Any one else shooting groundhogs?

Moorvogi · May 20, 2020

3 today but only 2 photos. I’m not sticking hand in hole to get other one. Laph out loud

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photoracer · May 20, 2020

I head shot another one on the farm on Sunday with my overkill 6.8 SPC II AR shooting 110g V-Max at a rangefinder indicated 88y in the middle of an alfalfa field. I left him where he died for either the buzzards or the coyotes. Turned out to be the coyotes. Shot him from my back deck which is where I do most of my varmint shooting.
I suppose I should consider switching to my Mossberg MVP in 5.56 but it only has a Nikon 4-12x40 scope verses the AR's 6.5-20x44 Vortex Viper.

ST19AG_WGreymon · May 20, 2020

I will shoot groundhogs for free.

bratgirllcp · May 20, 2020

We have a large one in yard I would trap,,, but no idea where to release him in last few yrs i trapped a possum, raccoon, ground hog but with places being built, im not sure where to relocate him

Moorvogi · May 20, 2020

photoracer said:
I head shot another one on the farm on Sunday with my overkill 6.8 SPC II AR shooting 110g V-Max at a rangefinder indicated 88y in the middle of an alfalfa field. I left him where he died for either the buzzards or the coyotes. Turned out to be the coyotes. Shot him from my back deck which is where I do most of my varmint shooting.
I suppose I should consider switching to my Mossberg MVP in 5.56 but it only has a Nikon 4-12x40 scope verses the AR's 6.5-20x44 Vortex Viper.

6-12 is plenty in my opinion for that range. I only start looking for more past 400 yards if targets are groundhog size. I use to use a fixed 3x on my 223 for ghogs.

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Moorvogi · May 20, 2020

bratgirllcp said:
We have a large one in yard I would trap,,, but no idea where to release him in last few yrs i trapped a possum, raccoon, ground hog but with places being built, im not sure where to relocate him

I mean... if you release into my field... I’m a shoot it. lol.

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Moorvogi · May 20, 2020

Was talking to a friend about pictures for size reference. I‘ve got a challenge coin coming for size reference.

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photoracer · May 22, 2020

When I was shooting 3-gun a 1-4x24 was good enough to ring steel at 400y every time. But on varmints I prefer to go for head/heart shots so I want to be able to pick the spot I hit.

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calicojack · Jun 5, 2020

BigSteve57 said:
I use a Browning bolt action long bull barrel in 22-250 with a Leupold 6.5-20 scope.
Ballistics is like a frozen rope to 400yds.
Pics of my favorite groundhog rifle and my favorite groundhog tee shirt:

A farmer I used to know in Western MD had to dispatch these little critters as they were wrecking his crops. He used a 22-250 and he said the groundhogs would get blown apart. I bet a 223 Rem would be sufficient at close to medium range.

Tell you what though, he let me shoot his Ruger 22-250 and we were hitting golf balls with that thing past 100 yards.

photoracer · Jun 5, 2020

Yes although like I have said I tend to smoke them with my 6.8mm most of the time. Got my third one of the season Thursday at about 110y. Once farmer Dan cut down the grass and bales it they don't have too many places to hide. Saw another one at around 178y but he went to ground after I knocked off his buddy.

Bboarder · Jun 6, 2020

I got 5 this week
Momma and 3 babies
Lone male from a different area

Now I'm dealing with a pesky raccoon who won't spring a trap and is trying to wreck the trash cans in our pole barn

lazarus · Jun 6, 2020

Bboarder said:
I got 5 this week
Momma and 3 babies
Lone male from a different area

Now I'm dealing with a pesky raccoon who won't spring a trap and is trying to wreck the trash cans in our pole barn

Mines a groundhog that won’t spring a trap and has been too smart to be out and about long enough for me to get a shot on him. Any suggestions on baiting a trap? Do I need to try to obscure the trap from him?

Any kind of lure work best for groundhogs that squirrels won’t also eat up?

I’ve got a zillion squirrels and can’t legally do much about them for another 3 months (there are literally packs of like a dozen squirrels all playing chase their tails in my yard and woods. Looks like all the juveniles and some adults. Most have been the mild summer allowed really good squirrel recruitment this year).

Also how far can the cage be from the den? The den is under my neighbor’s shed 20ft from my property line. I’d prefer to have it in the edge of my side yard about 80ft from the shed/den. I’ve seen the ground hog head that general direction plenty of times to go roaming in my side and back woods.

Bboarder · Jun 7, 2020

lazarus said:
Mines a groundhog that won’t spring a trap and has been too smart to be out and about long enough for me to get a shot on him. Any suggestions on baiting a trap? Do I need to try to obscure the trap from him?

Any kind of lure work best for groundhogs that squirrels won’t also eat up?

I’ve got a zillion squirrels and can’t legally do much about them for another 3 months (there are literally packs of like a dozen squirrels all playing chase their tails in my yard and woods. Looks like all the juveniles and some adults. Most have been the mild summer allowed really good squirrel recruitment this year).

Also how far can the cage be from the den? The den is under my neighbor’s shed 20ft from my property line. I’d prefer to have it in the edge of my side yard about 80ft from the shed/den. I’ve seen the ground hog head that general direction plenty of times to go roaming in my side and back woods.

When I trap ground hogs I create a funnel from their hole to the trap. They walk right in

MeatGrinder · Jun 7, 2020

I always thought a piece of apple was the classic bait

Moorvogi · Jun 18, 2020

22-250 69gr handload. First ghog of the day. Forgot my challange coin so i used a scope cap for size referance. I dind't think i would get more so i went to lunch.

22-250 69gr handload. I swear there was #pinkMist involved....

22-250 69gr handload. Fox and vultures were fat n jolly when i left.

Moorvogi · Jun 22, 2020

today i just got number 21 out of this field for the year. #splat (69gr handload w/ 22-250) scope cap for size scale

263 yards.

308Scout · Jun 24, 2020

MeatGrinder said:
I always thought a piece of apple was the classic bait

2X. I've always had great luck using apple.

Racer Doug14 · Jul 5, 2020

Hat trick today.
New Bog stick worked great!

willtill · Jul 5, 2020

MeatGrinder said:
I always thought a piece of apple was the classic bait

308Scout said:
2X. I've always had great luck using apple.

3X. I've used a whole apple before with success to entice groundhogs into my live trap. Also caught possums with apples too.

steves1911 · Oct 2, 2020

Caught this one in the field we were mowing today. Haven't seen many this year.

Any one else shooting groundhogs?

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