Best Rifle/Calibur for groundhogs

[Westside]

I find this thread HIGHLY Offensive.

 

[GBuck]

I find this thread HIGHLY Offensive.

Groundhogs and woodchucks are mean, and will attack at the slightest human interaction. I shoot them at any opportunity I can get.

 

[rotortech]

I just gotta do it:

 

[HighStrung]

My dad and I always used his 22-250 as our grounghog gun.

 

[Rayne]

Groundhogs and woodchucks are mean, and will attack at the slightest human interaction. I shoot them at any opportunity I can get.

My dad and I always used his 22-250 as our grounghog gun.

That's what we use too, very effective and you can keep a distance and not frighten them back into their burrows.

Unlike what GregBuckingham said ground hogs are scarety cats.

 

[harmonn@att.net]

Ever think of making groundhog salad after your kill? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it......tastes just like chicken salad!...seriously. Little darker look, but that is it. Spread that on a cracker....Mmmmm! One of those Deer Camp Specials. Look forward to it every year.

Best Regards,

 

[Westside]

I just gotta do it:

I hate you right now.

but well played sir.

 

[adam]

I use a .22lr. Used remington subsonics last year and it worked pretty well, but I am looking for another round to use that gives more consistent expansion.

 

[redwingshooter]

22-250 is probably one of the best if you ask me. But for cost savings 223 is probably the way to go.

 

[OZZY.40]

BMG .50, might as well have fun too

Not bad, but I was thinking the Anzio 20mm. That way he doesn't have to leave his property to hit the varmit.

 

[pmoore]

If you reload, 22-250 would be ideal. You can range it up or down as you need for different situations. Deer to squirrel.

Paul

 

[GBuck]

Unlike what GregBuckingham said ground hogs are scarety cats.

Yes, they are scaredy cats... however, when provoked they are extremely violent and dangerous.

 

[Marc]

223 more than enough for ghog and a fur friendly round for yotes... thats if you want to keep the hide

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Yeah, I'd go with the 5.56. Plenty available, pretty cheap, rifles aplenty. Trying to remember what it was in my yard a couple of years ago, wasn't a groundhog; it had teeth and claws, looked like a nightmare Satan would have. I left the gate open so it could get out and never saw it again, but I'd've taken an AR to it if it hadn't left. Didn't look good to eat, too much evil.

 

[Yeah]

Was it striped?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

No stripes, just brown, but there were lots of sharp points and it was making this sinister ticking noise at me. I didn't want to encourage it too much. I didn't want to lose a leg or something.

 

[clelaj]

Or if you want to be just a little bit different, try 22 Hornet

 

[HK_bach_HK]

Another one for the .223. There are plenty of rifle options out there and the ammo is easy to find and fairly cheap.

 

[Titanium Man]

.223

Never seen them walk away.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That's a tough call......I'll give you the benefit of the doubt....you most likely hit him in the "junk" ...so he may not die but the bonus is he will never reproduce

Just listen for a groundhog singing soprano...