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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3491 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #15 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 5:23pm	Print Post
	Don't know how this one would rank, but one of the golf courses over in Reno has some that are about twice the size.


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #16 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 11:10pm	Print Post
	I's no wonder you all wear knee high boots!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #17 - Mar 4^th, 2020 at 1:47pm	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Feb 17^th, 2020 at 11:10pm: I's no wonder you all wear knee high boots! Obviously you've not hunted trophy Prairie Dogs in Colorado.

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weneedtoo Junior Member Offline Posts: 86 Joined: Sep 9^th, 2017	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #18 - Mar 4^th, 2020 at 10:37pm	Print Post
	I cant usually find enough pieces to tell much about it.Richard


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #19 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 12:04am	Print Post
	Correction, 12 pounds 111 grains.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #20 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 12:21am	Print Post
	Your absolutely correct Westerner, I have never HUNTED Prairie Dogs in Colorado, or anywhere else for that matter. I have, on the other hand, shot more than I care to admit, but for various reasons, have not for a very long time. I have shot(give me time to put on my chest high waders) a Yellow Bellied Marmot, aka, Rock Chuck, at the base of Mt. Shasta, near the town Of Weed, in California, that would dwarf the previous photograph of a deceased Groundog. It weighed, on a certified scale, 16lbs 13oz. And please, no snide remarks, regarding the town I mentioned. Look it up on a map. This again was long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #21 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 12:33am	Print Post
	Slept in a caboose near Weed a couple times. Wonderful country there. Passed through many many times. 16 pounds. A whopper I think?

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3491 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #22 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 11:58am	Print Post
	I, too, slept in a caboose in, I recall, Shasta. Could have been where Joe was. But, the large 'chucks I was referring to over at the golf course in Reno are actually Golden Marmots. And, they really are big- first time I spotted one driving by on the street, I thought it was a cocker spaniel. True statement. But,.... I've been to Weed, Ca. Who takes certified scales varmint hunting?


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #23 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 2:13pm	Print Post
	calledflyer - Probably someone somewhere, but I thought it was bigger than average, so drove to the town of Mt. Shasta where my grandparents lived, and where I slept in my grandfathers plumbing shop, and weighed it on a scale of a friend of his, who owned the grocery store across the street. I was told that I had to put it in a plastic bag first. In all fairness, I didn't subtract the weight of the bag. I must also add, that none of the patron witnesses were impressed, and I am sure weighed their produce on another scale. Later that day, in the Veterans Club, I was treated to a few backslaps and beers from gramp's pals. News travels fast in a small town.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #24 - Mar 5^th, 2020 at 2:26pm	Print Post
	Westerner - Yes, it is beautiful country, and I spent a lot of time there in my younger years. Had also thought of living there when I retired, but by that time the California that I knew, sadly, no longer existed. Change is not always good!!! I have to say that that area has not been as affected as the large population areas of the state. Had I known you then, you could have slept in Gramp's shop!!

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Winchester 71 Newbie Offline Posts: 8 Joined: Feb 25^th, 2020	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #25 - Mar 8^th, 2020 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	I TOO SHOT THOSE SAME p-DOGS...THEY WERE A SUB SPECIES WHITE TAILED p-DOGS......ENDANGERED AT THE TIME..WONDERED WHY THEY WERE SO STUPID BUT HAMMERED THEM REAL WELL I RAN CAT DOWN THERE AND KEPT AT THIS EASY TO GET P-DOGS WITH ZERO PRESSURE TILL I LEARNED THEY WERE PROTECTED!!!!!!!! LATER BACK HOME I RAN ADDS IN bp CARTRIDGE NEWS FOR bpcr P-DOG HUNTS AND NOT ONE SOUL EVER CALLED OR E-MAILED ME SO VERY SADLY I CLOSED THAT PART OF GUIDING DOWN...…...


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1990 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #26 - May 25^th, 2020 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	Joe, I had to revive your thread, we made it out and about today with my Ugly Ballard in tow. It earned it's keep, not a real high percentage of hits but that's mostly due to the jerk on the trigger... Here's a photo of one that the Sig told me was 106 yards, had a few more witnessed hits at around 152 yards but we didn't inspect the carnage. Breezes were gusting 10 - 15 mph most of the hits came while shooting with a tailwind - sideways had a tough time locating the misses. Greg

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #27 - May 26^th, 2020 at 2:23am	Print Post
	Nice shootin GT! You got a whopper! When you do something you really follow through. Sig, I bought a range finder off fleabay today. Been wanting one for a long long time. The price of a Sig cuts perty deep in my wallet so opted for this model. Can get by with it till I save up enough money for a fancy range finder. Those Sigs are nice. I got the 300 foot model. Two pulls and I'm at 200 yards. Bout 32 bucks. Funny how they clutch their chest like that. You must have hit him square.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #28 - May 26^th, 2020 at 4:01am	Print Post
	One of these range finders would be handy Joe (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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craigd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2037 Location: midwest Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2009	Re: Black Powder Prairie Dog Reply #29 - May 26^th, 2020 at 7:06am	Print Post
	Great picture Greg, that ground cover doesn't look too grown over so far. Beaut of a rifle, you should have picked something that was a little tougher to swing out of the truck window, give the little critters a decent chance.


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