Ground Hogs

Ground hog season is approaching that's means I'll have to bury a few again.

Every year religiously we find dead ground hogs in the middle of the back yard. I usually just bury in the bones corner. Last year I took a look at the first one and not a drop of blood or a mark on him. I looked at my dog and not a mark. Not long after sure enough another dead ground hog just like every season. This one was marked up bit. Looked at my dog and not a mark on him.

I have never seen him lace into one or even seen the groundhogs alive.
I wish it didn't happen.

Any advice on this? Am I wrong for thinking no big deal?

He sees the vet religiously season in season out for no reason and upto date on everything.

Thanks

 

We used to groundhog hunt. They have really thick hides so its hard to see the puncture wounds. The only thing I worried about was parasites: fleas, worms . . . other than that it was all good fun.

 

I have a bitch here that ate one and didn't get sick, not thats its a good idea to let them do so but generally I do not think killing a hog endangers their health. jmo!

 

Nope, I fed each one we caught and didn't have any problems. Its a good idea to freeze the meat for a few weeks to kill any parasites though.

 

Fuck, groundhogs do so much damage. I'd be glad my dog were killin em.

To be honest, I would just be worried about parasites like fleas (which can pass on tapeworm) and ticks (lyme disease).