Thanks guys,
I appreciate all the info and I do realize that no one wants to give up their secret spots. I wouldn't ask anyone to do that, but I'd sure like to find some good shooting somewhere. I've never shot rockchucks but have hunted groundhogs here in Virginia for years. Our groundhog populations have been on the decline in recent years. I personally blame the coyote, but I can't positively confirm that. Others back here attribute the decline to Wiley as well.
I did shoot a few prairie dogs in Wyoming a few years back and enjoyed the heck out of it. I used a little 218 Bee in a #1 Ruger shooting 40 gr. V-Max. Man, that little number makes a mess out to 225 yards or so.
Have never shot ground squirrels but imagine that would be a world of fun too. While in the Navy and stationed in San Diego many years ago, I clearly remember seeing lots of ground squirrels on the base - holes dug everywhere. Don't know what kind they were, but I was frothing at the mouth wanting to shoot some and couldn't.
BoomSplat, I'll check out the website you mentioned. Thanks for that, and any other advice you or others might have. Mike, thanks also and I appreciate a PM if you have any info to pass along.
Good shooting to all of you.
David