2023 woodchuck thread (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 3/21/2023 6:36:07 PM EDT
First woodchuck of the season. Today about 5pm. Savage 93r .22mag with hornady 30gr vmax. 40yds, 1 and done.  |
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Originally Posted By akethan: IN. Good, I was starting to think I was the only one chucking. I have to hunt this field early as it's going to be corn this year. Last year I got 28 off this field. It's about 110 acres. |
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Couldn't help myself.  Geico Woodchuck Commercial Really Funny Wood Chucks Chucking Wood |
| I had a family of chucks under the concrete of my barn when I moved to my place 7 years ago. I made it a top priority to get rid of them. Rifle took care of the adults, conibear traps took care of the pups after they scattered to various places. I haven't seen a single groundhog since then thankfully. It appears I took out the breeding population. |
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I have that same rifle that I shot a groundhog with once. It was burrowing under my barn, and I desperately wanted to get him. If I saw him and was without a gun, he would just mosey back to the barn. If I had the rifle, he would sprint, like he knew what was up. So, finally I decided to wait from a second floor window and finally got a shot. I dropped him in his tracks. I decided that because I was on the second floor and needed to walk down the stairs and back around to where he was, I would shoot it again to be sure. When I hit it, the fucker popped straight up in the air and made a beeline back to his hole and disappeared down under the barn. I never saw it again, so in the end, he actually did me a favor of burying himself. 
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Originally Posted By shotar: # 6 , 15yds. Curiosity got the best of him. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10063/20230419_172404-2788734.jpg Where at? |
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Subscribed. Just built a 6 creed and looking forward to getting after the groundhogs. Soon as this knee replacement heals up enough to get out I plan on getting after them (been trying to convince the wife to roll me out Hannibal Lecter style, hasn't worked yet) Attached File |
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Originally Posted By shotar: Biggest chuck I've ever seen was on one of our trail cams at the field I'm hunting today. Not sure if .22mag will cut it? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10063/spypoint_5621474378411-2807090.jpg He is well fed for sure |
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Well haven't made it out here in PA yet. Just broke in the barrel on my new 6creed build before I had my knee replaced Apr12. Finally ventured out today to fine tune zero and break my cabin fever. Well right at the end of my last group this guy walked out of the long grass and stood up at 40yards, so i had a 4 shot group instead of 5, and first blood for the new rifle.  Attached File Attached File 95 gr berger classic hunter |
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Originally Posted By Piledriver2235: Well haven't made it out here in PA yet. Just broke in the barrel on my new 6creed build before I had my knee replaced Apr12. Finally ventured out today to fine tune zero and break my cabin fever. Well right at the end of my last group this guy walked out of the long grass and stood up at 40yards, so i had a 4 shot group instead of 5, and first blood for the new rifle. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419134/Screenshot_20230519_204455_Gallery_jpg-2822366.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419134/Screenshot_20230519_204524_Gallery_jpg-2822367.JPG 95 gr berger classic hunter Good range session. With the farmers planting right now, I've been taking the .22mag and concentrating around the barns and buildings. |
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Originally Posted By CNC_Guy: Do you ever eat them? I've been told they are not too bad. It’s a squirrel, how bad can it be? It’s nothing but a big chipmunk. |
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Originally Posted By ElrodCod: It’s a squirrel, how bad can it be? It’s nothing but a big chipmunk. Originally Posted By ElrodCod: Originally Posted By CNC_Guy: Do you ever eat them? I've been told they are not too bad. It’s a squirrel, how bad can it be? It’s nothing but a big chipmunk. My grandparents were Pennsylvania Dutch. They said that the young ones weren't bad to eat, but the big ones were really greasy, chewy, and gamey. Best for stew. After years of hunting groundhogs every spare minute, I haven't been out groundhogging at all the last few years, been out fishing all the time! We have a family of em in the backyard and my kiddos have taken a liking to them. Interestingly they share the same den area as some red foxes. |
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Shot one by the fence, his buddy came to see what was up....and met his end as well. Didn't get a pic with rifle cuz I suck, but this was with a Gamo Wildcat in .22 Range was around 35yd Attached File |
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