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You can prepare it just about the same way you would rabbit or squirrel. The main thing is when cleaning them make sure you remove the scent/oil glands. If you don't, they are darn near inedible, depending on the time of year. if they are male or female, and phase of their life, and why many say they are not good to eat. Cleaned properly you can make a stew/gumbo/ fricassee like you would with rabbit or squirrel, and like a lot of other game they work well in a slow cooker after marinating overnight in something like a buttermilk/spice marinade. After marinading you can also fry them. Like most other animals, the younger ones are better eating.

This is a link to an article about preparing and eating groundhog, but the recipe it has, to me, is only so so, and there are better ways to prepare it. I include it because it has some good photos of the scent glands and talks about removing them. For a recipe, me personally I would search out and substitute it in a good duck or squirrel (even chicken) gumbo recipe with okra and sausage, thickened with a roux with spices I know I like and the "trinity". I have cooked it that way before and is as good as any other small game when prepared like that. A little rice on the side and some French bread, maybe a cold beer or a nice Cotes du Rhone, and you are good to go. If you prefer fried, I wouldn't be afraid to try it that way.

https://foragerchef.com/a-groundhog-stew/#:~:text=Lots of people ask about removing the scent
 
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I watched a show a few years back and they said to boil it first to render out the fat since that was the source of the flavor that turned some people off.
 
Parboil the quarters for 2 hours, place quarters in an aluminum baking pan, cover with cream of mushroom soup and cook on the grill until done.
I fixed a couple this way when my mother in law came to visit. She liked it and commented how she had never eaten chicken cooked that way. I told her what it was and she even went back for seconds.
 
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