Full-choke
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So I moved home for the summer and my stepdad informed me that there were groundhogs eating his beans in one of our fields. I went and took a look, and holy crap they had eaten darn near a quarter of an acre completely off! !!
I have been attempting to shoot them for a while now, but I have run into some trouble. Despite all my efforts, they are extremely smart. They have a network of tunnels, for use by the whole family. I have found 5 holes so far, and I'm sure there are more in the woods. My problem is that I can't get close enough to them to get a good shot off. I don't really have a great long distance varmint rifle, all I have is my 17 HMR and it is only good to 150. If I get anywhere within range the suckers clamber back down underground and won't come back up.
I finally got one this morning, but it took laying in the field for over an hour. Anyone got any pointers besides traps or a bigger gun? Maybe something I could try and do to get closer to these little critters...
Thanks,
Ryan
I have been attempting to shoot them for a while now, but I have run into some trouble. Despite all my efforts, they are extremely smart. They have a network of tunnels, for use by the whole family. I have found 5 holes so far, and I'm sure there are more in the woods. My problem is that I can't get close enough to them to get a good shot off. I don't really have a great long distance varmint rifle, all I have is my 17 HMR and it is only good to 150. If I get anywhere within range the suckers clamber back down underground and won't come back up.
I finally got one this morning, but it took laying in the field for over an hour. Anyone got any pointers besides traps or a bigger gun? Maybe something I could try and do to get closer to these little critters...
Thanks,
Ryan