Groundhogs: Punt or Shoot ?

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I finish up this extended summer session, I'm brain dead, tired and need to get out for some fresh air. < ring ring> " Get your butt out here groundhogs are taking us over", my buddy says. <click> I'm there.

Jiminey , my buddy and his neighbor are infested, neighbors' garden is being overun. I'm in the mood for fun. My buddy has his Commander with shot shells, and they cycle . Me I use the offical Groundhog Eradicator- that's right folks the Keltec P-11. I have some carry loads that have cycled in and out a few times that need to shot, I also have some shotshells.

Shades of Caddyshack mind you...two grown fella's with handguns...you gotta do what you gotta do-right? I can't recall the movie with Redford, but recall the scene he and the lady are being charged and they each shoot respected critter back to back...Yes we had that happen too...popping up everwhere.

The neighbor is spotting from his back deck, had minor knee sugery, so between the laughs he yells out "2 o'clock, 10 yds" and grown men shouldnt have this much fun.

So he yells again its my zone of fire...I've never seen two 'hogs' playing like this, like a couple of sibs wrestling...I'm 12 steps, 115 gr STHP...never got a double on "hogs" before...there a prize for this or what?

We head to the neighbor for iced tea. We are holstered...daddy hog pops out of the hole, I have a safe backstop and field of fire... he runs toward me and gets on his hauches...never been cussed by a groundhog before...aw heck with the gun...I punted him over the chain link fence. I never laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes.

Sometimes one has to just has to "walk the property", get some sun and air, and not take life serious. Enjoy a glass of tea, visit , and just be a kid again.

Like Paladin...you got critter troubles ?... I have gun and will travel

 

[coldshot03/04]

Kewl....

 

[Dave R]

What a day. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[Preacherman]

You do realize that you're going to have PETA on your back now, don't you?

Perhaps we can reinvent the acronym... Punting Ethically Traumatized Animals?

 

[Keith]

Well, I'm no PETA type, but PUNTING a live animal? That's just ugly...

Keith

 

[sm]

I'm really worried.

We can schedule the meeting to coincide with:

P eople E ating T asty A animals.

We can award prizes or something

He drops back...he punts...he scores...give that man another plate of <insert critter here>

 

[gun-fucious]

theres always fishing:
http://www.freedomnet.cnchost.com/pdf/pdft.htm
i wonder what pound test ya ned fer groundhogs

 

[DadOfThree]

i wonder what pound test ya ned fer groundhogs

When I was about 13 I shelled out the big bucks (almost 20 dollars!) for a fishing reel and arrow. I was sneaking down the edge of the creek that lead into an old gravel pit, looking for monster carp to shoot. While looking for the fish I suddenly realized there was a big old groundhog standing on the opposite bank next to his hole, staring right at me. I thought "Alright, big game!" I drew back slowly and let the fishing arrow fly. I hit him COM but he shot down his den hole anyway. I had 80 pound test line on that fishing arrow but he was so lodged in that I could not pull him back out. I thought about trying to dig him out but I was guessing that there was about 10 feet of line down in that hole. I went back the next day, I assume he was dead but still couldn't pull him back out. Losing a 5 dollar arrow was a major set back to me when I waxs 13.

re1973,
Be careful punting groundhogs. If you don't get good seperation from the groundhog that the punt, he'll turn into a buzz saw on your leg.