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Originally Posted by zippy1
I don't know Sam, but if I was to hit one that many times with a 22 and it was still moving I'd be bringing out the shotgun and some buckshot next time. 
Tim mentioned rabies. I suppose, but I've never been around any critters that had it, but aren't they supposed to foam at the mouth or something? Thing is that no matter what something may have or not, a shot to the head or vitals it's dead...
Are you sure it wasn't cocktail hour and they were only shadows from birds flying over head that you thought were groundhogs because you had watched the movie Caddyshack last night? Just sayin' 
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I've never saw one foaming from the mouth but you can usually tell by how there acting, groundhogs with rabies tend to walk around in circles and there constantly falling over and the big indicator is if you can walk right up to it without it running away. Nocturnal animals out in the middle of the day is also a sign of rabies, you're supposed to bury them at least 3 feet deep and poor bleach on the grave to deter other animals from digging it up. When dealing with a rabies infected animal its important to remember not to rub your eyes, more people get rabies from handling the animal and then rubbing there eyes than from being bitten.