Groundhog with a 1911PD

[41collector]

Heard something on the front porch. Looked out the door and there was a groundhog scratching on the welcome mat. Not sure if she was cleaning her feet to come in or what.

Anyway, I snuck out the back door and came around the side of the house. Put the red dot just behind the ear and touched one off. Had it loaded with CCI Shotshells. The label said - Pest Control!

 

[Double-O-Dave]

I didn't realize ground hogs grew to be so large - that looks to be the size of a small dog. Roughly, how much did it weigh?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[41collector]

Probably around 7 pounds. She's not quite as large as our Miniature Schnauzer and he's around 12 pounds.

 

[oteixeira]

groundhog, it's whats for dinner.

Groundhog Recipes - Tastes Like Chicken!

Orlando

 

[loutent]

The only good one is....

Nice shooting - I got 3 last year in our yard - none as big as that one!

 

[anothermiller]

Wait till late August, groundhogs start to fatten up on field crops and get even bigger.They can do alot of damage to your homes' foundation too.Its not uncommon here to see 100+ of them in a summer on a good sized farm and farmers sometimes will even pay you to get rid of them.

I haven't gone yet this year but first chance I get, Im going out varmiting.

 

[Snowbandit]

We have quite a few around here this year too. Caught one in the garage a couple days ago that was almost as big as a house cat. The little P-22 sent him to groundhog heaven.

 

[DeathGrip]

We've found the missing picture of UBL.

I'm gonna contact Wiki-leaks.

 

[G.T. Smith]

A friend and I were out dirt roadin' one time and he shot a ground hog. My mom said that her family ate them so we decided to clean it and freeze it for later. That winter while we were out hunting we pulled out the grate on top of the pot belly and started it cooking in a pot of water. When we came back a couple hours later it was done. It simply fell off the bone and was very tasty. Later that winter I was looking around in the freezer for something good to eat and found the ground hog still in the freezer bag marked "groundhog". What we had eaten before was a tame rabbit I got from my wifes grandma. Went ahead and cooked the groundhog. It was tough enough to drive nails with and tasted like.....bad.
Peace,
gordon

 

[bobelk99]

Ground pigs on the porch, under the shed, in the barn.

GP in fields = zero.

Boy do we have coyotes!

 

[snowman]

Wait till late August, groundhogs start to fatten up on field crops and get even bigger.They can do alot of damage to your homes' foundation too.Its not uncommon here to see 100+ of them in a summer on a good sized farm and farmers sometimes will even pay you to get rid of them.

I haven't gone yet this year but first chance I get, Im going out varmiting.

Sir,

Better get out there before the grass gets much higher. I went last evening and monitored an active den, but the occupant would have had to get up in its haunches for me to even see its head. Of course, if they're out in tilled fields, etc., grass isn't an issue.

Andy

 

[M29since14]

I didn't realize ground hogs grew to be so large - that looks to be the size of a small dog. Roughly, how much did it weigh?

I'm not sure that one would get a second glance around here. Poor things - must be inadequately fed in NC.

 

[snowman]

I'm not sure that one would get a second glance around here. Poor things - must be inadequately fed in NC.

Ditto that for here in NW Ohio farm country -they get considerably larger than 41collectors.

Andy

 

[mod34]

I'm from NE Ohio and we used to go ground hog hunting on farms. They were fattening up on alfalfa and clover. We would eat them fresh by frying 'em up like chicken. It was all dark meat and actually very good.

 

[Snowbandit]

Years ago, when my boys were little, we were camping in the mountains. They each had a .22 rifle and came running into camp one day asking if they could shoot a "marmot". Told them they had to eat whatever they shot and off they went. Half an hour later I was skinning one on a rock outside camp. Momma wouldn't let us cook it in the camper but, slow roasted over the camp fire it wasn't half bad. We ate it all and I wouldn't hesitate to eat another.

 

[anothermiller]

Ditto that for here in NW Ohio farm country -they get considerably larger than 41collectors.

Andy

Ive seen them so plump they look like a big ol inch worm,running to their den.

Awesome shot 41collector.Thanks for getting this ol varmit hunter back interested again.

 

[Arizona Commander]

I remember my Grandfather shooting groundhogs when we went to visit him at his West Virginia farm.

The pasture across from his house had been cleared of all it's large rocks with the rocks piled up in the center. The groundhogs had moved into the pile like it was some kind of critter condo.

Grandpa would sit on his front porch and whistle short, high pitched notes and when Mr. Groundhog poked his head up to see what it was Granpa would end him with a Winchester 94-22.

He considered them a pest as they were always in his garden and their burrowing in the pasture left holes and soft spots that could lead to cows with broken legs.

 

[sipowicz]

Now every morning, you will wake up to Sonny and Cher's "I got you babe" and go out and kill a groundhog...

 

[Badkarma 1]

I have them around here too. Matter of fact if it wasn't for the coyotes, they'd be the #1 varmint around!
Nice shootin 41collector! I got one today with my Makarov at my buddies farm in New Athens. Dale

 

[410bore]

i have a question..........what is a groundhog???