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Title: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Biggerhammer on April 16, 2014, 07:50:46 AM
Caught this guy in the steel pile this morning. Pictured with my weapon of choice, the only one within reach. While I can't give a precise velocity, energy was sufficient.😉

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Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Jason on April 16, 2014, 07:59:34 AM
Nice!  :tup:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Woodchuck on April 16, 2014, 08:04:33 AM
Is that a Tikka pry bar?  :chuckle: How was trajectory and wind drift?
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Huntboy on April 16, 2014, 08:10:34 AM
Nice one, hammer. :tup:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Biggerhammer on April 16, 2014, 08:16:19 AM
Is that a Tikka pry bar?  :chuckle: How was trajectory and wind drift?

Oh no! He went out in style.

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Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Woodchuck on April 16, 2014, 08:21:43 AM
 :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: b23 on April 16, 2014, 08:41:41 AM
The tip of that is pretty interesting looking.  Now does that have a Secant or Tangent Ogive, or is that one of those new Hybrid designs from Sears and Roebuck by chance?? :chuckle:

I worked with a guy that was a damn good baseball player in school and he beaned one in the head with a rock at about 20 yards once.  Killed it deader than dead, one shot, one kill. lol

Hmmm, seeing this makes me feel pretty silly as I've spent thousands of dollars on precision built full custom rifles and to think all I really needed was a $30 pry bar from Sears and Roebuck.  :rolleyes:

Nice job by the way!

Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Savage.06Shot on April 30, 2014, 08:42:09 PM
HAhaha thats *censored*ing hilarious
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 30, 2014, 08:58:17 PM
Don't be to impressed guys he was probably blind in one eye and on his last legs, look how small he is in the picture!  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍
Post by: Biggerhammer on May 14, 2014, 06:50:28 AM
A 2x4 was all that was handy for this guy, worked almost as well as the bar.

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Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 14, 2014, 01:05:13 PM
Looks like velocity was a bit low on the second for the desired mushrooming of the 2x4!  :chuckle: is a claw hammer next?
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: mountainman on May 14, 2014, 01:10:18 PM
Whole new meaning to the term" Smack" down! Now to try that with bigger game....? Say a bear?
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style. #2 added.
Post by: h20hunter on May 14, 2014, 01:11:14 PM
Round three of the gopher fest needs to fall to a thrown spear. Way old school.
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: washelkhunter on May 14, 2014, 01:15:09 PM
You gonna eat those?   :EAT:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: jrebel on May 14, 2014, 01:15:57 PM
I'm waiting for the "hand to critter" actions.... :chuckle: :tup:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Broken Arrow on May 14, 2014, 01:17:46 PM
I know i will most likely get flamed on this one....but whats the point of killing these for? Its an honest question. I have never hunted varmits and/or know nothing about them. Are they a pest that does damage ,does anyone eat them or is it just for sport?
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 14, 2014, 03:47:23 PM
They offended his honor.
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style. #2 added.
Post by: h20hunter on May 14, 2014, 03:48:20 PM
Gave up his secrect hunting honey hole at C-post?
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Buckmark on May 14, 2014, 04:17:03 PM
I know i will most likely get flamed on this one....but whats the point of killing these for? Its an honest question. I have never hunted varmits and/or know nothing about them. Are they a pest that does damage ,does anyone eat them or is it just for sport?

    Digging under and undermining Foundations
    Invading Crawl Spaces
    Undermining Concrete Pads
    Flea and Parasite transfer
    Gnawing Decorative Trim and Posts
    Home Invasion
    Entering HVAC Systems (contaminating ductwork)
    Eating Flowing Plants
    Lawn and Garden Damage
    Living under Decks
    Using Decks and Patios as Toilets
    Degrading the integrity of Ditches, Canal Banks & Earthen Dams
    Crop Damage

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Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: mountainman on May 14, 2014, 08:33:57 PM
Should use a Tikka  barrel next time..might kill em quicker lol
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on May 14, 2014, 09:16:27 PM
Only if gophers were that easy!  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 23, 2014, 06:45:32 AM
" HAMMERTIME "
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on July 23, 2014, 07:43:37 AM
does anyone eat them

They are eaten in some places.  A friend of mine was visiting some relatives in Virginia and was invited for dinner saying they just got a groundhog.  His exact quote was:  "If I never eat groundhog again, it will be too soon!"  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: b23 on July 23, 2014, 08:18:23 AM
I've never seen one skinned so I don't really know but they seem like they are mostly belly.  They don't look like they'd have much actual meat to them but like I said, I've never seen one skinned.  I have checked them out after I popped them with my 6-284 and they sure do explode nicely when struck with a 87gr. Vmax that was launched at 3600fps.  :tup:
Title: Re: Rockchuck "Old school" style.👍 #2 added.
Post by: Bill W on July 23, 2014, 08:20:03 AM
I ate a young groundhog back in the 60's and in old school tradition I "rocked" him as he was attacking me.  This was on a bicycle hunt and I had to carry him back dangling from the handle bars.

Back in the 80's when I hunted rockchucks in eastern WA I wanted to do a "taste test" with a young rockchuck.  Shot one in the throat, flipped him over to begin skinning..... I found way too many fleas and lice for my taste and gave up on the taste test.
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