Ontario Ground hog...

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Ok, I spent a couple of waking hours searching, and no results on the following:

1) So you go out and hunt ground hogs - nice small arms (I'm going out with a .22LR first, and permission (yada yada) - what do you do with the carcasses?

2) Does anyone have any use for Ground hogs - ie Recipes? I'd like to shoot the little buggers, but cant stand killing something for "fun"... has to have some use, right?

3) Anyone recommend a .223 for the job?
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FishDoc said:
Ok, I spent a couple of waking hours searching, and no results on the following:

1) So you go out and hunt ground hogs - nice small arms (I'm going out with a .22LR first, and permission (yada yada) - what do you do with the carcasses?

Carcasses go down the whole just before I take a shovel and fill them in.

2) Does anyone have any use for Ground hogs - ie Recipes? I'd like to shoot the little buggers, but cant stand killing something for "fun"... has to have some use, right?

No doubt people will pipe up and tell you ground hog is tasty but they are full of s**t. Ground hog is a giant stringy squirrell. If you cant stand killing a ground hog for fun or just to help out a farmer then you had better fire up the bbq cause you will be eating a pile of ground hogs.

3) Anyone recommend a .223 for the job?
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.17hmr to 50bmg.......al would make excellent groundhog hunting guns.
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I believe you cannot shoot ground hogs with anything over .275 caliber in Ontario, or at least southern Ont. At least this is what I was told years ago by a conservation officer. They are considered small game, even though there is no season. If i'm wrong, someone will be along to correct me :D
Yes they can be eaten, cook em like you would anyother small game. I suggest a stew or soup thou. Otherwise bury them like gth said.
 
Gee. I always assumed that the organic mist left after the .22-250 was finished could be left for the carrion eaters to finish off.
 
Hussar_ca said:
I believe you cannot shoot ground hogs with anything over .275 caliber in Ontario, or at least southern Ont. At least this is what I was told years ago by a conservation officer. They are considered small game, even though there is no season. If i'm wrong, someone will be along to correct me :D
Yes they can be eaten, cook em like you would anyother small game. I suggest a stew or soup thou. Otherwise bury them like gth said.
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depends on the area. ther hunting regs spell out which areas. nothing to do with small game just with population density.
 
I just boot em down their hole, i would leave em for the buzzards but the farmer wouldnt like dozens of dead hogs in his field.

i'd never eat them but my grandpa has told me thats he's had it lots of times, when he was young he probably ate it once a week lol
 
I find a .22lr a little light for Ontario hogs. Seen them go well over 12 lbs. You might be better served with a small Centerfire .22 Hornet ,222,223 etc I like the 22-250 myself but it's so God awfull loud.
 
I shot two groundhogs yesterday with a 22 WMR (i.e. 22 Magnum).
If noise is a consideration (like neighbours close by), then 22 WMR is quieter than any centrefire round.

Kills em pretty good...
 
I have eaten them...the young ones are fantastic......I'm not "full of ####".

How an animal tastes is largely dictated by what it eats. Hmmm...6 lbs of sweet clover fed small game....yum. Seriously, the old ones can be tough/greasy, but the smaller ones in the 6-8 lb range are far superior to rabbit.
 
"...with anything over .275 caliber in Ontario, or at least southern Ont..." It's not all of Southern Ontario. Just some counties. Most of which are in Southwestern Ontario. There's a posting on here some place that lists the counties.
Yes, ground hogs can be eaten. They eat the same thing a cow eats. Most wild game cook books will have recipes. Most people drop 'em down the hole as a warning to other ground hogs though.
Here's a couple recipes.
BBQ'd Chuck
1/8 tsp celery salt 1/8 tsp pleasoning seasoning(Beats me what that is)
1/4 tsp minced onion 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
BBQ sauce(Pres Choice Hickory smoked BBQ sauce is great stuff)
Skin the chuck and soak in salted water for 4 hours. Cut into serving pieces.
Put the seasonings and chuck parts into a pot of water and boil for 15 minutes per lb. Then cook on BBQ, basting with the BBQ sauce until cooked through.

Pot Rost Chuck
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup boiling water 1/4 to 1/2 cup flour
Clean and wash chuck. Cut into small pieces and soak in cold salted water for 2 hours. Season with S&P and roll in flour. Brown in hot bacon fat. Add water, reduce heat, cover and cook slowly for about 4 hours. Add more water as required. Thicken juice with flour.

