2024 Groundhogs

[patience0830]

Had a new one in the yard by the garden this last week. Gonna stake down a piece of cantaloupe where I can see it from the dining room.

 

[duanewade]

First kill of the year. Marlin model 60 .22lr at about 25 yards.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

First kill of the year. Marlin model 60 .22lr at about 25 yards.

What scope are you using on that?

 

[patience0830]

What scope are you using on that?

Indeed! Lotta scope for a model 60.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Indeed! Lotta scope for a model 60.

I was just thinking that might look nice on my 10/22. Or my 550-1 if it were drilled and tapped.

 

[diver dan]

Those groundhogs are a blast to hunt,gives me a retired guy something to get into,I can spend all day enjoying the sun and waiting those little devils out and have a nice lunch out in the field.It helps to find shade to sit under though,LOL.But with a 600yrd rifle , it is easier to find shade.

 

[duanewade]

What scope are you using on that?

I picked this rifle up from another INGO'r in January with the scope on it. It is a TrueGlow 6x18 LOL and yes, it is more scope than the rifle needs.

But I'll leave it on so I can be shooting flies n skeeters this summer when they land on the fences

 

[patience0830]

I picked this rifle up from another INGO'r in January with the scope on it. It is a TrueGlow 6x18 LOL and yes, it is more scope than the rifle needs.

But I'll leave it on so I can be shooting flies n skeeters this summer when they land on the fences

Ketchup on a target will bring some bugs to shoot usually.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

I picked this rifle up from another INGO'r in January with the scope on it. It is a TrueGlow 6x18 LOL and yes, it is more scope than the rifle needs.

But I'll leave it on so I can be shooting flies n skeeters this summer when they land on the fences

Thanks for the info!

 

[Hookeye]

Those groundhogs are a blast to hunt,gives me a retired guy something to get into,I can spend all day enjoying the sun and waiting those little devils out and have a nice lunch out in the field.It helps to find shade to sit under though,LOL.But with a 600yrd rifle , it is easier to find shade.

Hard to find a place that offers shots past 300, let alone past 500.
Saw my dad hit one at 450 yds w a .22- 250 Ruger #1B. Made it down the hole so scored as a miss (even w lots of red on the ground).

Yardage......amazing how folks see things differently and how time seems to lengthen the shots of memory.
But then again, some folks are just natural born BSer's.

Thankfully today we have laser rangefinders pretty cheap.

 

[Hookeye]

Proly have Penrod rebarrel the .22 K hornet after chuck season.
IMHO the .22-250 is about perfect.
The little bullets come apart easy (safety).

IMHO the Ruger #1B is THE classic varmint rifle.
Proly mandate a new bbl and some other work to make one a solid 400 yard plus rig.
Yup, can get bolt rigs that do better for cheaper.
But they aint got the look.

 

[patience0830]

Shot one yesterday with the .17 mach2. He went back down the hole but appears to have expired as the dirt I kicked in the hole is undisturbed.

 

[duanewade]

Shot one yesterday with the .17 mach2. He went back down the hole but appears to have expired as the dirt I kicked in the hole is undisturbed.

I do the same thing after I shoot one and I don't find the body. I also do this to burrows I find to see how often they are used. Once I find that they are being used I'll a place survey flag near the hole

 

[Michigan Slim]

My wife poured a pint of gas down a hole behind my outhouse one time a couple years ago. Put a match to it and blew up my crapper. Shot the very dazed chuck the next morning as it was wandering around the yard. True story.

 

[Winamac]

Shot one yesterday with the .17 mach2. He went back down the hole but appears to have expired as the dirt I kicked in the hole is undisturbed.

I had the same thing happen last year when I shot some with my Ruger 77/17HMR. I should have taken head shots. I will this year though.

 

[Winamac]

My wife poured a pint of gas down a hole behind my outhouse one time a couple years ago. Put a match to it and blew up my crapper. Shot the very dazed chuck the next morning as it was wandering around the yard. True story.

Now that is FUNNY!!!

 

[Grogmister]

#4 made it to the water. I’m sure something will fish it out for dinner.

 

[Grogmister]

#5

 

[dak109]

+1=6

 

[Steelworker]

I’ve got 2 so far this year. 105 yards and 85 yards.

Usually I’ll take the carcass to my moms field and the eagles get a fresh meal.