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Title: Hit one in the head
Post by: T Sunstone on September 15, 2013, 11:58:00 PM
Ground hog that is and yes that was where I was aiming.  Walking in to my stand he ran for his hole which was only 12 yards from me.  He made the mistake of given me enough time to get a hammer head on the string and then stood up.    :scared:   I think he wasn't sure if I was just an ugly cow or real danger.  Every time time I shoot one in the body they bite my arrows in half so for now on head shots only.  

   (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/sunstone/P1060097_zps3f8c374a.jpg) (http://s234.photobucket.com/user/sunstone/media/P1060097_zps3f8c374a.jpg.html)
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Post by: DanielB89 on September 16, 2013, 12:04:00 AM
good shooting!
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Post by: tex-archer on September 16, 2013, 12:10:00 AM
Great shot!
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Post by: Mudd on September 16, 2013, 12:11:00 AM
:archer:
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Post by: Butch Speer on September 16, 2013, 12:12:00 AM
I'm impressed you killed it with the small game head. Those things are tough!
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Post by: Wannabe1 on September 16, 2013, 12:17:00 AM
Great shot!   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: Gen273 on September 16, 2013, 12:26:00 AM
Cool shot!
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Post by: T Sunstone on September 16, 2013, 12:27:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Butch Speer:
I'm impressed you killed it with the small game head. Those things are tough!
All he did was fall over and quiver when 725 grains hit him.    :knothead:   Made a loud crack and that was it.
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Post by: VictoryHunter on September 16, 2013, 01:07:00 AM
Nice shooting!
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Post by: Jayrod on September 16, 2013, 05:56:00 AM
great shooting its always fun to have a blunt on the quiver!
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Post by: mcgroundstalker on September 16, 2013, 06:47:00 AM
So, you aimed for the eye and missed... Hitting him in the head! Nice...  :thumbsup:

... mike ...
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Post by: achigan on September 16, 2013, 08:24:00 AM
Please share you ground hog recipe   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: tradarcher816 on September 16, 2013, 08:55:00 AM
Very cool! Good job!
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Post by: Ron LaClair on September 16, 2013, 09:16:00 AM
QuoteI'm impressed you killed it with the small game head. Those things are tough!  
David killed Goliath with a stone...   :thumbsup:
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Post by: on September 16, 2013, 09:26:00 AM
odd looking critter! We don't have those down here in TX.

Congrats and good shot!

Bisch
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Post by: two4hooking on September 16, 2013, 09:28:00 AM
Your a ground grizzly killing machine Tony!
  :clapper:
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Post by: Ric O'Shay on September 16, 2013, 09:31:00 AM
:thumbsup:  Nice!
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Post by: bowhuntingrn on September 16, 2013, 10:05:00 AM
Nice shootin'
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Post by: Matthew Bolton on September 16, 2013, 10:13:00 AM
That's a dang fine shot!
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Post by: T Sunstone on September 16, 2013, 10:22:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by achigan:
Please share you ground hog recipe    :bigsmyl:  
Leave him lay in the field and feed the critters.    :D
The next day I was surprised not to see buzzards on him but 5 bald eagles, 1 adult and 4 immatures.
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Post by: Bladepeek on September 16, 2013, 01:28:00 PM
I've never had one, but would like to try it. They eat nothing but vegetation, so should taste a lot like rabbit?

What do the guys say that have eaten them?
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Post by: coyote30 on September 16, 2013, 01:39:00 PM
Nice shooting! The farmers will be happy, those g hogs are always tearing up the ground in their fields.
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Post by: Zbone on September 16, 2013, 02:35:00 PM
Bladepeek - Not the best table fare, they're stinky critters with many scent glands all about their body, do a search...
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on September 16, 2013, 03:23:00 PM
Great shot on that whistle pig!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bladepeek on September 16, 2013, 04:00:00 PM
Maybe better stick with turkey for Thanksgiving   :(
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Post by: GreyGoose on September 16, 2013, 04:06:00 PM
I am glad I'm not the only willing to harvest these critters.  Nice shot!
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Post by: Steve Jr on September 16, 2013, 09:17:00 PM
Nice shot!
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Post by: ArrowAtomik on September 16, 2013, 09:33:00 PM
They have wreaked havoc on our garden plants this year and we keep them on the deck to avoid deer.  My wife insisted that they had to go after destroying the cilantro.  I've gotten four of them in the backyard this year, but there is still one big one that has eluded me.  And yes, they can run far even on a double lung, head shots are best.

