Prairie dogs 8-8-10

My two sons and I are going out tomorrow. Will post picts of the aftermath.

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have fun, looking forward to some pics.

not enough ammo.........

Here is where we set up at first.

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After shooting there for about an hour we moved closer to the windmill.

After lunch we moved even further south to here.

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It is just over 300 yards to the corner of the pasture, 280 to the fence line on the south.
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Spent the rest of the afternoon there.

Now for the carnage

17hmr does not do the damage a 204 or 223 does but it still kills them fine
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204 is just a little more devastating, even at long ranges

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This one flattened out nice, reminded me of a bear skin rug.

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BOOM HEADSHOT!

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Oh and we had plenty of ammo. My boys only shoot 17hmr and I also shot a lot of it.

I wish our land up there had prairie dogs. I only ever see antelope. Maybe I ought to actually take a stroll around and see if I see any. Cool pictures. Sounds like you and your boys had fun.

Nothing better than having Free exploding targets.

Looks like you guys had a great time.

The land owner calls them "Pop-up-biodegradable-reactive targets." :D

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Originally Posted by newracer

The land owner calls them "Pop-up-biodegradable-reactive targets." :D

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[ROFL1] Love it!

any one need a bear skin rug- for a dollhouse?

looks like a great time-
whenever I drive to Pueblo on hwy 50, I wonder who owns all that land.. tons of them there.. layout similar to your pictures..

Nice pictures... thanks for sharing

Nice pictures, looks like you guys have fun. I still need to test out my 22-250 my cousin sold to me he also gave me 150 hand loads with 55gr sierra bt varmit grenades. I'm excited to explode some prarie dogs when I have time ;)

I almost forgot the best part. Right after I shot one a badger came out of no where and snatched the flopping prairie dog, drug it back to it's hole, and started chomping on it. It was cool.