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Title: Garden thief no more...
Post by: Tom on July 17, 2010, 01:48:00 PM
Thursday my wife came in to tell me a groundhog was out in her garden,I hadn't seen any this year although I've killed several in the past. Understand that this garden is her equivalent of my hunting efforts-obsessive is a mild adjective. Our daughter is getting married and this garden is supplying the bouquets.
  So I sit on the patio and sure enough here comes the little begger. I move slightly and he jets for his hole-right under my bow target. So I go to our bedroom(second story)and slide the window open and sit with '61 Kodiak and GT 3555 with snuffer waiting him out. Knew he would be out as it was evening and this would be his snack time.
   Lo and beold here he comes along the side of the house.I slowly draw back and let loose. A loud crack snaps my attention away from the shot. I must have hit the window frame with the upper limb which caused me to miss my spot by an inch or so. But it didn't matter as it was all over.
   (http://www.fototime.com/A898F068D57FC3F/standard.jpg)
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Post by: Bert Frelink on July 17, 2010, 02:06:00 PM
Tom,
Great story, congratulations !!!!!!!
Hope the flowers survived.
Bert.
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Post by: HOWITZER on July 17, 2010, 03:11:00 PM
Snufferized, nice shooting!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Reggie Catfish on July 17, 2010, 03:15:00 PM
I take it the moral is- don't mess with mamma's flowers!

Good shooting
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Post by: Margly on July 17, 2010, 03:15:00 PM
Nice shooting  :thumbsup:
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Post by: kung fu kid on July 17, 2010, 03:39:00 PM
Great "shot", Tom.    :archer2:  

The story was very intersting to read.  Hope to hear more.  Congrats on saving your wife's flowers.
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Post by: A.S. on July 17, 2010, 04:04:00 PM
Good shooting Tom!
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Post by: cacciatore on July 17, 2010, 04:21:00 PM
great bow and story.
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Post by: gudspelr on July 17, 2010, 04:26:00 PM
Great story and pic!  So....don't suppose any 3555's will find their way into the wedding decorations as a tribute...?   :)     :archer:  

Jeremy
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Post by: Cottonwood on July 17, 2010, 04:32:00 PM
Great shooting there, now watch for more.
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Post by: Winterhawk1960 on July 17, 2010, 04:34:00 PM
Way to go Tom !!!!

Great story to go along with the picture. I think I might "recognize" that bow.

Winterhawk1960
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Post by: Tom on July 17, 2010, 05:28:00 PM
Yes, Don suspect you mght have first hand experience with the bow. Still doing its job nearly 50 years later.
 Hope there are a few more around as a small target tends towards confidence.Have killed garbage raiding possums,racoons,and a few squirrels trying to invade the roof.All this in small town USA.
  Yes, the flowers survived to entice another day.
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Post by: maineac on July 17, 2010, 06:52:00 PM
Nice shooting.  Some elevated blind practice to get ready for fall.
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Post by: tukudu on July 17, 2010, 07:37:00 PM
Nice Tom   :clapper:
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Post by: Ron+dog on July 17, 2010, 07:47:00 PM
good one
glad the flowers are ok
hope the window frame survived
  :archer2:
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Post by: Ringneck on July 17, 2010, 07:57:00 PM
That critter might need a little extra Gates BBQ sauce.   :D
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Post by: limbow on July 17, 2010, 09:12:00 PM
:notworthy:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: Doc Nock on July 17, 2010, 09:47:00 PM
Ringneck, that size, they'ze just fine victuals as is!  :)
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Post by: Ringneck on July 17, 2010, 10:29:00 PM
I'll take your word for it Doc!
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Post by: B/W lvr on July 17, 2010, 11:15:00 PM
Nice shot!!! Hope you didn't damage that fine looking bow. Frank
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Post by: Jmgcurve on July 17, 2010, 11:39:00 PM
Now that is what I call varmit hunting!  Good read.
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Post by: motorhead7963 on July 18, 2010, 12:44:00 AM
excellent shooting!! varmit hunting ya can't beat it!!!
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Post by: Hit-or-Miss on July 18, 2010, 08:46:00 AM
What a difference between a Judo and a broadhead on a small critter!!!! Good shot!!!!
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Post by: Tom on July 18, 2010, 10:16:00 AM
Thanks for all the congrats, glad to say the garden is safe and the bow is fine also. At least I concentrated for the right second but then went to heck.
 Groundhogs are tough little critters and I just grabbed one of my "late season" bows and arrow. That brass inset and heavy head give some momentum for sure.
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Post by: Eugene Slagle on July 18, 2010, 04:48:00 PM
Great shootin bud, & a good story.
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Post by: k. sisco on July 18, 2010, 05:20:00 PM
Sweet shot!  :notworthy:
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Post by: ewarshaw on July 18, 2010, 06:50:00 PM
Thanks for the story.
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Post by: sj_lutz on July 18, 2010, 07:43:00 PM
Had a similar episode a month or so back, only difference was it was a family of them, and they took up residance under our deck.  Like Tom, I found that GT 3555's with Snuffers, shot from the second floor window blind / stand are pretty good medicine for these pests.

My shooting wasn't quite as good, I'm mainly a ground pounder not used to elevated shots, and it showed; first couple shots were harmlessly high.  

I eventually got it figured out and shot the youngin shown here, and I got mama as well.  Mama made a bloody mess, a mighty doggone good thing that the Mrs. was at work and I had time to get the hose out...

 (http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/sj_lutz/groundhog1.jpg)
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Post by: FrankM on July 18, 2010, 08:01:00 PM
Wow! Y'know, the neighbor's cat likes to poo in my garden............
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Post by: Tom on July 18, 2010, 09:18:00 PM
Good shooting SJ, only one way I've figured to get rid of them once they take up residence. We are the solution. My wife thanked me for saving her flowers but wasn't interested in the how of the situation which is fine with me. But figured some on TG wouldn't mind the reality of a well placed arrow.
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Post by: sswv on July 18, 2010, 09:20:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup: