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Any one been havin any luck yet this year so far i have gotten 2 at over 200 yards plus with my 22-250:sniper: located in southern Ontario around ripley kincardine area.
 
I just shot 4 on Sat with the 22mag but I should of had a few more as the wind was really blowing and I forgot my shooting stix (I know excuses excuses:rolleyes:) I have got a few before this weekend but I noticed a lot more out and about on Sat. I think with the warm weather headed our way at the end of the week they should be out in full force!!!!!
Slayer
 
I've been scouting my local fields and yes, they are out. Time to load up my .223 and .22-250 for some fun! It's a bit on the cold side, but they are poking around. Heeeere kitty, kittty, kitty, kitty :evil:

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Barney
 
I have whacked 2 this year but realized i made a decent dent on them last summer. Now I wish I kept a few for seed.
Here are some last year shots.
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Whats groundhog hunting all about anways? Are they the same as gophers? Do you stalk them or sit on a field edge?

Are they in grassy knowles or cornfields or brush?

Sorry for the noob questions, but I think I want to start catching these critters. I have a pretty decent 22-250 setup perfectly for small game.
 
Catch them ? What for a stir fry? :ninja: Nah, just kidding.. They pop up from their holes and yes, I do walk around with my .22-250 LTR or my .223 SPS and zap them when I can get a safe shot off (good backstop et al). Hayfields, clover fields, and soy bean fields are ideal for Ontario earth pigs. They range from a few pounds to 20 pounders and sometimes heavier, judging by the pictures. Sometimes they will be feeding along or just inside the edge of a forest/hayfield. Heeeeere kitty, kitty, kitty! :evil:

Some of the best fun you can have with yer clothes one... just kidding :D

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Barney
 
For me I just go out and walk alfalfa fields. Its best to hunt them within about a week after a cut. The fields I hunt get cut 2-3 times a season. Its hard to see them when the grass is standing knee high. Sunny days and warm evenings prove to be the best for me.
 
ontario said:
For me I just go out and walk alfalfa fields. Its best to hunt them within about a week after a cut. The fields I hunt get cut 2-3 times a season. Its hard to see them when the grass is standing knee high. Sunny days and warm evenings prove to be the best for me.
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Whereabouts are you in Ontario? Anywhere close to me? Just trying to gauge if they're in this area as I haven't seen many, great shooting BTW
 
That is one huge PILE of groundhogs! WOW! Some of them look pretty big too, nicely done.
I'm pretty sure no one eats groundhogs, but I suppose you could if you wanted to. I always assumed you just left them after shooting as I don't think there's much of a market for the pelts, but not sure. We don't have them out here, but I grew up in the Ottawa valley and there were lots there! I remember my Dad running over them plenty of times, everywhere from along the Ottawa river to out in the country.
I had a dog that would kill one every time we went for a walk in the fields... ah the good memories of my youth.
 
I see them all over the place in the London area. They like it out by my place, especially under my garage. From there they can sneak out and eat my lawn and the crops in the field.

I have seen a few in the Brantford area along the 403 corridor in my travels.
 
Roadmagnet said:
I see them all over the place in the London area. They like it out by my place, especially under my garage. From there they can sneak out and eat my lawn and the crops in the field.

I have seen a few in the Brantford area along the 403 corridor in my travels.
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Hopefully, not for much longer :D
 
Onagoth said:
Whereabouts are you in Ontario? Anywhere close to me? Just trying to gauge if they're in this area as I haven't seen many, great shooting BTW
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Go out for a drive in the country on a nice sunny day and look along creeks and in hay fields and fence lines, just drive and look and you will see them.
Slayer
 
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