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Today at 10:30 A.M. I shot and retrieved my first Gopher of the year (elevation 5,200') .
It was also the contest winner for "First Gopher of the year" at my local sport shop.
The unseasonably warm weather here abouts (new record "high" low temperature set last night at 39 degrees - old record high low was 35 degrees!) has brought the Ground Squirrels out early this year.
This is by far the earliest (February 13th) I can recall shooting a Gopher, at this elevation anyway.
Its on boys!
Particulars were: an 80 yard shot with a Ruger 77/17 V/T in 17 HMR caliber using a Weaver V-16 scope and Hornady 17 grain ammunition.
First shot was a complete miss (buck fever?) but the second shot was DRT.
My entry into the contest beat the second place winner by less than 30 minutes.
Money will go to buying more ammo.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable Colony Varmint season.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Today at 10:30 A.M. I shot and retrieved my first Gopher of the year (elevation 5,200') .
It was also the contest winner for "First Gopher of the year" at my local sport shop.
VarmintGuy

Your inflated ego............

And if you had any sense of decency you would tone down your over-inflated ego and delusions of grandeur!

You, nor anyone else on this forum, can, has or will dictate what I say or do!

VarmintGuy

DeFlave: Yes, yes, yes TRAVIS - I will do exactly as "I" please!
Your inflated ego MAY think you have enough standing to be "chief justice" and influence others conduct but that, in fact, is not so!
I indeed DID post here that the New England Patriots "WOULD KNOW THEY HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT COME THE END OF THE SUPER-BOWL GAME" and that "THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WOULD NOT BE BEATING THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS BY 38 POINTS (like they beat the Colts by in the previous playoff game!)" - I stand by both of those CORRECT and prudent comments!
For YOU to describe the Seahawks narrow, last second loss as getting their "asses beaten" in this past Super-Bowl is simply IGNORANT - they lost fair and square, but an "ass beating" - well I would describe that comment of yours as ridiculous (deflave like?)!
And if you had any sense of decency you would tone down your over-inflated ego and delusions of grandeur!
You, nor anyone else on this forum, can, has or will dictate what I say or do!
Make NO mistake about that little buddy!
I am and I will talk Gophers or anything else I choose, regardless of your immature and erroneous musings.
By the way I shot a couple more Gophers yesterday with one of my 22 rimfires (if you don't mind?)!
GO HAWKS!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

DeFlave: Yes, yes, yes TRAVIS - I will do exactly as "I" please!
Your inflated ego MAY think you have enough standing to be "chief justice" and influence others conduct but that, in fact, is not so!
I indeed DID post here that the New England Patriots "WOULD KNOW THEY HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT COME THE END OF THE SUPER-BOWL GAME" and that "THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WOULD NOT BE BEATING THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS BY 38 POINTS (like they beat the Colts by in the previous playoff game!)" - I stand by both of those CORRECT and prudent comments!
For YOU to describe the Seahawks narrow, last second loss as getting their "asses beaten" in this past Super-Bowl is simply IGNORANT - they lost fair and square, but an "ass beating" - well I would describe that comment of yours as ridiculous (deflave like?)!
And if you had any sense of decency you would tone down your over-inflated ego and delusions of grandeur!
You, nor anyone else on this forum, can, has or will dictate what I say or do!
Make NO mistake about that little buddy!
I am and I will talk Gophers or anything else I choose, regardless of your immature and erroneous musings.
By the way I shot a couple more Gophers yesterday with one of my 22 rimfires (if you don't mind?)!
GO HAWKS!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

You will post what the [bleep] I tell you to post!



Travis