It's raining in Pennsylvania now. We are having a big storm passing over. Temperature's are down in the 50's for a change. Leaves are falling, trees are going barren. Fall time is kicking in.
However, even though it's been nasty outside, a whistlepig decided it would be a good idea to sit up on a bank by my house, RIGHT next to a window in my house, while I was by that window. I was looking up varmint hunting on the computer actually when I thought to myself how much I would love to be outside shooting groundhogs. Thinking to myself that this would be near impossible at the time, I happened to glance out that window and see him. All tucked up on that bank, providing me a perfect shot.
I said a few inappropriate words and flew outta the computer chair straight to the gun cabinet. Grabbed a reload and ran out the door. Using the corner of my house as a rest, I adjusted the 18 power scope down and got ready. As I pulled the trigger, the bark of the gun jumped me off target. I looked and saw the hog landing back to earth and rolling down the bank into a little cut-out. The 75 grain V-Max, scorching out of the muzzle at 3800fps, struck the groundhog in the lower abdominal area, throwing internals and opening him up pretty viciously. My heart was still pounding as I walked up to the scene in the cold rain, seeing the target laying there in the leaves.
Anyways, I was pretty suprised to see a groundhog out in the cold rain this late in the year....especially when I was just thinking about how much I'd like to be out hunting them. :grin:
