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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 9, 2006 11:21:35 GMT -5
OK.. you varmint hunters.
How about a Virtual Ground Hog Hunt?
I don't hunt them, but I'm sure that you guys that have will have some good ideas on when and how.
I would propose:
1) Have a sign up thread.
2) Pair hunters off by random draw
3) Teams pick a day or weekend to hold the "Virtual Groundhog Hunt'.
4) Go hunt them rascals.
5) Post up the kills and maybe the pictures of the hunt's kills.
6) Total number wins or any other criteria that you guys choose..
7) Prize? Bragging rights only..
Any suggestions I am like Ross Perot - "I'm all ears!" ;
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Post by birddog on Feb 9, 2006 14:24:34 GMT -5
Years ago I hunted groundhogs like they were the only thing to kill but for several years now I have elected not to kill any because the holes that they dig provide shelter for many other animals such as fox,rabbit and others.Unless a farmer is having a huge problem with them in his fields why is it necessary to shoot them for sport just to see who can kill the most?Now if a person takes one on occassions to eat then that's a different story.
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Post by hunter7x on Feb 9, 2006 14:28:46 GMT -5
I don't know any land owner especially row crop farmers who doesn't want them dead with a capitol T.
I used to host a groundhog hunt at my work every year. Lots of fun for sure.
I'll be in but baseball pretty comsumes my summer days.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 9, 2006 15:44:39 GMT -5
Haven't seen too many around here for a while. There is one that lives near the highway at Clark State Forest, but he's off limits. There was a burrow in my buddy's soybean field. The thing had a litter and there was about a 20 yard x 20 yard bare spot around the burrow.
.220 swift + groundhogs = crop insurance He absoloutly hammered them.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 10, 2006 8:09:56 GMT -5
I used to hunt them every summer with my .222 when the beans were up & the whistle pigs were out gorging themselves. Ain't nothing like shooting hot loads, and leaving nothing but toenails to retreive. The local farmers were happy to see the varmits were no longer damaging their beans.
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Post by oneshot on Feb 13, 2006 11:18:23 GMT -5
Seems that the coyotes around here have pretty much 'cleaned them up". Hardly ever see them any more.
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Post by jkd on Mar 10, 2006 16:17:41 GMT -5
Birddog - once you've stepped through the snow into a hole crossing a hayfield and screwed up your ankle/knee, you may rethink that concept... I spent about 3 months getting over a hyper-extended achilles tendon winter before last... stepped on the edge of the hole with the toe of a rubber boot and dumped my heel completely down into the hole in mid-stride, folding my foot up toward my shin and twisted my knee in the process... I've been on the warpath with'em ever since....
Woody - I think you should have a category for "total weight"... kinda like the bass tournament boys... :-)
Count me in...
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Post by kevin1 on Mar 31, 2006 18:10:25 GMT -5
Birddog - once you've stepped through the snow into a hole crossing a hayfield and screwed up your ankle/knee, you may rethink that concept... I spent about 3 months getting over a hyper-extended achilles tendon winter before last... stepped on the edge of the hole with the toe of a rubber boot and dumped my heel completely down into the hole in mid-stride, folding my foot up toward my shin and twisted my knee in the process... I've been on the warpath with'em ever since....  ... I just watch where I put my feet ... silly me ...  Serious biz , I've done it too and it really did suck . I moved on . Woody - I think you should have a category for "total weight"... kinda like the bass tournament boys... :-) Count me in... |
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Post by Decatur on May 11, 2006 13:30:32 GMT -5
Groundhog is some good eats!
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