RE: ground hogs
yes dont throw away the younger ones they are very good eating,you can batter them and fry them just like chicken they are good and not near as tough as squirrel.The older ones need to be pressure cooked or boiled and made into barbeque they are good also.I dont start killing them till the little ones leave the den though,it would be a shame for them to starve to death without mom,and they make good targets and good eating when they move out!