Bagged my first whistle pig of 2022 today. Got him with my .22 97K at 30yds with an FTT right behind the eye. Not my first choice of guns to use on these guys but at 17fpe and close range, he didn't stand much of a chance.
First Groundhog of the Season
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@sqwirlfugger57 Sounds like good shot placement to me. Did he drop or run a ways before expiring?
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It dropped right on the spot here. Gave a quick tail wiggle and that was all she wrote. I learned my lesson with these guys previously. If I can't get a side of the head shot on one, I don't pull the trigger. I had a pellet bounce right off the front of ones skull a year or two back.
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@sqwirlfugger57 Oh sounds like you anchored him then. You had a shot bounce off of an animal’s skull? A .22 pellet? I’ve heard stories like that, but haven’t witnessed it. Does it make a ricochet sound? Can you see the pellet deflecting? How’d you figure out what happened? I’m asking because I imagine the animal will break and run immediately and shots happen fast so at times it’s hard to figure out exactly what happened.
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It was with this same gun actually. A friend of mine asked me to come take care of one under his shed. He has close by neighbors so I opted to go low power instead of my .25 Dreamline. I figured "its just a fat squirrel, why not?"
Anyway, I get there and setup shop about 30yds from the shed. After waiting for a bit, thicc Alvin pops his head out from under the shed. He starts eating the grass and I line up my shot. With my crosshairs directly between his eyes, I squeezed off a shot. *THWACK* Dude takes off back under the shed. "What the...?"
I wait around for him to come back out but after an hour or so, I give up and go home.
A few weeks layer, my buddy calls me up again. "Jon, he's back. Can you come take care of it for me?"
No problem. I grab my Dreamline this time and go. I get there, setup shop, quickly zero my gun, and wait. A couple hours into it again, he shows up. He starts eating and I line up my shot with the side of his head. *THWACK!* Down he goes. He doea the typical nervous twitch/kick but he's dead on the spot. Upon further inspection, I noticed a scar in the middle of his forehead. Sure enough, that was exactly where I hit him a few weeks before. Lesson learned.
It was with this same gun actually. A friend of mine asked me to come take care of one under his shed. He has close by neighbors so I opted to go low power instead of my .25 Dreamline. I figured "its just a fat squirrel, why not?"
Anyway, I get there and setup shop about 30yds from the shed. After waiting for a bit, thicc Alvin pops his head out from under the shed. He starts eating the grass and I line up my shot. With my crosshairs directly between his eyes, I squeezed off a shot. *THWACK* Dude takes off back under the shed. "What the...?"
I wait around for him to come back out but after an hour or so, I give up and go home.
A few weeks layer, my buddy calls me up again. "Jon, he's back. Can you come take care of it for me?"
No problem. I grab my Dreamline this time and go. I get there, setup shop, quickly zero my gun, and wait. A couple hours into it again, he shows up. He starts eating and I line up my shot with the side of his head. *THWACK!* Down he goes. He doea the typical nervous twitch/kick but he's dead on the spot. Upon further inspection, I noticed a scar in the middle of his forehead. Sure enough, that was exactly where I hit him a few weeks before. Lesson learned.
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@sqwirlfugger57 Interesting story. After seeing the photo of that scar I see what you mean. That’s one of those things I just haven’t seen. I’ve heard about it with armadillos. You made a believer outa me. “Thicc Alvin?” 
That’s hilarious. I got a good laugh outa that name. I’m still laughing. Thanks for sharing.
That’s hilarious. I got a good laugh outa that name. I’m still laughing. Thanks for sharing.Upvote 0
