Module 6 of 6 Advanced
From Shot to Table
Place a humane shot using groundhog anatomy, then recover, field-care, and cook the animal — treating a nuisance rodent as the edible table fare it actually is.
Best after: Shooting Safely in the Open
Lessons
2 lessons in this module · 18 across the path
- Anatomy and Shot Placement Groundhog vitals and the humane shot: the heart-lung area on a sitting or broadside chuck, the high-percentage head/neck shot at close range, and matching shot choice to your cartridge and distance.
- Field Care and Cooking the Chuck Skinning and gutting; the critical step of removing the scent glands under the forelegs, along the spine, and near the anus; cooling the meat; and brining and cooking groundhog like rabbit.