I haven’t pooped one in a couple years

 

First one of 2022!

 

My first one for”22”

 

E40, thanks for picking up the batton and getting this thread started. I hope to be participating soon. Good luck everyone!

 

No problem, looking forward to pics of your adventures.

 

Ok I have to ask, what do you'll do with the ones you harvest, toss them back in the hole for predators or clean and cook them up? I've cooked a few, really not to bad eating. I crock potted some for a wild game cooking contest once labeled it "BBQ Wild Hog" haha

 

This year I'm planning on processing more of them for my dog. Some will go to the fox and coyotes.

 

About to say, 'Yotes got to eat too, Ravens, Hawks and Buzzards.

Nature doesn't waste Protein....

 

No doubt. Very rarely do I ever find one that I shot whole the next day. Usually all that is left is bits of hid.

 

Good luck everyone, I hope to be getting on the board soon.

 

Shot my first of the year on Saturday, 329 yards with my new (to me) Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe 243, using a 60 gr Sierra HP over a healthy charge of H380. One shot, DRT; I was quite pleased but in all the excitement forgot to take a photo! Good luck to everyone this year, I'm hoping to get out and do quite a bit of hunting once I get my crop planted. Dogwoods are starting to bloom here in the Ozarks, so that's a sure indicator of groundhog time!

Mac

 

For all of those that connected this year already, great job. I went out th other day but was earlier in the day and a little windy. I didn't see any out but found a ton of new holes. I have to travel for work for the month of May so I will be out of commission until I return. If I can swing it, I may try to get out one time before I leave, weather permitting.

 

I haven't hunted them yet but I am seeing them on the road side banks here in SWVA. I have seen more this spring than usual and they are unhuntable due to their locations.

 

None have showed up in my yard yet, so I haven't gotten any either this year.

Maybe I’ll ask my two-doors-down horse-owning neighbor if they’ve seen any that need eradication...

 

Chuck 3 and 4 today

 

We're on the board for 2022.

Eika and I spied our first chuck today. It was a beautiful day for a walk too. Sunny, 68° and little wind. Ranged him to 91 yards and while doing so he spotted us. I set up a shooting position anyway. Took a peak through the binoculars to relocate him. He'd moved about 3 feet into taller grass, but his head was exposed while he kept an eye on us.

It was an easy shot for the CZ455 in 17HMR. Eika had fun locating him and bringing him back.

 

We're on the board for 2022. View attachment 300854 Eika and spied our first chuck today. It was a beautiful day for a walk too. Sunny, 68° and little wind. Ranged him to 91 yards and while doing so he spotted us. I set up a shooting position anyway. Took a peak through the binoculars to relocate him. He'd moved about 3 feet into taller grass, but his head was exposed while he kept an eye on us.

It was an easy shot for the CZ455 in 17HMR. Eika had fun locating him and bringing him back.
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Very nice, Brad!

 

Another one down. I was coming up the back lane and saw him running across the yard into the old front shed. He would have to have moved in within the last week, there was no activity in there up to last week. Parked the RTV and walked around to my truck, got out the gun, set up a chair looking down the front edge of the shed and waited. About 20 minutes later, he poked he head and just stayed there then disappeared. Poked his head out again, moved out a little farther and then stood up facing the other way. Suddenly he was face down. Only 30 yards, .17 HMR.

 

The woodchucks were out yesterday. Shot 3 missed one. Should be good today it’s going to be 80 degrees out and sunny

 

Got on the board the other day. Got this one at 117 yards with the WSM.

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Number 2 for us. Spotted this guy at about 200 yards. Stocked to a laser ranged 99 yards so I could take a seated shot. Set up and in about 5 minutes he poked his head up out of the tall grass to check us out for the last time. Eika retrieved him and hauled him all the way back to the mini-van. This one will be hers.

 

Number 10 today between rain showers

 

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Nice! I like your close up pictures. It's a different perspective. You can see why these buggers are such good diggers.

 

I just spotted the first chuck of the season here, but it didn’t stick around long enough for a photo op. Despite some rain this weekend, I hope to have my first very soon!

 

And here we have #1 of 2022:

 

Alright! Nice job. A young one. They're always too curious for their own good this time of year.

Tell us about your rifle. What cartridge is that Ruger throwing?

 

Alright! Nice job. A young one. They're always too curious for their own good this time of year.

Tell us about your rifle. What cartridge is that Ruger throwing?

It’s the same 22lr from earlier monax hunting threads. I’ve had the Kidd ULW and F1 can for a while but only just upgraded from the Knoxx Axiom stock to an ODG Magpul X-22.

It was a rainy day, so noise from my movements were masked, and the chuck was distracted behind some tall grass. As soon as it turned (quartering away), and I saw its head in my scope, I sent a TAC-22 through the processor from about 10 yds away.

 

That is close range, those guys are hard to stalk, congrats.

 

Ha! That's danger close! 😉

And, nice rig.