First of all, the photo in the thread starter=my retirement plan, if anyone is interested.
^you and me both hank, cancelled last year (Covid unknowns) cancelled this year too. (Ontario threatening border closures at the time, no full refunds offered on accommodations/rental vehicle, etc.) That photo in the thread starter physically hurts to look at. lol
=very true, and what's more alarming is how fast they can turn on their fallen brethren. As in, seconds sometimes. I've been hunting groundhogs here in Ontario for close to 10 years, and never saw that behavior until my first hunt this spring. Could barely believe it. As fate would have it, I spotted #2 munching on #1 from the same spot I took shot #1=289 yards. The 204 delivered the same result. lol One theory I've read suggests it has nothing to do with being a food source, rather, to avoid smell...and the predators it may attract.
As for scavengers-the Swainson's hawks (where we shoot in S.Alberta) seem to come to the sound of gunfire and seem to stick around for the free snacks the whole time. We took note of all the scavengers we saw on a daily basis, and they included; ravens, seagulls (yes, seagulls eating dead gophers), weasels, foxes..and even a coyote pup 1X. lol
