Woodchuck payback

[PATheron]

Took my boys chuck hunting tonight. I have a 204 ruger with a bipod and nikon scope for chucks. It was my oldest boys turn, hes nine, to try so we layed down and he had the gun. I said "You think you can hit one from here?". He said "I could hit a salamander from here". I said "Ok, whatever". Chuck comes out down at the bottom of the field. He touches it off. Whomp. He goes "I hit em". I see the tail wagging. I paced it off, 136 yards. First shot at a chuck for him. Right in the head. We had to take mom up to do a photo shoot. Lucky bastard. Theron

[802maple]

Remember that day I was down there that he said he could out shoot you, I guess the proof is out.

[PATheron]

Ill tell you what Jerry, it is hard to chalk that up to luck. Thats a darn small target.

[wdchuck]

Whoa! You had me wondering there for a split second!

[PATheron]

Sorry bout that. Just bragging up my boy. Theron

[TapME]

I would like to know how your son got some Mainer in him?

[802maple]

Probably from Matt being down there, It don't take long for a little Mainer to rub off on you. LOL

[Maplewalnut]

No wonder you haven't complained about any chewed tubing. With a marksman like that in the family there probably isn't a tree rat for miles!

[PATheron]

Must be. No more empty freezers for me. Theron

[mapleman3]

Ok Being a flatlander here in Ma. I gotta ask??? How do they taste?? ;)

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I used to have a cousin that has passed on being much older than I was and I used to kill some in the summer for him and he ate them and claimed they tasted awesome. Guess they should, all they eat is grass but they sure stink when you clean them, at least the internals do.

[802maple]

Remember if you can't discribe what they taste like you can go to the old phrase and say they taste like chicken

[PATheron]

Around here they are just considered varmints for making all the holes in the farmers fields. Ive never ate one but they are really clean crittes as far as what they eat. Theyre probly healthier to eat than what we buy. Im pretty big on eating what I shoot but I dont eat them. Kind of like shooting crows. Theron

[royalmaple]

Theeeeeeron, you've never had to eat crow?

My skills must have rubbed off on Booie.

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

post edited?

[Dave Y]

Ground hog is good eatin ! Render the fat and put it on your leather boots for water proofing.

[jrthe3]

like to post the picks of the pay back i took out on them tree rat tubing eater this past weekend but i think the PA game comission might not like it to much they say they are protected but not in my woods no rules we on the farm call it crop damage

[hurryhill]

Got a real chuckle from the story. Tell your son this one.

I had an elderly lady who ALWAYS had to have her maple syrup order canned in quart glass. So, one day in May I was canning her syrup, making rhubarb pie and saw a mother woodschucks and 4 little ones in my garden. I cranked open the window, put my 22 on a chair and put the barrel through the opening of the window. End of the day, I had four quarts of first run in glass, two rhubarb pies, and five woods, and never left the kitchen!!

Jan Woods
Hurry Hill Farm and Museum
Edinboro PA
800 buckets
4 x 14 Leader Special
All wood and no electric