I’ll shoot me a groundhog for my momma

I’ve been wandering up and down the creek by the trailer lately to see what’s out there. I’ve found a few squirrels and even managed to find a few deer tracks as well, though the rifle I have now is too low a caliber for something bigger than a duck. I had told my mother that I’d like to shoot for her a few squirrels so she could skin them for a dinner one night.

Earlier today I’d said to myself I’d stumble upon a squirrel out in the open. Moments after I start my little hike up the creek bed and I’d spotted not a squirrel, but a good sized groundhog. He was posted right beneath the neighbor’s deer stand, with a nest carved out into the clay, hidden only by fallen tree limbs. He dove into his burrow quick though so I let him be. I’ll have to get him another day.