Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Predators and Varmints 2013 Gopher/Sage Rat/Prarie Dog/Rock Chuck/Porcupine/Coon etc Killing Thread

Ya Lonny, if I ever decide on a load, I'll get a dedicated dial for it or maybe one in moa with a zero stop. Right now I'm shooting factory Hornady 40 gr v max's and they've been doing a pretty good job, the gun sure likes em.

Killed in late 2012, does it still count?
7RM 150gr BTSP. There should be another dead dog here but I missed him running.

Dogs have a coon treed in the back yard right now.

quick. go shoot him and put up the pic......

1 week ago from this past Sunday. Called it in just before dark. It slid into the caller on the ice at full speed and turned around and full speed out of there. I think my 2nd shot connected. Took 3 all together and about 50 yards out.

Hey, you can't hunt with an AR-15!!!! It's only for killing people!

I sweet talked these bandits into holding my rifle for a quick pic this morning...

Nice work Kevin!
Had a little luck myself this morning.
33# Stretched 40"

Field Grade, you must live in bobcat heaven..nice cat, but those dogs are really beautiful looking friends..we were just talking about getting a cur dog for our place..but that would make the house hold pretty crowded...nice work..

Nice lookin cat there Famous Potatoes!!!
(I guess I didn't realize that was Idaho's slogan)

I missed an opportunity on a cat last weekend.
Still bummed about it.

Tell me a story Charlie! Trapped? Treed? Called?
And...which dog is that hanging in the back looking totally unimpressed with the photo session?

That's old Pete (RePete get it LOL) making one of his rare apearances outside after bird season ends.
The dogs jump in the truck everytime the tailgates down reguardless of wheather we're going somewhere or not. Well, cept for Sophie. She can't make the leap.

I actually trapped this one, but you know me. I'll take em any way I can get em.

WCH,,, Curs are small. They don't take up much room.
And yes,,, It's a Cat rich environment here this year.
Suprising how well predators do after two mild winters.
Lots of bunnies and game birds makes for some pretty "fat cats" too.


BTW Kevin,,,, Even though ID's famous for their potatoes, I have a heck of a time finding some decent Yukon Golds here. I think the good ones are imported from Mexico.

Fat cat!!! Ya shoulda seen the coons I peeled yesterday! Sloppy fat!
Coulda give Rosie O'donnel a run for her money.

Ya ever try planting any Yukon golds?
I usually plant kennebecks. Love em!
My family's been planting them forever. They do a lot better in sandy soil, (which I don't have), but they're still good.
My Great Grandad's nickname was "Tater" he planted so many of them!

No,,, I'm not much of a gardener.
I've got two 8' raised beds. One for matters, one for peppers.
Course all my neighbors put in big gardens so I get lots of surplus. Especially Zucchini .

Heading out now to PD fields, copy and pictures to follow...

Made a couple of stands this morning...

I really want to shoot the schit out of small critters. Squirrels are alright around here but I want to shoot gophers or prairie dogs

Live with what ya got Winnie!

Nice pic!

I went out today here in South Dakota and took 86 shots at prairie dogs, figure I hit about 50. My best run was 3 dogs with 3 shots at 452 yards. I walk and set up to shoot but stopped to take this picture.

Was shooting my 220 Swift and 55 gr. Vmax.

Here is my normal setup:

Just got back about an hour ago, the weather was gorgeous and prairie dogs were plentiful. I had just gotten 2 new varmint rifles and had to get them bloodied.

A Sako Pre-Garcia heavy barrel in 243 and a Weatherby Mark V Varmintmaster in 22-250. They both killed a few. It isn't easy rotating between so many guns and finding how much you like each one...