SERIOUS DELEMA To SHOOT or WATCH

[theosmithjr]

Evening fellas. I'm all screwed up at this very moment. I've been WATCHING a WHITE GROUNDHOG here in PENNSYLVANIA for the last 3 years.. l NEVER even snapped 1 her way. Always HEARD its BAD LUCK & A CURSE to shoot a White animal. However, this year I noticed she was FAT FULL OF BABIES. I said all spring if she has her pups and any are WHITE I'm taking her & doing a FULL STAND UP BODY MOUNT.. Well today is Satirday, Thursday & again yesterday I saw her & the pups. There are 2 White ones. Well its 6:17pm Eastern time here in PA this fine Saturday evening. I'm all set up 225 yards across the field from her den mound. Im prone under a tree right at the edge of the field. Should I SHOOT? Im really struggling here fellas! What would you fellas do? Im 99% sure I'll take her as soon as shes out & stands up.
Theosmithjr

 

[YZ-80]

Smoke her. It's us or them.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

Luck isn't real shoot it if you want to

 

[Mainmechanic]

Tough call. Not sure myself. If you do decide to I would wait until the pups are a little bit older myself.

 

[YZ-80]

This reminds of a time when I was deer hunting and a piebald deer came out in the field. It had a mottled coat and was clearly deformed and actually looked like a baby rhino. Really weird with a spinal deformity. I felt bad for the thing and let it walk but often think that I should have culled it from the gene pool. I just don't know how the DNR would have looked at the situation because I definitely would not have felt comfortable about harvesting the meat. Don't mean to hijack the tread and back to groundhogs but I just had to share that.

 

[laker]

Once the pups are older I'd trap it so to be sure and not ruin it

 

[therifleman556]

Do the white ones not dig nuisance holes? If you don't shoot it because it's white someone might call you a racist. Can't play favorites when shootin' vermin

 

[carl1775]

She did her part to pass the gene. Fair game, once the pups are old enough to reasonably survive on there own. Let's see that beauty, once she's harvested.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Cull her, and the pups, from the gene pool. Genetic abnormality.

 

[nmbarta]

Pull the trigger buddy, no worries

 

[26Reload]

Killen....killem all....their just as bad as wolves...eatun' all those grass blades....

 

[jgal72]

I don't want you to struggle with the guilt. Where at in PA. I'll come there and shoot it.

 

[theosmithjr]

Tough call. Not sure myself. If you do decide to I would wait until the pups are a little bit older myself.

They're weined & off the tit. It's a huge Den Mound. 7 or 8 I can see in the field, its edge, and under a huge Spruce tree.

 

[theosmithjr]

Do the white ones not dig nuisance holes? If you don't shoot it because it's white someone might call you a racist. Can't play favorites when shootin' vermin

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