A few weeks ago I made the rounds to get permission to hunt ducks and geese at a few more places
Most of the land owners had signed the paperwork I had sent them with a stamped envelope
Well yesterday I stopped into a place that I was hoping we could chop part of a cut wheat field
As the geese like a chopped stubble field with fresh green growth
So we can sort of steer the geese to land where we want them to
We got the OK
But I also saw a groundhog run as I drove in
I ask about shooting groundhogs
The husband talked to his wife and they said YES
She told me they normally start coming out about 9 AM
So I was to bring my rifle about 8:30
Plan on the long shots to be 60 yards , so I took the Browning 22 Hornet
I got there about 8:30 and was told to come in as they had everything set up
I walk in and there is a table next to a window in the kitchen
I was shooting a Lyman 45 gr GC mold that someone recut the nose to a wider flat nose
Resulting in a 48 or 49 gr bullet out of range lead
2400 powder
Winchester cases
Federal Small Rifle primers
1650 FPS
As I sat there the wife kept offering me cookies and had a pitcher of ice water there for me
About 11 AM I told them I would be back another day
As I didn't want to bother their lunch
Before I left I picked up the 4 dead Groundhogs that had gotten permanent lead induced headaches
I took 4 shots between 40 and 50 yards and I saw 2 or 3 more groundhogs
But didn't take shots as they were in front of a shed
So I will set a different place next time to get them
John