Going on my first groundhog shoot, advice please.

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I am heading out in a couple weeks with a deer hunting buddy, we bow hunt together. He has invited me to join him on a 2 day groundhog shoot on some farms near Varney Ontario.
Here is the thing, I have a great rifle for the job due to my predator hunting addiction, but thats about the extent of my preparation.
So instead of looking like a fool in front of him, I will sound like a fool in front of you guys.
-This isn't an event that requires me to wear camo is it? I would hate to show up all decked out and find him in jeans and a T shirt, or the other way around.
-What do you do with the nasty little things after you shoot them? In this case they are being shot in pastures on request from the farmers. I mean, I can afford to buy lunch, there is no use for a dead ground hog is there?
-Is is a lot of walking of do you set up and start shooting from 1 given point? I don't mind walking, but it will affect what I wear on my feet.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
 
Ask your friend - he won't think you're dumb for asking. If you were coming hunting with me, I'd rather you ask me up front than show up totally out of sync with what I had planned.

That part of Ontario is a great area for 'hog hunting.
 
usually there is a lot of walking involved in my earth pig hunting experience i would suggest hunting hiking boots or comfortable running shoes depending on what kinda fields you will be in. As far as what to do with the dead toss em in a fence line or in the bush , the crows and coyotes will clean them up soon enough , and as far as what to wear you could walk around in your camo but i usually just stick with earth colors colors ie: black shirt instead of a white shirt.
 
Camo is good for bow hunting but seeing as you're with rifle, anything goes.

A bi pod mounted on the rifle is highly recommended.

Pick a high spot and shoot for hundreds of yards all around or walk and stalk.

It's all good, just remember to bring a real good pair of binoculars cause a lot of times you'll only see their eyes peeking at you with the closer range stuff anyways.

Water proof footwear in the morning dew is highly recommended.

The best part of long range groundhog shooting is actually not hitting every one of them.:D

Try a good few of those 500 yd shots. You'll prolly miss but they are the most fun to see how close you can get and check you're shooting prowess as you're buddy is spotting for you.

The ones you miss today, you can go back and try for tomorrow.

Conservation with more bullets is what I call it.:)
 
White T shirt is what most of us wear. Now that I've said that take note how many white T's you see out in the farm fields. They stand out very well and you want to be seen. Who knows who is shooting the farm a mile away. Take water too because that warm wind will dry you out fast. We have a rule that we will not shoot if there are builings between us and the skyline. Better to walk around and get another angle that to risk breaking some old girls tea pot on the kitchen table a mile away.
I hunt around Varney too and there is no caliber restriction.
 
This is my second trip to Varney to hunt, last year we had a successful bow hunt there in deer season, great land.
I will be using my .204, there is very little chance of bouncing a bullet, and although this will be a new form of hunting for me the guy I am going with has been doing it for years.
With turkey season in full swing here I am actually looking forward to getting out with my rifle.
Thanks for the advice guys!
 
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