Goundhog or woodchuck?

[grnspot110]

Absolutely! a 30-06 is a great groundhog gun but steel toed boots work well too!

If you use an '06 for groundhogs, what do ya use for big game!

 

[RedNeckRacin]

If you use an '06 for groundhogs, what do ya use for big game!

WEll, the reason I use an 30-06 for ground hogs is for the range and stopping power! I have had to many critters get away from me when using a .22 and the wind pushes the smaller bullets too much such as the .17 and .204. I don't claim to be a marksman or anything but I will take shots over 200 yds pretty regularly and thats one of the main reasons I enjoy hunting them so much.Small targets at long range is a challenge. There is also no question whether you got one or not!!! I'm hoping to get back into it this year though since I have changed jobs to get some more free time and the price of ammunition has come way down! Slinging $2.50 per shot is painful! I just bought a box of shells for about $1.15/round so its game on this year. I use the 30-06 for bigger game too. Deer are about as big as I go, but I use the same 125gr bullets for them. Its amazing how much easier it is to hit a deer at 200 yards than it is a groundhog! If I could afford a .418 or 50bmg that would be my ideal gun for anything bigger than a deer that I wasn't trying to salvage meat off of.

As for the boots, the critters are quick!! You guys are going to laugh at me, but i have a record of 24 (yes twenty four) in one year with a pair of steel toed red wings. Mostly while baling hay. My best ever was about a 60-70 yd run down. The guy I was with about wet himself from laughing so hard.