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    Screwtop.243

    Screwtop.243

    Ouch...that thing kicks
    Jul 7, 2011
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    Deep Creek Rock said:
    Groundhogs borrow is actually a very complex setup- its not just a hole in the ground. They make different "chambers" underground - including what some would consider a bathroom - defecation chamber.

    This time of year groundhogs are not active (hibernating)-depending on where you live. Occasionally if there is a warm spell, groundhogs will come out of there burrow. Here in Garrett Co, we wont see them until Spring.

    A trick Ive used -when you hunt them is to use a high pitch whistle. The one I use looks like a dog whistle -but is not silent (or high pitched outside of the human hearing threshold). If you spot them in the field, and they duck into there hole, I usally set up my bipod on my rifle from afar (few hundred yards). When you toot on the whistle -they stand up out of curiosity - and you sock em in the head with a bullet.
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    Good advice. I've also found that groundhogs who live in fields a fair distance from any water source get their water from licking dew off of grass, so a good time to catch them out is in the early AM in the late spring/early summer months. I'm not sure, but I think they typically breed around late February, and have a 6 to 8 week gestation (with as many babies), so early spring might be a good time to pop 'em for population control purposes.
     
    Deep Creek Rock

    Deep Creek Rock

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    Apr 4, 2011
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    McHenry,Garrett County Maryland
    April in my neck of the woods, is when the groundhogs emerge from there holes, with there young. I know some people might not think its right - but when farmers want groundhogs gone due to the damage they cause, you can have a field day on the groundhogs. The pups explode like prairie dogs with a V-max bullet.

    And Screwtop your right about the dew on the grass. Also after a heavy rain, they clean out there burrows, and are active around the opening.
     
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