There are no chucks in Florida. One more reason to dislike it here.
Back in the '60s and '70s they were plentiful on all the farms in the NY Catskills. Permission was readily granted and we had a blast. Then all the farms started a poisoning program and that was the end of that. The 220 Swift Varminter has sat in back of the safe for decades now.
I shot a shytload of them {100+ per summer} in Delaware County back in the '70's and 80's. Never heard of any "poisoning program" and my grandfather and uncle were both dairy farming at the time.. There are still huntable numbers of chucks in some areas of upstate NY. You just have to look for them. They aren't everywhere like they used to be. The two farms I hunt now in central NY are loaded with them. I'll usually kill 4-6 off each of them in a couple hours when I go.
