 100y, and I am considering a centerfire for 100+ shots.
     
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    I need to copy our hunt to dvd and post it sometime, Remington .223 with hand loads, it was a great time.
     
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    I went once and had a great time. Lawn chair. Cooler. Shade. Range finder. Bipod. We were set up on the edge of a pasture and got 5 or 6 about 100 yards out.
     
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    This years head count is 36.
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    Another one gone, another one gone, Another One Bites the Dust. Mini Mag machine-gun.gif
    Got him on the third sneak, dang crunchy leaves out there

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    Humm, just found this guy out there in a different area don't know what happened to him it wasn't me.
    Maybe he choked on a hickory nut

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