Son killed his first groundhog today

[Ncvarmint]

He was excited and ready to go again soon.
He hit it in the spine at 50 yards with marlin 883 22 mag using hornady 30gr vmax ammo.

 

[Windini]

Nice shootin'! Looks like a happy hunter.

 

[Average Joe]

Good shoting!

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Excellent rifle for that.

My old 783 took more than a few out to 100 yards.

Congratulations to him!

 

[Firemedic54]

My son got his first a couple weeks back also.

 

[Dale Gribble]

He was excited and ready to go again soon.
He hit it in the spine at 50 yards with marlin 883 22 mag using hornady 30gr vmax ammo.

My son got his first a couple weeks back also.

Ya’ll fry ‘em up and eat them?

 

[Ncvarmint]

Thats a big negatory no there pal!

 

[Dale Gribble]

Thats a big negatory no there pal!

Oughta try it...whistlepig’s pretty good eating.

 

[Firemedic54]

You are the second person that has told me that lately. As bad as those things stink, I don't think I could bring myself to try a bite of one.

 

[Inglis]

Makes great sausage with some pork fat.

 

[Dale Gribble]

You are the second person that has told me that lately. As bad as those things stink, I don't think I could bring myself to try a bite of one.

When you skin them out/butcher them, just remove the scent glands and you’re good to go.

Battered/fried they’re quite tasty...on its own, I like it better than rabbit or squirrel.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

You are the second person that has told me that lately. As bad as those things stink, I don't think I could bring myself to try a bite of one.

Hogs stink to high heaven, you know...

 

[rcems2000]

Congratulations on them taking their first groundhog. Glad to see kids / young men outdoors hunting and shooting instead of in house video gaming and computer stuff.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

You are the second person that has told me that lately. As bad as those things stink, I don't think I could bring myself to try a bite of one.

Ever smelt a pig?

 

[Button Pusher]

When you skin them out/butcher them, just remove the scent glands and you’re good to go.

Battered/fried they’re quite tasty...on its own, I like it better than rabbit or squirrel.

I always walk away a little smarter after visiting CFF.

 

[teamglock2002]

He was excited and ready to go again soon.
He hit it in the spine at 50 yards with marlin 883 22 mag using hornady 30gr vmax ammo.

congrats !!

 

[teamglock2002]

My son got his first a couple weeks back also.

congrats !!

 

[Bull Durham]

Oughta try it...whistelpig’s pretty good eating.

Tastes just like rabbit. They eat pretty much the same thing.

 

[Firemedic54]

Got another one.

 

[Schattenreiter]

You are the second person that has told me that lately. As bad as those things stink, I don't think I could bring myself to try a bite of one.

So I'm guessing you have never been in the house when grandma was cooking collards????

 

[9mmEverything]

Nice shootin', kid!

 

[Firemedic54]

I asked him if he wanted to try and skin it out, my wife raised her eyebrow and I told him to pitch it in the woods.

 

[jfanatic]

Ya’ll fry ‘em up and eat them?

Yep!! My grandmother used to fry 'em up for us! Delicious and NO JOKE! We'd bring 'em in from the field, dress 'em and she would soak them in a little cold brined water for a few hours. The ones we were hunting were eating nothing but fresh clover all day. All dark meat and all delicious! I guarantee that dang chicken is "dirtier" meat than groundhog is. I think its pretty close to rabbit actually.