Tweeters,

I used to tell my students that these were different regional names for
the same creature. So we could have had a Marmot Day.

And gentle readers, did you know that woodchucks are hunted? Why?, you
ask. Perhaps BUCKSNORT HUNTING WORLD says it best.

Why Hunt/Shoot Woodchucks?:
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Hunters?persure woodchucks for a variety of reasons.
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1.)?Many enjoy the pure sport of the woodchuck hunt!? Weather is
generally nice during the time of year that I persue woodchucks-
Spring and early summer.? The style of hunting is easy and low
intensity.
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2.) I use the hunts as a means of practicing my shooting for other
species, such as fox and coyote.? I use the same rifle and shooting
accessories whether hunting woodchucks or predators and the extra time
afield prepares me.? Boy, It sure is easier to hit a woodchuck in the
daylight at 200 yds than a fox in total dark at 100 yds.
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3.)?Hunters feel that?they are doing a "service" to the farmers.? I
hunt woodchucks on the same farms where I hunt squirrels, deer,
turkeys, predators, crows & pigeons.? Through conversations with the
farmers,?I know that the woodchucks are un-welcome and that my hunting
efforts are welcome.

Maybe I shouldn't brought this up.

We will have the results of our strange gull ID up next.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
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