groundhogs

Cook em up like squirrel, Supposed to be GOOD eatin 

Young ones are best and remove all of the fat we roasted ours and they were pretty good. Randy

DougS wrote: Easy to catch. All you need to do is put salt on their tails.

Never heard that one what does it do? My grandfather always said just brake their nose and they will bleed to death I always figured he wanted to know if we would run around chasing them with a hoe.

      22.250 works quite swell. Have never been able to eat any since there is nothing left.

Some people call them wood chucks.  They can sure do a number on vegetable garden!!

We've got houses around us so a rifle is out.  Twelve gauge works fine, however.  

We call them whistle pigs, 22 mag or 22 hornet with a bit more range. Very good eating since they are vegans.

MARTY'S WHISTLE PIG DELIGHT   

1 young groundhog
3 apples, halved
1 can sliced pineapple
Salt & Pepper


Clean groundhog thoroughly, leaving whole. Parboil until meat is beginning to get tender. Remove and stuff with apples. Garnish with salt and pepper all over the groundhog and then place in brown 'n bag. Cook at 300 degrees until "WHISTLER" is browned.


Whistle pig Stew

1 woodchuck
2 onions, sliced
1/2 cup celery, sliced
Flour
Vinegar and water
Salt and pepper
Cloves

Clean woodchuck; remove glands; cut into serving pieces. Soak overnight in a solution of equal parts of water and vinegar with addition of one sliced onion and a little salt. Drain, wash, and wipe. Parboil 20 minutes, drain, and cover with fresh boiling water. Add one sliced onion, celery, a few cloves, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until tender; thicken gravy with flour.


Al

We call them woodchucks out here. But I remember we used to get them in the hay fields. My father had a friend that worked for the Railroad, and he would give us railroad flares. Light one up, shove it in the hole as deep as possible, and fill their hole with dirt and level it out. Kept them under control. Not sure why we don't have them anymore-- coyotes and fox population is way up now so maybe that is keeping them out of the hayfields?

After you all get those ground hogs stewed up the best way to serve them is out in the back yard to the dogs.