Tracey Maras submitted this picture of a groundhog way above ground: “I walked out of the front door and saw this ball of fur about 20 feet up in a tree, just at the tree line. I grabbed my camera, took a few photos, then left him to go on his way.”
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County: Pike
Date and Season: October 6th 2012; Youth firearm
Notable:
County: Clinton
Size: 50.4 pounds
Date: May 11, 2012
Notable: Took an hour to land
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