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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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Posted: 3/21/2023 10:20:38 PM EDT
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Do you ever eat them? I've been told they are not too bad.
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Posted: 3/22/2023 6:26:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CNC_Guy: Do you ever eat them? I've been told they are not too bad. No. I may think about it for the dog. But for now, buzzards gotta eat too. |
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Posted: 3/22/2023 3:15:08 PM EDT
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My dog will eat the better part of a whole groundhog if given the opportunity. Must enjoy it.
Just gut it first. |
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Posted: 4/2/2023 4:20:58 PM EDT
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Small male. 74yds. Savage Axis 223 with 60gr vmax.
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Posted: 4/3/2023 7:42:20 PM EDT
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Same spot, same rifle.
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Posted: 4/3/2023 7:45:37 PM EDT
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IN.
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Posted: 4/3/2023 7:50:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 4/4/2023 7:00:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: shotar]
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7yds off hand.22mag. Came around the corner and there he was/were.
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USA
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Posted: 4/4/2023 9:13:48 PM EDT
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I’m in too. Nice work @shotar I hope to have an addition soon.
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Posted: 4/4/2023 9:32:01 PM EDT
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I know the photo is close, but there is extensive damage to that concrete from the woodchucks burrowing under it.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 4/4/2023 9:47:56 PM EDT
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Couldn't help myself.
 Geico Woodchuck Commercial Really Funny Wood Chucks Chucking Wood |
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Posted: 4/5/2023 7:49:45 PM EDT
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I'm still waiting to even see one.
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USA
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Posted: 4/5/2023 9:04:10 PM EDT
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I saw one a few days ago and staked the hole out for a while this afternoon but didn’t see him. Maybe tomorrow.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/8/2023 6:51:32 PM EDT
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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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USA
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Posted: 4/8/2023 7:57:24 PM EDT
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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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Posted: 4/9/2023 8:53:11 AM EDT
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I missed one yesterday. Hit the dirt right under him. As we had our Easter yesterday, I'm going back to stake out his hole today.
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Posted: 4/9/2023 9:16:22 AM EDT
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They get nice & fat in the summers up here, very gelatinous... Turn them inside out.
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USA
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Posted: 4/9/2023 12:44:43 PM EDT
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I saw a good size one yesterday morning while I was walking home from turkey hunting,I was tempted but I couldn’t bring myself to use a $11.00 TSS shell on him.
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Posted: 4/19/2023 5:43:18 PM EDT
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# 6 , 15yds. Curiosity got the best of him.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/20/2023 3:39:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 4/20/2023 5:16:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HuntandFishOhio: Where at? Owen. Shot over #7 at duck hit right behind it. Know where his hole is. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/21/2023 12:30:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shotar: Owen. Shot over #7 at duck hit right behind it. Know where his hole is. Awe… gotcha. Should be plenty still out there. |
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Posted: 4/21/2023 1:55:38 AM EDT
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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
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USA
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Posted: 4/22/2023 3:47:20 PM EDT
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Got on the board!
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Posted: 5/6/2023 7:06:44 AM EDT
[#25]
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?
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USA
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Posted: 5/6/2023 2:50:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:49:58 PM EDT
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#8, 57yds, savage .22 mag.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 6:02:53 PM EDT
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#9 , 50yds. Same place as the last one.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 7:11:17 PM EDT
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#10, large female, same spot.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 8:35:15 PM EDT
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I haven't even seen 1 yet, just a pocket gopher.
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Posted: 5/19/2023 8:47:10 PM EDT
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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 File95 gr berger classic hunter |
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Posted: 5/20/2023 9:25:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: shotar]
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 5/29/2023 5:58:51 PM EDT
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#11
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Posted: 5/29/2023 6:35:59 PM EDT
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#12
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Posted: 5/29/2023 6:43:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 5/30/2023 7:36:34 PM EDT
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#13
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/30/2023 7:57:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ElrodCod: It’s a squirrel, how bad can it be? It’s nothing but a big chipmunk. Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 5/31/2023 6:50:17 PM EDT
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#14
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Posted: 6/1/2023 6:18:28 PM EDT
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#15. Same place as 14. Savage Axis .223, 124 yds.
60gr vmax over cfe 223.  Drilled him center chest as he attempted to mock me.  |
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Posted: 6/1/2023 7:14:35 PM EDT
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#16 about 225yds. Wasn't going to trample the beans for a better pic.
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Posted: 6/5/2023 8:46:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: shotar]
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#17 , 160yds, same rifle, about even with #16 but at the edge of the field.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:53:42 PM EDT
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18 about 10yds .22mag.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:15:28 PM EDT
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10 minutes later #19
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:20:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: fks4l]
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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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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:31:47 PM EDT
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Got three fat ones so far this year. My two suppressed critter getters are by my door and window ready to go at anytime
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:46:47 PM EDT
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#20, can't get closer for photo.
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Posted: 6/9/2023 12:10:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/9/2023 9:08:58 PM EDT
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#21
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MI, USA
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Posted: 6/11/2023 11:19:52 AM EDT
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I killed #10 for me Friday in MI.
A retired buddy of mine got to #60 on Thursday. He goes out pretty much every day he's not fishing! I can't compete with that LOL |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 6/11/2023 5:17:49 PM EDT
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I got 2 this week. Third got away.
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