woodchucks VS rockchucks, marmots, etc

[Ruger77II]

wondering how the different breeds compare in size,, heres three i killed in about ten minutes of hunting here in ohio.

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[SteveM]

Welcome to the board 77,

Please try again.

 

[d2admin]

From what I've seen, and read, I think the eastern ground hogs are slightly larger on avg., but not by much. Probably more from diet than anything else. Here's a few western rock chucks for comparison:

All in all, I think they are pretty close. The heaviest rock chuck I ever actually weighed was 12 pounds, but I've seen a few that I didn't weigh, that were definitely bigger.

- DAA

 

[Varmint Sniper]

Im guessing that the eastern woodchucks are a bit larger than western rock chucks basicly because of their diet. Ive seen some pretty big rock chucks in my day though.