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[fish]

pest control . and yes in Mongolia , I saw them being eaten and their fat was used as remedy compound

Thanks. I was courious if it was a local delicacy. Whil in South Dakota last fall I was amazed at the amount of prairie dog in the area.

 

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[Alan aka Davinci]

Please excuse my ignorance but I have to ask. Earlier in this post I see where people are shooting prairie dogs, is this a cull hunt or do people eat these.

Thanks.

Prairie dogs are rodents and multiply as such and shooting them is an effective way to control them. There are much more inhumane ways such a poison and in Colorado you can only shoot them from June 15th to the end of Feb. on public land but you can shoot year around on private land because ranchers loose livestock from broken legs because of the colonies and the livestock step into the holes. The reason for the season on public lands is because the tree huggers said during that time if you shoot a female she will probably be carrying babies and this gives them a chance to live for a while longer. I don't have a problem with that because when they are born and season opens we have more targets so a shout out to the libs. Also when you shoot them other predators eat them such as and coyotes when coyotes have lots to eat they live longer, breed more thus another target to shoot at.

 

[Montecresto]

eeyah! The forum gets political, lol.

 

[Stacy]

eeyah! The forum gets political, lol.

I saw the topic and then skipped.... as tempted as I was as a proud owner of three 204's

 

[solrus]

204???

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[Stacy]

204???

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I have one rugar 204 VT and two savage 204's my absolute favorite cartridge. And I have my share of boom sticks

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

I saw the topic and then skipped.... as tempted as I was as a proud owner of three 204's

I only have one 204 but let me tell you it's a long range dog eliminator.

 

[rocmar]

Umcompahgre National Forest.
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Nice set up
thanks for sharing your
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[trigger]

Prairie dogs are rodents and multiply as such and shooting them is an effective way to control them. There are much more inhumane ways such a poison and in Colorado you can only shoot them from June 15th to the end of Feb. on public land but you can shoot year around on private land because ranchers loose livestock from broken legs because of the colonies and the livestock step into the holes. The reason for the season on public lands is because the tree huggers said during that time if you shoot a female she will probably be carrying babies and this gives them a chance to live for a while longer. I don't have a problem with that because when they are born and season opens we have more targets so a shout out to the libs. Also when you shoot them other predators eat them such as and coyotes when coyotes have lots to eat they live longer, breed more thus another target to shoot at.

Yeah! Trigger time!!

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

204???

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20 Cal. center fire rifle pushing 4200+ FPS muzzle velocity.

 

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20 Cal. center fire rifle pushing 4200+ FPS muzzle velocity.
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That's BA! We use 17 HMR's around here for ground hogs.

 

[Montecresto]

That's BA! We use 17 HMR's around here for ground hogs.

Ground hogs=prairie dogs???

 

[rocmar]

That's BA! We use 17 HMR's around here for ground hogs.

Called pot guts
here...

 

[ehart814]

Ground hogs=prairie dogs???

Here in PA, we don't have prairie dogs. We have woodchucks, aka groundhogs. Maybe out west they call prairie dogs groundhogs.

Depending on range, I use a 17 hmr, 17 hornet, .221 fireball, 223, or 22-250. Today I used a trust my old .22. Sunday I got one with a 410 gauge shotgun. I'm always shooting the dumb things.


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[solrus]

Yes same. Or Baibak in Mongolia

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[trigger]

Yes same. Or Baibak in Mongolia

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You're ex military aren't you solrus?

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

Here in PA, we don't have prairie dogs. We have woodchucks, aka groundhogs. Maybe out west they call prairie dogs groundhogs.

Depending on range, I use a 17 hmr, 17 hornet, .221 fireball, 223, or 22-250. Today I used a trust my old .22. Sunday I got one with a 410 gauge shotgun. I'm always shooting the dumb things.


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First picture is a Prairie Dog, second is a Woodchuck. I agree on the guns, my gun of choice for Prairie Dogs is the Ruger 204 for long range and the .17 HMR for within 100 yards.

 

[Montecresto]

Here in PA, we don't have prairie dogs. We have woodchucks, aka groundhogs. Maybe out west they call prairie dogs groundhogs.

Depending on range, I use a 17 hmr, 17 hornet, .221 fireball, 223, or 22-250. Today I used a trust my old .22. Sunday I got one with a 410 gauge shotgun. I'm always shooting the dumb things.


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I've only seen prairie dogs west of the Mississippi. They tend to live in colonies but each with their own mounded hole in the ground. How's the woodchuck live?

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

I've only seen prairie dogs west of the Mississippi. They tend to live in colonies but each with their own mounded hole in the ground. How's the woodchuck live?

Here in Colorado we call them Marmots, Rockchucks or Whistle Pigs and they mostly live in rocky areas and under the rocks.

 

[ehart814]

I've only seen prairie dogs west of the Mississippi. They tend to live in colonies but each with their own mounded hole in the ground. How's the woodchuck live?

Woodchucks in PA dig holes in fields, in the woods - usually along the edge of a field, and they will dig holes right in your yard or under anything that's sitting on the ground. They don't really have large colonies like the prairie dogs, but they do tend to live in small groups it seems. Sometimes they make little tunnel systems and have 4 or 5 holes in the ground all connected... I shot 2 more last night BTW, and missed a 3rd with my .380 pocket gun... It's a constant battle.