How to??

[SPIKEHORN11]

I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to hunt wood chucks. Like where(best terrain) and When(Best time of day). Also what is the difference between a woodchuck and a ground hog? If you know anything else that might be helpful I would appreciate it.

[rile1564]

Woodchuck, groundhog and whistle pig are all the same animal. I like to hunt up on a wooded hill overlooking a field with short grasses. Usually I like to check out the field a day or so before hand just to see if there are chucks in the field. Then I get all camo-ed up (except for orange hat, PA law) and sit on the wood line of the hill. That's my ideal for chuck hunting.

[trapperDave]

have my best luck on the edges of soybean and alfalfa fields, early and late. keep it fun, get camo'd out and take a bow

[Chuck7]

Just like these guys said. They also love clover. They generally make their tunnels in the field. I have shot them out of a tree before leaning over the field. I thought it was a record squirrel only to find it to be a ground hog. LOL We tried eatting it. Taste terrible.
They are fun to hunt.
Chuck

[ceberly]

actually i just got back from hinting them i got him right along the side of a ditch with water seperating two farm fields. I also like to walk down old R&R tracks. you will also find them around old barns or buildings. there are such an abudence of them around here i never put camo on. the ones that i mostly find on R&R tracks are tricky to get, couse they won't give you alot of time to shoot them once they spot you. i hunt them from noon till dusk. most of them i get between 5 and 7.

[ImportSlayer503]

if your hunting in fields, i usually walk around the field for awhile looking for their holes, if you want mark the holes by putting a stick in the ground near the hole so you can remember where it is. go out to an area a good range away from the hole and set up. i use a remington 700 in 270 with a 3-12x sightron scope, its my deer rifle but it works perfect, i also got myself a harris bipod that works great when your prone in a field. use your rifle scope to glass if you dont have a good pair of binoculars or spotting scope. watch the holes, they usually come out if its a nice sunny day. i usually go when i get home from school so around 2-6 is a good time. all this stuff isnt hard to learn, just get out there and learn from expirience, i just started hunting them seriously last year. good luck and remember... one shot, one kill