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Are groundhogs good to eat?

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More importantly, they are in a different branch than the bubonic-plague-carrying prairie dog. Groundhogs seem to carry no life-threatening diseases to humans. Just because they're safe to eat doesn't mean they taste good but apparently they do. read more

Groundhog Diet. Groundhogs eat approximately 1/3 of their weight in vegetation each day. Although they are considered herbivores, they sometimes eat insects (less than 1% of the time). In the summer and fall groundhogs increase their consumption to accumulate fat reserves, which they use to survive through their winter hibernation period. read more

Groundhogs, like most pets and people, are active during the day and retreat to their burrows for a good night’s sleep. But the groundhog takes his sleep more seriously than we do: The bristly herbivores are true hibernators, meaning they bulk up in the fall and sleep from roughly October to March. read more

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