a good day shootn on the prairies rep-PW

[jcbruno]

had a good day with the anschutz 22lr on gophers today, many more were shot then in the pic as most fall into their holes when shot, and in the other pic i am pointing out my PW pin thinking about you guys on the other side of the pond

 

[stevethevanman]

Wow theres loads, good shooting , do you use subs.

 

Steve

[Mungler]

Nice scenery and nice shooting. Looks like a good day out.

[decroyffe]

Well done boss. do the gophers carry any kind od disease??

 

I remember being asked to shoot gophers on the ranges in Canada, and think it was because they carried rabees?? might have dreamt that up tho

[Traztaz]

Good job,that looks like fun, would love to try some of the long range stuff it sounds awsome!

[jcbruno]

Well done boss. do the gophers carry any kind od disease??

 

I remember being asked to shoot gophers on the ranges in Canada, and think it was because they carried rabees?? might have dreamt that up tho

 

 

as far as i know they don't at least i hope not as when i use the 12 bore on them i get a little spray back some times, but i suppose rabbies are possible, the main reason we shoot them is they can cost farmers out here alot of money eating crop seeds for one aswell they dwell thousands of holes which often break the legs on horses and live stock, for example last year a farmer i know had to but down a horse worth 40k because it broke a leg in a gopher hole and went crazy and ran around on it causing lots of trauma by the time he noticed all he could do was get his deer rifle and put it down

Edited July 6, 2008 by jcbruno

[decroyffe]

Well done boss. do the gophers carry any kind od disease??

 

I remember being asked to shoot gophers on the ranges in Canada, and think it was because they carried rabees?? might have dreamt that up tho

 

 

as far as i know they don't at least i hope not as when i use the 12 bore on them i get a little spray back some times, but i suppose rabbies are possible, the main reason we shoot them is they can cost farmers out here alot of money eating crop seeds for one aswell they dwell thousands of holes which often break the legs on horses and live stock, for example last year a farmer i know had to but down a horse worth 40k because it broke a leg in a gopher hole and went crazy and ran around on it causing lots of trauma by the time he noticed all he could do was get his deer rifle and put it down

 

 

Looks like i did dream it all up. I see what mean with the holes dotted everywhere. from what i can remember there not too fussy where they dig down.

 

Still it's looks like great sport with plenty of challanges

[new to the flock]

JC,

 

Those look like sand pigs, (prarrie dogs), as you say can be very devistating to equiptment and livestock. It is wise to wear gloves when handling as they are known to be a carrier of the same flea as the brown rat. They are also known to be responsible for on average 4 cases of black plague in the US each year.

 

NTTF

[jcbruno]

JC,

 

Those look like sand pigs, (prarrie dogs), as you say can be very devistating to equiptment and livestock. It is wise to wear gloves when handling as they are known to be a carrier of the same flea as the brown rat. They are also known to be responsible for on average 4 cases of black plague in the US each year.

 

NTTF

thanks for the heads up never thought they did

[Evil Elvis]

That looks like fun dude......do you burn the bodies? :blink:

[jcbruno]

That looks like fun dude......do you burn the bodies? B)

 

 

nope we leave them for the mother lovn rats no we just leave them hawks eagles and coyotes clean them up pretty quick