Hunting & Fishing Ohio groundhogs
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I used to use SMK and they would just pencil through. I had cleaner kills with VMAX in 22-250 so I went to that. But if 168gr AMAX or ELD-M works then I'm all for it. What ranges you getting clean kills at? Thanks!
It's been awhile since I went out with the 308. Clean kills to 400
I mostly use a .223 with 60 grain vmaxs but you get a few that go back in the hole around 500 yards.
I recently got a Desert Tech with a .223 conversion and the Superperformance hornady 53 grain vmax works great. Smoked a goose size target at 560 on the second shot.
I mostly use a .223 with 60 grain vmaxs but you get a few that go back in the hole around 500 yards.
I recently got a Desert Tech with a .223 conversion and the Superperformance hornady 53 grain vmax works great. Smoked a goose size target at 560 on the second shot.
First one of the year for me today with the 223. Bang-flop @ 130 yards with Hornady Superformance 53gr V-max.
I'm in a new area so I have to start from scratch to find them .
Man , this makes me lonesome for Ohio.. I grew up there.. many days spent wacking ground-hogs with a Rem 552 Speedmaster.. Eastern NC has no varmints to shoot hardly, you guys are lucky, the farmers aren’t
This makes me remember my most memorable day shooting whistle pigs back in Delaware. Ghillied up and crawled 200 yards in 6-8 inch tall beans to where he was feeding. Slowly slid the gun out and the barrel was 2 inches from his head when I pulled the trigger. Was like a watermelon exploding and I got covered in innards. Stood up, waved at the farmer and went back to my truck, still running with my wife reading in the passenger seat. The farmer later told me he was waiting forever for the shot. He saw my truck and the ground hog and knew it was dead. He said I surprised the crap out of him when I stood up in the field. He never saw me crawling to it. I usually shot them from a bench in the bed of the truck though. 94 F150 lifted 6" on 35's. Could really see over the fields. I miss those days since moving to Oklahoma.
375 HH w Barnes 250 TTSX @ 2800 fps at muzzle shot at 220ish. 
17HMR is doin damage to the border hogs over here!! IN
Lets work together this year (2018} to fill this site with Ohio groundhogs. I will not be starting my season till June 1 and will be shooting western Ohio and eastern Indiana for months every day the weather permits. I have not been in SW Ohio yet and hope I get permission on good ground there. Interested in speaking with anyone dedicated to making extra long shots possible.
Ima keep working the Maryland hogs. Got one in the head today but he was 3 foot down the straight hole so no pictures of that one. Got another adult too. And the young ones are out and about now
New farthest kill for my boy. 455 yards with the 6-284!
Remembered to take a picture for once. 
Black Hills 77 grain TMK @ 230 yards
Black Hills 77 grain TMK @ 230 yards
Been awhile! Heavy into fishing the last couple years. Gona shoot some more hogs this year. Picked up my second earliest hog this year, Feb 26th. 203yds with the T1X 22lr.
My son w his earliest, Mar 1st. 00 buck from his .410 @ like 6yds Good way to start it off!
My son w his earliest, Mar 1st. 00 buck from his .410 @ like 6yds Good way to start it off!
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