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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2125140" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>In the western states we have the western yellow bellied marmot, AKA rockchuck - these creatures are very similar to the eastern woodchuck, AKA ground hog. I would not want to eat any member of the order Rodentia (gnawing creatures). I was told that in times past western ranchers/farmers chopped the chucks up with a hatchet/ax and rendered the pieces down in a big hot cast iron frying pan to obtain grease/fat used to preserve leather saddles (pants might smell bad) & harnesses. Hopefully that utensil was not used for the next AM breakfast preparation(s). The tiny little .17 bullet should be of little consequence in regards to avian and canine lead poisoning. </p><p></p><p>The 17 WSM would be a natural for disposing of these rodents in an area that is sort of populated especially to preserve the appearance and property values of the site.</p><p></p><p> I prefer to use a, 20 P, .204R with 40 Vmax's, .22-.250 with 75 ELD's or 6mm AI with 87 Vmax's. My little .17 HRM is used for gophers (ground squirrels). The nice farmer lady where I shoot insists that I bury the dead rodents - like scoop them up with a shovel & dump them in a pre-dug hole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2125140, member: 115658"] In the western states we have the western yellow bellied marmot, AKA rockchuck - these creatures are very similar to the eastern woodchuck, AKA ground hog. I would not want to eat any member of the order Rodentia (gnawing creatures). I was told that in times past western ranchers/farmers chopped the chucks up with a hatchet/ax and rendered the pieces down in a big hot cast iron frying pan to obtain grease/fat used to preserve leather saddles (pants might smell bad) & harnesses. Hopefully that utensil was not used for the next AM breakfast preparation(s). The tiny little .17 bullet should be of little consequence in regards to avian and canine lead poisoning. The 17 WSM would be a natural for disposing of these rodents in an area that is sort of populated especially to preserve the appearance and property values of the site. I prefer to use a, 20 P, .204R with 40 Vmax's, .22-.250 with 75 ELD's or 6mm AI with 87 Vmax's. My little .17 HRM is used for gophers (ground squirrels). The nice farmer lady where I shoot insists that I bury the dead rodents - like scoop them up with a shovel & dump them in a pre-dug hole. [/QUOTE]
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