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I know doves aren't varmints, but this fits this thread well.. Two birds, one shot... Nash was very proud.. grin

Seeing any Eurasian doves up that way Ben?

They are getting quite common here, would love to whack a couple to see if they taste good...

No, I haven't seen any.. There's some pigeons around though.

Well when the Eurasians show up, gun the crap out of them, they are non-native and hence unprotected...but the sound they make reminds me of Africa....

Is a Eurasian the same thing as a ring neck dove? If so, they are everywhere around here. We shot a bunch last year at the seed plant right outside of town. I fact, shot more ring necks than mourning doves. Couldn't tell them apart by taste, just by the size of the breast meat.

If you are seeing Doves in Montana right now, they sure aren't Mourning Doves. The FWP has a shoot on sight for those bigger doves, they are not only unprotected, they are wanted dead...

Yep, and I'm not sure why. They way they have already proliferated, they could be our next passenger pigeon...

Oh, thats right...F&G only wants to protect things that eat meat, not things that produce it....

If you guys are getting shooting on those Eurasian dove your lucky.. There are a couple hundred here in town, but they never leave.. Tough to gun in town..

pellet gun and a RED DOT?

Don,

have you kept count on how many rodents and such you have taken with that 17 Hornet?

I am betting yours has to has one of the highest scores in the country...for the 17 Hornets..

lost count a long time ago....

For real sport, try a bow...

This one was lucky 3 times...

The best part of firewood cutting is the close proximity to the 'dog town..



This one barely got nicked...



Ben

Any of you fellers going after coyotes yet? They're starting to look pretty fluffy around here.. I'm thinking I might have to sneak out next day or so and try calling up one or two. I've been out twice, but no luck so far..

That poor PD!

That's a big azz PD Ben.
Wish our Ground Squirrels were that big.
Maybe I could hit one once in a while:(

My brother is in town for a couple days from Colorado and is staying at our friend Scott's cabin in a Cannon Co. cove.

Jason and Scott are pretty much killing machines and plan to trim the deer-killing coyote packs between sad football games on TV this weekend, so I brang my wife's Vanguard Ute .223 w 'Fire-bought Leupold 6x36 to him this afternoon. Zeroed for 225 yards W-W 45 gr. USA JHPs.

After watching the 1st quarter carnage of UT v. Abalama I decided to ease back to town. Saw a groundhog sitting up down by Scotty's gate and gave J the high sign.

He slithered down to the vehicles, slid the Ute out and slipped a couple rounds in the mag well. He maneuvered a ways down hill behind cover, went prone and zapped this ol' gal at 135 yards.

Not much of challenge for a PD man, but his first grounder in many a year; made him grin. The meat report was markedly better than a PD.

He didn't even mind the girly-girl sling either.

Pretty sure the projectile expanded, and way over-penetrated...