My granddaddy used to shoot groundhogs with a .22 at some distance and
it would generally go right through them, not kill them right away, they
would usually crawl back in their hole never to emerge. Those things
are pretty tough. Getting close enough to them to use a shotgun is a
good challenge, they are wary and quick. They also seem to have a sense
for a gun, on the farm they would be out around the barn in the
evenings, and you could get fairly close to them before they ran off,
but if you were carrying a shotgun they would take off quickly as soon
as they saw it.
--R
On 4/29/2011 11:25 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
At camp a squirrel can be dispatched with a .22 but a groundhog REQUIRES a .410
or larger because I'm nervous about a groundhog crawling under the camp to die.
The stink would be awful!
-Curt
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:30:58 -0400
From: John Reames<jwrea...@comcast.net>
To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally
wabbit
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There is something to be said for something with 30lb-ft at the muzzle without
using any sort of powder...
That might deal with groundhogs at short-mid range...
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John W Reames
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