The first "Groundhog Picnic" was already held in 1887 according to one source writer, while it was in 1889 that the meat appeared in a Lodge banquet, and the organized hunt started after that.
The first "Groundhog Picnic" was already held in 1887 according to one writer, but given as post- 1889 by a local historian. The historian states that around 1889 the meat was served in the lodge's banquet, and the organized hunt started after that.