CO & WY Prairie Dogs

[shovelheadave]

30 days and counting.......

Hitting WY on 5/31 then heading south to meet up with Ryan (rynodods) in CO.

[Stockrex]

Where in co? Sounds like mucho fun

[shovelheadave]

Eastern CO, towards Kansas....the REALLY flat part.

[rinodods]

Yep. Flat, windy, dry, cactus, and large angry pdogs. Two 300wm's ready to role. ;D I still maintain it is a wonderful pdog cartridge. Really great when they are in nice close groups.

[thomae]

Yep. Flat, windy, dry, cactus, and large angry pdogs. Two 300wm's ready to roll. ;D I still maintain it is a wonderful pdog cartridge.

::) It's a nice cartridge, sure, but is it really enough gun? You might want something bigger. Large, angry game like that can be downright dangerous!

[87predator]

Yep. Flat, windy, dry, cactus, and large angry pdogs. Two 300wm's ready to roll. ;D I still maintain it is a wonderful pdog cartridge.

::) It's a nice cartridge, sure, but is it really enough gun? You might want something bigger. Large, angry game like that can be downright dangerous!

Amen, the ones on the folks place in NE Colorado are flat out vicious...can never have to much gun or ammo, never know when they will organize and attack ;D

[shovelheadave]

Yep. Flat, windy, dry, cactus, and large angry pdogs. Two 300wm's ready to roll. ;D I still maintain it is a wonderful pdog cartridge.

::) It's a nice cartridge, sure, but is it really enough gun? You might want something bigger. Large, angry game like that can be downright dangerous!

Ryan's running security incase we get charged by a rogue prairie dog bull

[bootsmcguire]

Anything less than a 458 Win Mag will just pi$$ off a charging bull p-dog.

Seriously, I am jealous. Been wanting to go p-dogging for years. Good luck and good shooting to you.

[dmpowder]

Don't forget your 22LR! See lots of Pdogs out here in NE CO. What about's will you be hunting? Around the Lamar area or more up North closer to the NE line?

[Blue Avenger]

To bad a guy can't shoot by the Denver airport in the old munitions dump, lots of them there!

[mattri]

They're all over the eastern side of town, the Gander Mountain in Aurora is almost over run. If a guy had a nice, quiet pellet gun...

[rinodods]

Anything less than a 458 Win Mag will just pi$$ off a charging bull p-dog.

Seriously, I am jealous. Been wanting to go p-dogging for years. Good luck and good shooting to you.

I might know a guy that could help you out with that. ;D

[Stockrex]

Rinodods,
I have to be up at teller county later this year, any pdog shooting anywhere near there or near colorado springs?

[bootsmcguire]

Anything less than a 458 Win Mag will just pi$$ off a charging bull p-dog.

Seriously, I am jealous. Been wanting to go p-dogging for years. Good luck and good shooting to you.

I might know a guy that could help you out with that. ;D

I may just have to take you up on that in the near future. Having someone already there that has been there - done that would be a huge asset and I am sure would make the trip much more enjoyable.

[shovelheadave]

Unmarked van - check
black ski masks - check
duct tape - check
Boot's address - check

.....glancing around suspiciously......."we're all set"

[laportecharlie]

We just had our first PD hunt of the season in south central Wyoming Saturday. Only got to shoot until around 1:00 PM and had quite a bit of wind. Only managed to get eighty or so. We may have to look for another ranch to hunt if it doesn't get any better than that.
Charlie

[bootsmcguire]

Unmarked van - check
black ski masks - check
duct tape - check
Boot's address - check

.....glancing around suspiciously......."we're all set"

...cue Mission Impossible theme music. 8)

[rinodods]

Oh boy the pups are out! Should be plenty of targets.

[bootsmcguire]

Just what I wanted to hear. ;D ;D ;D

This is going to be a good trip. Counting down the days.

Just can't decide if a 325 gr FTX out of my 458 will be enough, or if I am going to be forced to load up some 500gr solids for those Rampant Bull P-Dogs.

[shovelheadave]

Oh boy the pups are out! Should be plenty of targets.

AWESOME !!! Just finished loading up an extra 200 rounds......can't be too prepared. ;D

[rinodods]

Just what I wanted to hear. ;D ;D ;D

This is going to be a good trip. Counting down the days.

Just can't decide if a 325 gr FTX out of my 458 will be enough, or if I am going to be forced to load up some 500gr solids for those Rampant Bull P-Dogs.

And I thought I was bad shooting 178 AMAX, 208 AMAX and 190 Berger VLD's at them.

[rinodods]

Don't forget your 22LR! See lots of Pdogs out here in NE CO. What about's will you be hunting? Around the Lamar area or more up North closer to the NE line?

Actually we are going mostly out east of the Springs area. No huge towns but enough to keep you shooting a while most times.

[shovelheadave]

Rifles cleaned and packed
Piles of ammo loaded and boxed.
Flight and rental booked.

Trigger finger............Itchy.

Ready for "The Great Western Rodent Massacre of 2012"

;D ;D

[bootsmcguire]

Got the hotel booked last night, and ordered the last few items i was in need of (they better be here in time ::)). Now just got to finish up the last of my loading and give the car an oil change and should be all set.

Still have to pack up the rifles but I probably won't do that until the day before anyway.

Counting down the days.

[bootsmcguire]

Just finished up loading the Ammo for my 243AI and some for the 223 WSSM. I don't normally load 300+ rounds in one evening, I think my arm is going to let me know about it in the morning, still got at least 200 more to go, but its all part of the fun. At least this will let me fireform the rest of my brass to the AI chamber, and have a great time doing it .