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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
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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 No, no, no, no VarmintGuy. You did a whole lot of schit talking before the Super Bowl. You don't get to pass GO and collect $200.00 buddy. You take your ass topside and own the fact your team got their asses beat before you go talkin' gophers. Travis
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You used a .17. Are you all out of .22LRs?
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We only have our first gopher confirmed sighting so far...no confirmed kills...
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Haven't seen one here yet, but we a almost 7000 feet.. Been checking every day.
VG spend your bucks wisely, nice job.
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NO gopher until we talk football. Unbelievable.
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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
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Inwe: Yesterday, Saturday the 14th, I made a 320 trek from Dillon to Wisdom to Hamilton to Missoula to Drummond and then back to Dillon and saw exactly five Ground Squirrel in my travels. I did see everything else including Moose, Elk, Deer, Antelope Coyotes and a Fox though. I thought with the warmth in Missoula (60 degrees) I would see lots of them but that was not the case. Back to my original point I thinks its unusually early for even those few Gophers to be up and about. Did find a great Ruger Target Mark III (stainless in Hamilton) though and a cool pair of Bausch & Lomb Zephyr binoculars (pawn shop in Deer Lodge) though for my troubles. Come on Gophers! I do opine that "Snowpers" will be a real rarirty here in SW due to the lack of normal snowfall this year. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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WyoCoyoteHunter: Thanks for the advice and observations. Some on this forum could learn a lesson from your informative, upbeat and MATURE postings (deflave!)! The Gophers will be along soon down your way - I am sure. By the way I found NO Gopher useable 22 rimfire ammunition (perky hollow-point stuff) in my recent 320 mile journey around SW Montana. I take that back, one store had CCI hollowpoints but at a premium and I passed on those few boxes and the Sportsmans Warehouse in Missoula had two boxes of 22 ammo but the guy and gal in front of me bought them before I got close enough to identify them. I stopped at 12 places or so but no luck. I am seeing more and more subsonic and roundnose 22 ammo though. Maybe things will perk up? Thanks again. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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JFC, you are a complete idiot.
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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. VarmintGuy Very exciting. Everybody's just as thrilled as you are. Also just as proud of you as you are.
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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!
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Here it is.........inflated ego, delusions of grandeur. Delusions of self-importance.
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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
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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 This post is awesome. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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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 Boom! TFF!!!
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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For some reason, I get the distinct impression, that if a guy was to talk face to face with VG for more than about a minute, you'd come away thinking that he is a strange SOB....
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