I have a recipe for nearly every game animal and some that aren't considered to be game. Need one for monkey meat though. It's not that I have a monkey. I just want to be able to say I have the recipe.
 
Eat 'em if you please but I don't. I have however shot lots of them with all calibers of rifle. The .22rf is a bit light except for the perfect shot just under the ear;) They do get to be a good sizeand can get down the hole wounded. You don't want that! .223 is a fine chuck rifle but bigger can be better since some of the shots offered can be way out. I usually take several rifles. I start at the vehicle with a heavy gun that can reach the whole farm then pick up a lighter rifle to walk the fence rows and snipe those hiding.
My light rifles include a .243, ,222 .223 and some times a sporter weight .375 HH :eek: . Heavy rifles shot off the bags are my real .243 and a .22/284. 400 is where those guns like to work but you'll get thirsty carrying them.
I love chuck hunting;) ;) ;) I think my best day was 21 in less than an hour just before a rain. One of my best straight with out a miss was 18 of which 14 were with the .375. We shot 39 in that feild that afternoon for a total of 49 for the day. Two days total was 98. That farmer had a grinn you would have to see for yourself:D . Needless to say we're welcome back. Did I mention that I love chuck hunting;) ;) ;)
 
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I love chuck hunting;) ;) ;) I think my best day was 21 in less than an hour just before a rain. One of my best straight with out a miss was 18 of which 14 were with the .375. We shot 39 in that feild that afternoon for a total of 49 for the day. Two days total was 98. That farmer had a grinn you would have to see for yourself:D . Needless to say we're welcome back. Did I mention that I love chuck hunting;) ;) ;)
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You better answer Dean's PM in a few weeks than Fucjkur:D :D :D :D
The alphalfa is getting cut...


I just wanted to add, we take em out of the holes. at the end of the day, we want to kill as many as we can, and offering a bird of prey an easy meal (or yote for that matter) might keep em around the field for the farmer, and kill a few when we're not around.
(If predators arent a problem otherwise, bury em)
 
I've shot dozens of grndhogs with my.22lr but never at really long ranges. My furthest shot was 120 yrds. Not bad when you consider the .22lr drops about 14" over that distance, & I was using iron sights :D . Larger flatter shooting calibers are nice if you have them. I always really got into the stalking part of it. One time I was crawling on my belly through tall alfalfa & I came nose to nose with a skunk :eek: I just froze, & he sniffed at me, then turned around & headed back up the path. Had me worried for a few seconds, but it turned out O.K.

George
 
Thanks Y'all

:shotgun: I'll be blasting away. In WMU 81 A (Where there is an over abundance) I'll be taking out the SKS and the .22LR (above the town line is rifle hunting during deer season). I'll be checking to see if I can use an 8 mm mauser for those way off shots. There are 9 tree stands (in good condition) that I can shoot from across 3 fields!
I just might try a recipe or two. Either way, I'll make sure the Yotes and hawks are fed.
THanks again Guys and Gals.

Dr.O:dancingbanana:
 
"Dufferin Township" your good to go with any rifle... although using hardball in your SKS would not be very smart. Wellington Township to the west has a caliber restriction so watch you don't inadvertently cross the line.
 
Eating Hawgs,,, OOOOOh

I was told these things have enough fleas to walk the dead carcass back down the hole. Pretty sure I don't wanna eat one. Fill em in , leave a couple for the hawks and coyotes.
Waiting for an opportunity to try my 220 Swift on a couple, it shot pretty good out to 400.
 
mmmm smoked monkey meat! (aka: Monkey meat riddled with SIV)

Monkey recipe:
Monkey bushmeat is commonly consumed in tropical Africa. Monkey meat is prepared fresh in rural areas. It is also smoked to preserve it and allow it to be sent to market in the cities. A common sight along rural roads is smoked whole monkeys for sale, tales tied to heads to make carrying handles. Fresh monkey meat is often cooked in a Tomato Sauce made from tomatoes, chile peppers, and onions. Smoked monkey meat can be prepared in a Tomato-Peanut sauce: Soak the smoked meat in water, then rinse and drain it. Fry tomatoes, onions, chile pepper, in hot palm oil. Add tomato paste and the monkey meat. Simmer until all is tender. Season with salt and pepper

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