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PerkyVal
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Real Name: Valerie
Biggest of the year
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November 22, 2017, 01:04:30 PM »
The biggest groundhog and opossum this summer/fall.
Well, I did have a bigger possum, but didn't take a pic. Still....
edit: sorry for the dup
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Re: Biggest of the year
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November 22, 2017, 01:14:58 PM »
Great shooting, those are big, how many shots did it take for the Possum? around here they are hard to kill, they are so dumb they don't know their dead......
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #2 on:
November 22, 2017, 01:20:29 PM »
Nice shooting. Fat hog for sure. Caliber?
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #3 on:
November 22, 2017, 01:42:20 PM »
Dang, those are big!
Nice round-up, Valerie!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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November 22, 2017, 01:46:11 PM »
Nice shooting Valerie.
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #5 on:
November 22, 2017, 02:49:17 PM »
Nice shooting, Valerie!
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PerkyVal
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Real Name: Valerie
Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #6 on:
November 22, 2017, 02:56:34 PM »
Both shot with my .25 Marauder. The opossum was after the Boyds stock mod
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Re: Biggest of the year
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November 22, 2017, 03:19:14 PM »
Excellent Shooting Valerie !!! Wow those are really nice ones !! The Pink Thumbhole stock really stands out
!
Best Wishes & Happy Hunting - Tom
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dk1677
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #8 on:
November 22, 2017, 04:54:15 PM »
Nice one Valerie ! Congrats!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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November 22, 2017, 06:06:29 PM »
Those are the times you're glad you've got a .22 caliber.
Nice job controlling the vermin on your property, Valerie.
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jimmykay
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #10 on:
November 22, 2017, 06:46:49 PM »
Way to drop em Valerie...
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #11 on:
November 22, 2017, 07:01:21 PM »
Great shooting!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #12 on:
November 22, 2017, 09:53:37 PM »
Valerie, nice shooting on a couple LARGE ones! I see good size possums in Ca but not THAT BIG! That ghog is quite massive!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #13 on:
November 23, 2017, 12:25:22 PM »
Indeed those are all enormous critters !
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #14 on:
November 24, 2017, 02:24:12 PM »
Great shooting on the G-hog and C-rat Valerie and pics as well. Ed
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Wayne52
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #15 on:
November 26, 2017, 04:49:31 AM »
Great shooting on that Extra HOG Ghog Valerie !!!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #16 on:
November 26, 2017, 09:20:48 AM »
Good work! Groundhogs can be tough to get close to.
Nice guns!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #17 on:
November 28, 2017, 05:42:03 PM »
Great Shooting!
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Re: Biggest of the year
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Reply #18 on:
November 29, 2017, 12:01:12 AM »
Nice shooting, sweet looking Mrod too with the Boyds on it.
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