 (http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x258/svrtiska/Trad/07a69ac6-cf31-4e6b-b744-d2216f83066b.jpg)
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Post by: Stump73 on September 16, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Nice shot. Hitting him with heavy of arrow waslike hitting with a sledge hammer.
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Post by: Todd Alexander on September 16, 2013, 09:59:00 PM
Looks like you warriors cut em down in mid charge.  Nice work!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 16, 2013, 10:03:00 PM
Good shooting!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on September 16, 2013, 10:03:00 PM
Good shot.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: LB_hntr on September 16, 2013, 10:58:00 PM
Great shot!
When i lived down state we use to hunt ground hogs all summer. Great times and very challenging to stalk in on them.
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Post by: sheephunter on September 17, 2013, 12:42:00 AM
Nice shot!
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Post by: rbcorbitt on September 17, 2013, 10:42:00 AM
Great job!!
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Post by: jrbows on September 17, 2013, 06:33:00 PM
Taste wise I'd say close to squirrel, we always pressure cooked them and then fried they are on the bland side and can be strong depending on what they've been eating.
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Post by: shedhunta on September 17, 2013, 10:14:00 PM
Nice job Terry
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Post by: austin7archer on September 17, 2013, 10:19:00 PM
Nice shooting man!
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on September 18, 2013, 08:07:00 AM
"Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms" Outlaw Josey Wales

Great shot!

I shoot them with broadheads then maybe a finishing shot to the skull with a Hex Head if they need it. I had a pretty good year on them but nothing since July. I guess I killed all the dumb ones.  :)
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Post by: T Lail on September 18, 2013, 08:33:00 AM
good shot....tough buggers to kill, even with a broadhead !!!!!
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Post by: D. Key on September 18, 2013, 09:02:00 AM
Nice shot.  Now I guess we will never know if there will be 6 more weeks of bad weather on Feb. 2.  RIP Phil...   :D
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Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2013, 06:02:00 PM
Delicious critters!  Bone out, put in crockpot with carrots, potatoes, onions and a can of coke.  Serve with some homemade biscuits, YUM!
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Post by: dnovo on September 19, 2013, 08:08:00 PM
I had one that tried to take up residence under my deck where it meets conrete sidewalk on the side of my house. Here is my answer to that. I also had to work on the ones trying to eat my entire garden.
 (http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq309/dnlnovo/groundhog.jpg) (http://s458.photobucket.com/user/dnlnovo/media/groundhog.jpg.html)

I used to hunt them all summer when I was younger. Used to be great practice for honing your stalking skills.
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Post by: Basinboy on September 19, 2013, 08:30:00 PM
Good shot!
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Post by: LONGSTYKES on September 19, 2013, 09:05:00 PM
Very awesome shooting. Great
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Post by: BrownA5 on September 19, 2013, 11:59:00 PM
Great shooting!
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Post by: JamesKerr on September 20, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Nice shooting!
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Post by: USN_Sam1385 on September 20, 2013, 09:25:00 AM
What do you do with it after killing it? Are you going to eat it?
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Post by: USN_Sam1385 on September 20, 2013, 11:47:00 AM
Just read back and saw u write that u left it there. Don't want to be "that" guy, but if it isnt causing damage, you arent going to eat it, or utilize it at all.. why kill it?

I mean my opinion in most respectful way possible but it seems like a waste of a critters life to me. Just my 2 cents
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Post by: bowfanatik on September 20, 2013, 11:54:00 AM
Good job    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on September 20, 2013, 12:43:00 PM
I let them lay for the foxes. They are always gone within two days. Everything in nature has to eat.

Groundhogs are pests. I don't eat the mice I catch or the flys I swat either.

I've killed 243 with stickbows over the past 25 years, it's never entered my mind even once to eat one.
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Post by: Trad Timmy on September 20, 2013, 01:20:00 PM
243!! Wow that's a lot of woodchucks.
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Post by: T Sunstone on September 20, 2013, 01:29:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by USN_Sam1385:
Just read back and saw u write that u left it there. Don't want to be "that" guy, but if it isnt causing damage, you arent going to eat it, or utilize it at all.. why kill it?

I mean my opinion in most respectful way possible but it seems like a waste of a critters life to me. Just my 2 cents
The farmer wants them gone, they under mine the barns and other buildings plus he has horses and cows.  I take out foxes when I get a chance also because I want more rabbits and turkey and I don't eat them either.  I do try to wait till they have a good coat and give them to a fur trapper.
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Post by: Bear Heart on September 20, 2013, 06:25:00 PM
Small game is what keeps those long days without seeing big fun. I never go afield without some type of small game head.
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on September 20, 2013, 09:48:00 PM
Good shooting Terry!!  Congrats!