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FWP Approves First Prairie Dog Conservation Contract
Prairie dogs destroy the property they inhabit. They eat the grass to the roots, and a field with prairie dogs is ruined for any hope of agriculture or ranching. Even to look at a prairie dog field, there is nothing appealing to look at, the landscape is destroyed. Even after they get wiped out...- shrapnel
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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FWP Approves First Prairie Dog Conservation Contract
Of course the division between prairie dog conservation and landowners that don’t want them, will always be selfish. If I had a ranch with prairie dogs on it, I wouldn’t give a hoot about their existence in the ecosystem. I help as much as I can to irradicate them on a couple ranches and they...- shrapnel
- Post #39
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Great Day For Prairie Dogs
High in the upper 70’s and lots of sun. The prairie dogs were out and so was the wind. Doping that wind becomes the challenge. It’s also a good idea to scout the area with your binoculars as you may find more than prairie dogs…- shrapnel
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- Forum: Other Small Game
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Old scopes... that work
I have several old scopes. The Bausch and Lomb 2.5-8 scopes are still a decent scope by today’s standards. They fit the era of these old Sakos and are still useful while period correct for these older rifles. The top one is a Unertl 4X… -
Mike Venturino
For anyone that knew Mike, he just passed after a bout with heart disease as a result of poor care at a hospital several years ago. He was a great person and well liked as a gun writer. This is a sad day for those that knew him…- shrapnel
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Boy did I find powder.
I’m still waiting for some H322 to show up, that is my only weak spot in my components…- shrapnel
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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How many have hunted the west with a single shot rifle?
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Is A Sharps Enough Gun For Gophers?
Yup. I spent several years and hundreds of dollars trying to make black powder and paper patch bullets work. It wasn’t very successful and I found smokeless and grease groove bullets make all 3 of my original 40-90 Sharps, more than accurate enough to shoot gophers consistently…- shrapnel
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- Forum: Other Small Game
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Is A Sharps Enough Gun For Gophers?
His is a 45-110 and mine is a 40-90 bottleneck…- shrapnel
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- Forum: Other Small Game
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Is A Sharps Enough Gun For Gophers?
My son and I took our Sharps rifles out to see just how good a shot we could be on gophers. We did miss a few, but found out a lot about the ballistic qualities of a Sharps on small game….- shrapnel
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Sunday Pic of the Day
One of the rarest sights in America: Old Faithful- shrapnel
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Sunday Pic of the Day
My father in the Yellow Mules, Montana in early 1941, then 2 years later in the Philippines. Happy Memorial Day…- shrapnel
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Sunday Pic of the Day
My son laying rock on the new addition…- shrapnel
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Centerfire rifles - your path
I’ve never understood overloading the safe with big game hunting cartridges. You can shoot them a few times a year, but they just aren’t that pleasant to shoot. I live where there are lots of varmints, so I have lots of varmint guns that I shoot regularly, from 17 HMR to 6mm Remington… -
20 GA Over/Under- spend my money
Here are 2 superb guns that will satisfy your needs for a nice 20 gauge, O/U, both well within your budget. I have several Winchester 101’s and prefer them to a Browning Citori. They are an excellent guns and will not disappoint…... -
Suppressor
I have one on my 204 Ruger. I was shooting it and switched guns to my 222 mag. It felt like a 30-06 compared to the 204 suppressed. I didn’t realize they were recoil reducing as well. I got another one for my 300 WBY. It isn’t as good at recoil reduction as a brake, but it takes the sting out... -
Sunday Pic of the Day
Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg…- shrapnel
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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School Me on Hunting In Grizz Country
For what it’s worth, I have lived and hunted my entire life in grizzly country. We had them all summer when we lived near West Yellowstone. For the most part, they are solitary animals, until they aren’t. You can ask any survivor of a bear mauling and they will tell you their perspective is...- shrapnel
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Where is Yogi hiding and why isnt he standing at the entrance greeting all visiters?
I have traveled and worked in Yellowstone my whole life. Once you get past the gate into Yellowstone, you will not be surprised at anything a tourist will do. Why they think they are the only people there and the Park was made for them, has amazed me my entire life.- shrapnel
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