RE: first groundhog of the year....pics
hmmm tips...find fields they use....look for their holes....look for their trails coming out of the wood line....some live right in the field...some will hide in the woods and come into the field to eat....i kinda like my friends farm because theres many fields in a small area....i can just keep walking around setting up and blasting the one thats out....then moving to the next field to let that one cool down....but if i have a field with many holes ill set up and watch the holes.....my favorite field had about 6 diffrent colonies of them things.....many holes for each colony...wasnt 20 mins between shots....best time to go is evening imo.....but they can be seen all day usually.....just seems most come out in the evening when it cools off some....probably mornings too....but i know farmers dont want to listen to the 06 barking all morning at sunrise...so i wait till later in the day to head out....try to set up in the woodline or something...they can see well.....wear your camo....try to sit as still as you can....but keep glassing....between clumps of dirt and hay ect them spots could be hogs or dirt ect.....my eye actaully gets tired..i dont own a good spotting scope or binos....so i just use my rifle scope....and it takes a toll on my eyeball!! good luck