Posted on 02/04/2020 3:38:56 PM PST by Twotone
When Jeff noticed that his garden was getting destroyed, he put out a camera to catch the culprit, a groundhog! But Chunk won Jeff’s heart over, and now he lets him have whatever he wants.
Groundhogs aren’t “adorable”. They’re very destructive pests. I’ve shot (AR15) hundreds of them over 23yrs at my nursery, thrown the carcasses into the upper field. Hey, buzzards and maggots gotta eat, too.
Hah!!! That is pretty damn funny...!
Quick story:
Some years ago, my first two Beagles were in the living room, laying on the floor, next to the chair I was sitting in. Was Spring, almost summer. Inside door to the deck was open, and the sliding full-screen door was closed.
Neighbor had a groundhog burrow under their deck.
This fat little critter would pop out, run along the other side of the fence, and torture the crap out of my beagles. Also ripped my tomatoes to shreds whenever he could.
THAT day however, the little b&stard decided to up the ante. He came into the yard, UP onto the top step of the deck and stood up on his hindend, looking in the door.
Boy Beagle’s head comes up ... “RRRRRR??????”
Girl Beagle’s head pops up... “GRRRR!!!!!”
Instant, fur-covered black and tan Rage Machines...
And before I could stop them, they went THROUGH the damn screen door, launched off the deck - and I mean AIRBORNE - and the chase was on.
Ground hog goes tear-assing across the yard, makes the most astounding 90-degree high speed I’ve ever seen, ducked under the wire fence and gone... back under the deck.
The dogs, however, could NOT cut the sharp turn, and just WRECKED themselves in a tumbling, howling heap. Funniest damn thing I ever saw...
They came slinking back in through the ripped screen door, like “Yeah... I know... just got humiliated by a rodent...”
Wish I’d filmed it. Blink of an eye...
Possum, rabbit, squirrel, skunk, groundhog = “Brunswick Stew” in the deep south. Lots of gravy and vegs, plus bread to sop it up with. Awful stuff unless you were raised on it.
That was so much fun to read. Thanks!
Groundhog doesn’t taste bad when you put it in the smoker for a few hours, but I prefer muskrat as I like the dark meat.
That is so neat! I also had a groundhog, it was late in season and I didn’t care but he didn’t eat my garden, he ate my decorative sweet potato vine, just ate the leaves and left the vines. He also lived under a shed, the neighbors shed.
I like the guy said ‘it’s his land too’.
“Much too cute to shoot.”
Not to me. In my garden all I’d see is some rabid little monster taking food away from my family.
As I said, I wish I’d filmed it. Happened so fast.
But it was hilarious. The look on the dogs’ faces was classic...
Haha thanx for posting
True that!!!
Yeah, we started feeding a few ducks behind our house and pretty soon there were 50 of them.
My dog was a German Shepherd. The groundhogs never won and usually ended up on the front porch, half eaten.
Occasionally the groundhog would get away by climbing a tree. I’ve shot many groundhogs out of trees as they are hood climbers when chased.
I was in elementary school when I shot my first groundhog, it was with a bow and arrow. Problems was, the arrow killed the groundhog and stuck into the side of the tree about 15 feet off the ground.
That’s when I got my first gun!!!
RE Trees:
I did NOT know they climbed trees... doesn’t surprise me, though.
What IS surprising is how fast they are on those stubby little legs.
They’re like fur-covered Ferraris... well, maybe not a Ferrari, but at least a Volvo... :^)
Cute and very destructive. Fireworks in the burrows helps them decide to move on!!
Pretty sure he’s baiting it in front of the camera.
Under a 100 yards I use a 17 HMMR, past that, a 22-250.
And their kids and their kids and their kids.
But they are cute.
Like Ilhan Omar or AOC.
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