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[Jaymo]

Wow! Nice pelts on those porkers, too. I'm itching to eat some groundhog, but I've never seen one in the wild in GA. I'm thinking about selling a lot of my extra air rifles and saving up for a Talon.

[only1harry]

Jeremy,
You don't have groundhogs in Georgia or any of the Southern states.  G-hogs are full hybernating animals so they exist where there 's cold winters.  They only live in the Northern states & Canada.  Since you 're on the East Coast, I can tell you that not even VA has them.  They live north of Maryland, but they do range from East to West Coast.  You can even find them in WA & OR states.  As long as there are freezing temps in the winter, you 'll find them there.. well in the Spring, summer and Fall you will :)

[BPHurney]

Jeff,

Thanks for the reply regarding the fit and accuracy of your Talon---I've been looking around for my first PCP and I just can't decide--Disco with mods and full shroud from mtn. Air, Talon or something pre-owned.

Nice pics, we've got those here in IL--just haven't seen any lately--

take care, hunterman

Bret H

[raterminator]

Good job and nice pictures..... as always.

[Progun]

Oh Harry, we definitely have groundhogs all over Tennessee and the mid south. And yes our pasture pigs hibernate here too. They emerge on the first warm spring days. They look just like yours and have all the same habits and characteristics.Out west they have the cousin they call Marmots, Rock Chucks and such. Common names here: Woodchuck, ground hog, whistle pig, pasture pig.It's the largest member of the squirrel family and yes they sometimes climb trees.

[CFX Marauder]

Jeff those boys have been hanging around the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station !! Easy shots for the Talon but you had to work for your prize...LoL...

[only1harry]

Yeah Tennesse is like on the same line as the mid-Atlantic.. that's the border line.  I can see that but how hold does it get in the winter?  I 've read that they need constant temps under 50deg. for them to hybernate.  I know they have them in KY, WV, IL and MO, etc. Wasn't sure about Tennessee but that's like the  borderline along with NC between "South" & "North.  A friend of mine in VA told me last year "we don't have G-hogs here like you guys in the North..".  He just hasn't seen them I guess.

[hunter220]

longislandhunter - 9/16/2008  6:29 AM

Thanks guys,,,,

Bret,,, I absolutely love my Talon.  Sighting through the scope doesn't feel awkward at all.  I guess most Talon owners put the scope rail attachment on theirs but I really didn't need it.  The gun is nice and light, powerful and deadly accurate.  I couldn't ask for a better small game gun.  The other nice thing is all the accessories you can get for the gun, not to mention the barrel changes possible if you want to change calibers or barrel size.  I just recently bought the sling attachments and have a nice sling that mounts on the gun in seconds.   I'm very impressed with the gun..

Jeff

I 100% agree with that, my condor is the best gun ever, airrifle that is, and is deadly quiet too.

[dw33]

Nice write up and pics.  Those things are FAT!