A two Chuck day...

[Justin Black]

Managed to pick off two Woodchcuks yesterday. Figured I would share with you folks. Chucks were taken with a 43# Storm Creek Longbow, Easton Legacy flu-flus and Hammer blunts. Head shots for the both of them (all that was sticking out of the hole).
I am pretty excited about this since I don't see alot of Chucks (this was my first two in a day sighting), and they taste really good done up in a stew. Not to mention they are pretty hard to stalk around here, escpecially to flu-flu distance. All in all a great day.

Chuck #1​

Chuck #2​

 

[glang1]

Good work with the bow! I don't bother hunting them here in Eastern Ontario any more. Just not enough around.

 

[Northman999]

Wow, great job!

Great to see someone eating those critters too!

 

[scanner]

Nice bow.

I didn't know Grande Prairie, AB has woodchucks.

Most of the meat is on the rear legs and lower back. Has a taste of it's own. I had some years ago and it was kin'da like lamb, but stronger.

 

[Slooshark1]

Gross! Nice shooting, though. I'd a left them for the mother lovin' rats.

 

[Hotwheels81]

Nice.... Never seen one here but we have a lot of muskrat and beaver in the area...

 

[Justin Black]

The furthest north I have found Woodchucks was west of Keg River. There isn't many of them, but you can find them in patches around Grande Prairie as well.

 

[badgreenbird]

nicely done. I haven't shot any since coming west. Given the open ground out here, you'd think the place would be overrun with woodchucks... but they don't like the clay soil, so are restricted to rocky / sandy areas... making them somewhat scarce. Agreed on the tastiness: much better than snowshoe hare.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Good Shooting !!!
What sort of velocity do you get from the flu-flu ?
What weight are the blunts?
I do not shoot flinging sticks so am just curious..
Thanks for sharing,
Rob

 

[Justin Black]

Well I'd guesstemate the arrow speed with flu-flus at about 130fps, and the blunts are 150 grain. Makes for powerful rodent medicine lol.

 

[Mudduck]

Agreed on the tastiness: much better than snowshoe hare.

Hmm - Had never really thought about eating them ... I guess this will now need to be added to my list of need to try! ... and in southern Ontario there are still lots of them around

 

[scanner]

Hmm - Had never really thought about eating them ... I guess this will now need to be added to my list of need to try! ... and in southern Ontario there are still lots of them around

Ground hogs can get pretty big (especially there in Ont), and hold a lot of body heat. I suggest to dress them out right after you shoot them, wash the meat off with some bottled water, put it in a plastic bag, and into a cooler with ice. It will be summer when you hunt them, and it's too hot to wait for skinning them later on when you get home.

Ground hogs have a lot of fat next to the meat. I always thought about trimming off the fat, and grilling thin slices over an open flame like a kabob, but I never had the chance to try it that way. Then again, I'm not the best cook in the world, or even the smallest town, so......

 

[Justin Black]

Well cooked one Chuck up yesterday. Did nothing fancy, just roasted him with salt and pepper. And now with the taste still fresh in my mind, I can honestly say that Chuck tastes very similar to the dark meat found on a turkey. All in all it was very good, much better than Rabbit in fact.

 

[caboverbobby]

Way to go on the shooting! I've never tried chuck before but i'm going to have to give it a go this year.

 

[j.krug]

Some nice shootin' with that sweet little bow!