Tennessee ground hog advise

[RetiredArmy]

Want to start hunting ground hogs. I live in middle Tn. (Just west of nashville). Looking for advise to get me started, IE- is there a feeding time I should be out, morning, evening all day?
I have access to 2 or 3 different farms.
Thanks Bill

 

[Lone Hunter]

I've shot them in the early morning, in middle of the day, and right at dusk. My advice is go where there are beans or clover and set up on a point where you can see good and glass all day. If no beans walk along the field edges and find where they come into a field and mark the holes for quick scanning. The young dumb ones are out now. Take a cooler and some food and enjoy the day. Also, if a coyote comes along, kill it quick. There's a bunch in your area.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Best advice is go see the farmer- ask him . I bet he can tell you where, and probably when he’s seen them out.


These here in West tn come out in morning & mid evening...

 

[Bowkill02]

As a kid we would walk with 22lr's and learn the farms we were hunting. Knowing where holes are really helps with glassing especially once crops start to get high. I agree that asking g the farmers can save so leg work too. We killed alot and had great fun when we went on walkabout.

 

[MrMajestic]

I must agree with speaking to the farmer, and take his kids some candy...

 

[GT Accuracy]

Are there actually chucks to shoot in TN? I used to live in Knoxville and I couldn't find any to save my life

 

[Lone Hunter]

They are getting more and more plentiful. They went for a spell and not many around but seem to be making a comeback. If the state would let us kill coyotes when your supposed to (at night) I think there would be a lot more game animals around.

 

[Eric73]

Are there actually chucks to shoot in TN? I used to live in Knoxville and I couldn't find any to save my life

They are still a few around but the yotes are plentiful. Set up and kill them all.

 

[Eric73]

They are getting more and more plentiful. They went for a spell and not many around but seem to be making a comeback. If the state would let us kill coyotes when your supposed to (at night) I think there would be a lot more game animals around.

I agree sir. TN needs to get their head out of there ass.