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So we just got back from hunting Sage Rats with Diamond A and what an absolute fun trip that I too highly recommend. Weather was absolute crap when we got to our Teepee at the Burns RV Park, but it cleared up for the most part yesterday. Justin and Nikki are both wonderful folks and were surprised that we even showed up to hunt since the weather was so bad, but appreciated that we did. They put us in a field that was close by since the wind was howling, and other than us having to push the cows around every so often we managed to shoot about 100 of those little buggers between my son, G daughter and myself. The hawks, seagulls and crows started chowing down after about the first hour making the dogs stay out of sight, so we started moving around the field. When the birds moved in, we moved again. We started shooting about 8:30 and left about 5:00, shooting dogs the whole time. We were using a .222 Rem, 17 HMR, 22 Mag and 22 LR and they all did the job and the outrageous cross wind at times made it a fun challenge at 150 yds plus. I will say that my old Revelation .222 Rem (Savage 340 branded for Western Auto) was in it's element at 300 yards which helped when the birds got thick up close.
The best part of this story is my 8 year old G daughter. This was her first time actually shooting an animal so the thought of shooting those cute little prairie dogs didn't get it. But when we explained that we were helping the ranchers help save their cows from breaking their legs in the burrows, it was on and she managed to bag 13 "rats". She didn't even have a problem viewing the carnage. Here she is with her 1st kill.
So, thanks again to flashpan for this wonderful tip as we will make that a destination every year. Maybe keep the teepee out though since it did not do well in the storms Sunday lol.
The best part of this story is my 8 year old G daughter. This was her first time actually shooting an animal so the thought of shooting those cute little prairie dogs didn't get it. But when we explained that we were helping the ranchers help save their cows from breaking their legs in the burrows, it was on and she managed to bag 13 "rats". She didn't even have a problem viewing the carnage. Here she is with her 1st kill.
So, thanks again to flashpan for this wonderful tip as we will make that a destination every year. Maybe keep the teepee out though since it did not do well in the storms Sunday lol.
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