I've not seen any physical evidence (a coyote with a g-hog in its' mouth), but there's more than one hunter in this area of the state that agrees the groundhog population is dwindling. I used to cover several miles with my vehicle, going from farm to farm shooting groundhogs. I've not seen more than a half dozen while driving around all the areas that I used to hunt.
I made a trip to Maine, several years ago and talked with some of the local hunters there and they said that they have to be carefull to not shoot too many groundhogs. I asked if there was a such thing as shooting too many groundhogs. They told me that if they shoot too many the coyotes would move in and wipe out the remaining population.
This seems to be the trend in this area. :smiley_chinrub:
Do you see the groundhog population in your area becoming less and less?
If so, do you think that the coyotes are the reason?
Your thoughts and opinions are appreciated.
Thank you, Bowhunter57
I made a trip to Maine, several years ago and talked with some of the local hunters there and they said that they have to be carefull to not shoot too many groundhogs. I asked if there was a such thing as shooting too many groundhogs. They told me that if they shoot too many the coyotes would move in and wipe out the remaining population.
This seems to be the trend in this area. :smiley_chinrub:
Do you see the groundhog population in your area becoming less and less?
If so, do you think that the coyotes are the reason?
Your thoughts and opinions are appreciated.
Thank you, Bowhunter57