Wow, some of you have shot more than I've seen in the last 5 years. They nearly became extinct here & are coming back, but slowly. A lot of the old die hard varmint hunters don't even shoot them as it's just a treat to see one.
Back in the 70's - 80's. Weather permitting, I'd start on Good Friday & hunt weekends till about the first of June. Maybe a bit longer after hay cuttings, but otherwise the grass everywhere would be just too thick to see them. I usually killed 50-60 a year. My biggest I got the day we were in a Groundhog shooting contest. An old sow with wrinkled teats indicating she'd had many a pup. She was 27 pounds & won 50 bucks for the biggest of the shoot.
Maybe you can't tell, but I miss those days.
