Vermin!

[dbutch]

Ringing out a 40 cal barrel today..
Out pop's a very curious wood chuck at 35 yards.
Bad move!...These over sized rats play havoc with the hunting shack.
35 grs.Graph's FFF.. .020 b/w ticking .395 hc rb..Hoppes lube.. drt.

First Woody with the 40..Small bores are more fun!

 

[wattlebuster]

Good shootin Dan. What is your load specs?

 

[dbutch]

Watt's...This barrel preferred..

gm 40 cal 32" 1-48 twist perc.

35 gr. Swiss FFF
.024 40 cotton duct patch..very tight load!
.395 hc rb
Hoppe's lube
cci 11 caps..
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Shoots just ok with .020 b/w ticking
35 fff Goex
35 gr fff Graph's
50 gr ff Goex

This was my 3 rd trip to my range with this barrel.
Jury still out on this one....when it proves itself(all touching at 50) it will get converted to flint.

Small game=small bore!

 

[bigbore442001]

Wonderful shot. Chuck hunting can be a great deal of fun.

 

[roundball]

Ringing out a 40 cal barrel today..
Out pop's a very curious wood chuck at 35 yards.
Bad move!...These over sized rats play havoc with the hunting shack.
35 grs.Graph's FFF.. .020 b/w ticking .395 hc rb..Hoppes lube.. drt.
First Woody with the 40..Small bores are more fun!

Good on ya.....and a great photo too!
:thumbsup:

 

[jeffdrown]

Good Job.... I like hunting groundhogs. ..but coyotes in the last few years thinned them out almost gone here!

 

[jamesthomas]

Good shot! his fur looks great, I would skin him out and make something with it. I also hear they are good eating.

 

[jeffdrown]

..heres one I mounted. Yes there great eating..really !!!

 

[hanshi]

I see chucks around town but so far haven't seen a one out in the bush.

 

[dbutch]

..heres one I mounted. Yes there great eating..really !!!

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Great mount..Very unique.. :thumbsup:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Great pic, Dan! :thumbsup: We have marmots (rock chucks)out here. They're fun to sneak up on and shoot with pistols. Never thought about eating them tho. :hmm: GW

 

[crockett]

Okay- I'll take the bait...what does groundhog taste like? Beef? Chicken? I too have heard they are good eating.

 

[jeffdrown]

..First....when skinning....get all glands free and clean off hog.(use a different knife or clean good. Then ..bread , season and fry in lard. Bake in oven covered on low heat till very tender... You'll all be fighting over it !

 

[dbutch]

Great pic, Dan! :thumbsup: We have marmots (rock chucks)out here. They're fun to sneak up on and shoot with pistols. Never thought about eating them tho. :hmm: GW

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You mean those guns you shoot one handed with short barrels? :hmm:
Ever had one charge you? :blah:
Sure sounds like a good excuse to find a Dragoon or an old old army to me! :thumbsup:

 

[majg1234]

par boil with onion and bay leaf slooooow barbque over coals mmmmmmmmmmmn :hatsoff:

 

[roundball]

It's funny the psychological impressions we sometimes form at an early age about different foods...I could no more eat woodchuck, possum, beaver, etc, any more than I could liver !!
:grin:

 

[Dave K]

I am kind of on a jerky kick. Since I didn't get a deer this year, I miss my jerky and was thinking about using a groundhog for jerky.

 

[gearheart]

MMMMM Liver good. 'Specially venison liver. Haven't tried groundhog yet but there's a bluegrass tune about eatin' 'em. :v

 

[majg1234]

growing up with my grand parents in West Ky I can tell you that all the things you name plus some others we ate from time to time I do under stand though that some things seem really strange :grin: I guess the worst thing I've eaten was camel which was eaten while deployed once.seems like the more you chewed it the larger it got :shake: BTW beaver doesn't taste like chicken :stir:

 

[hawk]

nice shot :thumbsup: