Peace: Yes, I know, now that I am (back) in New England, it's a woodchuck. However, the classic groundhog song is southern. While I lived in Virginia, I just missed a chance to eat some of one. A guy in the commune I belonged to shot one that was robbing our garden & served it out; but I was away on a job.

There is no obvious way to get hold of one in Massachusetts.

In the west, they are commonly called by their scientific name: marmot. My impression is that they are thought of as cute & are not eaten.

My first guess at "srit" was wrong. %^)