Well guys, I shot myself a beauty yesterday. I had to work late at work so after work I decided to look for some groundhogs instead of deer hunting.
No sooner had I dressed up in my leafy ghillie when I spotted a hog. I started my stalk. I decided to circle around it and sneak in from behind.
As I rounded a blind corner I was startled to see a groundhog staring at me. It was standing over its hole while it had both eyes locked on me. Ever so slowly I drew back on it. I knew it would duck my arrow so I held low and let it rip.
At the shot the hog dropped as excepted, unfortunately for the hog it happened to drop right into my arrow!
The hog disappeared but I knew the shot was good. I walked up to find a bloody arrow and a empty hole. Disappointed, I grabbed my arrow and kept stalking the other groundhog.
I closed the stalk on the other groundhog only to whiff 2 shots at it under 15 yards. I saved it for another day I guess
On my way out I decided to check the groundhog hole where I had hit the first hog. This time on a last bit of hope I decided to reach down into the hole.
I was more than surprised when I felt a foot down in the hole. After some wrestling I finally managed to get it out. It was than that I realized just how big this hog was.
There is no doubt this is the largest groundhog I have ever killed. The hog weighed 14.4 pounds and had a beautiful skin. I kept some good cuts of meat off the groundhog along with the skin and skull for my trophy room.
I used my 57# Super Kodiak with axis arrows and grizzly single bevels. The shot was around 16 yards and the shot was just a tad high, slicing the spine in half and killing the groundhog instantly as it fell down into its hole.
I am very proud of this groundhog and I hope to stick another one before they go into hibernation. They sure are fun to chase. Enjoy SS
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