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Prairie Dog Hunt .17 HMR + .22-250

Flatlander — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:30:52 +0000

Prairie Dog Hunt using .17 HMR and .22-250

Lots of good shooting. Lots of destruction. Thinning out the population that was overrunning the land.

This goes to show that working with land owners can be good for both you and them.

Enjoy!

Henry US Survival Rifle AR-7

Flatlander — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:09:03 +0000

Henry Rifles: AR-7 US Survival Rifle .22 LR

Here’s a fun yet practical .22 LR rifle.

Made by Henry Rifles and is excellent quality.

You might want to keep one in the car, in your pack, for camping, or just plinking. Take it out on your squirrel hunts. Give it to a kid and teach ‘em right.

A great rifle to have for bugging out, too. The Henry Survival Rifle AR-7 stores just about anywhere and is waterproof.

You can read all about this survival rifle and drool all over the rest of the Henry Rifles by getting their beautiful Henry Rifle Catalog.

Enjoy!

Shooting Sage Rats

Flatlander — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:39:00 +0000

Here’s a great video of lots of clean shooting with a .17 HMR – Savage 93R17 and CCI TNT hollow points.

Location: Enterprise, OR.

Good camera work. Lots of shots. Lots of dead sage rats….

Here ya go:

243 WSSM vs Prairie Dogs

Flatlander — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:32:43 +0000

Winchester Model 1885 243 WSSM Shooting Prairie Dogs

55 gr Ballistic Tip bullets at 4240 fps!
110 to 300 yards

Amazing destruction. This Winchester 1885 in 243 has the 28 inch barrel.

The video is a little shaky but the shooting is worth watching!

Enjoy…

Prairie Dog Hunting – Massive Destruction

Flatlander — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:14:32 +0000

Prairie Dog Hunting

This video pretty much speaks for itself. You’ll see slow-motion video of prairie dogs getting hit by high velocity rounds and disintegrating.

The shock waves can be seen if you watch closely.

Good shooting, definite kills!

Prairie Dog Hunting – Destruction

Flatlander — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:33:04 +0000

Prairie Dog Hunting – Long Range Shooting!

If you enjoy long range shooting and prairie dog shooting, along with complete destruction of these animals, then you must watch this video! There’s some great shooting and and excellent footage.

Enjoy…..

Shooting Sage Rats 2011 – Enterprise OR

Flatlander — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:57:23 +0000

Shooting Sage Rats 2011 in Enterprise, OR

Oh – BTW – that’s Shooting Ground Squirrels to some of you not from the West and Northwest!

Here’s a great video of DOZENS of sage rats biting the dust, being vaporized and generally being wiped out!

Rifle was .17 HMR – Savage 93R17 shooting CCI TNT hollow points

Lots of nice long range shooting. Great video, Greg!

Greg had his video camera mounted on his rifle.

Enjoy!

Hunting Ground Squirrels – Edgun .22 PCP Air Rifle

Flatlander — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:09:04 +0000

Hunting Ground Squirrels – Shooting Ground Squirrels

Some good, clean footage shooting ground squirrels with a .22 Edgun PCP Air Rifle

Gun: Edgun Matador .22 PCP Air Rifle
Pellets: JSB 18.1gr @ 900fps
Scope: Leaper Accushot SWAT 4-16x 56mm

Note how clear the video is sighting through the scope. Nice work…

Enjoy all you squirrel killers!

Shooting Ground Squirrels – Sage Rats – Varmint Hunting

Flatlander — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:54:23 +0000

Varmint Hunting – Sage Rats – Ground Squirrels

Some interesting footage shooting Sage Rats.

Some good rifle shots and entertaining!

Hunting Ground Rats – .22 Mag and Archery!

Flatlander — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:53:18 +0000

Hunting Ground RATS With A .22 Mag and with Archery!

Some pretty good shooting – clearing ground rats out of a horse arena. This one is using a .22 Mag and finishes up with two excellent shots using a bow and arrow.

For me it’s time to shake off this cold winter and head out to the country and start thinning the population.

Flatlander…

.17 HMR Rifle vs. Prairie Dog Colony

Flatlander — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:04:38 +0000

Prairie Dog Hunting – Thinning out a prairie dog colony with .17 HMR rfile.

Some good footage here with many slow-motion replays.

It’s always interesting to see how effective the .17 HMR is for small varmints like this.

Enjoy…..

Ground Squirrel Hunting – Season Usually Open

Flatlander — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:29:56 +0000

Ground Squirrel Hunting – Seasons Are Normally Open For Many Species

Check with your game and parks or wildlife resources departments in your state and your area. In many states, the season for ground squirrels and many other “pest” species never closes. So, no matter what time of year it is, you can almost always go out and find something to hunt. It’s good for the soul. It keeps you sane.

For example, here’s a list of species in Wisconsin that never closes:

Species with Year-round Hunting Seasons

The following small game species may be taken year-round with any valid hunting license* (except within state park and recreation areas from April 1 to September 14):

opossum

porcupine

red squirrel

skunk

thirteen-lined ground squirrel

woodchuck

weasel

The following species may be taken with a firearm year-round with any valid hunting license (except within state park and recreation areas from April 1 to September 14):

English (house) sparrow

European starling

feral pigeon (rock dove)

*No license is required for a resident, resident’s spouse or resident’s children to hunt small game on the enclosed farmlands where they live.
OK? Now go out and squeeze a few off and keep those shot groups close.

Shooting Squirrels Necessary For Pest Control

Flatlander — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:12:16 +0000

Ground Squirrels cause lots of damage in pastures and crops and their holes can cripple cattle and horses. Pest control methods such as poisoning, etc. is too expensive. So, you call out the snipers to reduce the population.

Enjoy the ground squirrel hunting video below.

– flatlander

Hooked on Crack? Shooting Wyoming Ground Squirrels.

Flatlander — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:45:27 +0000

I read an article put out by the Colorado State University Extension Office where they were discussing the damage and control of the Wyoming Ground Squirrel populations. Among the various control methods was, of course, shooting.

Here’s an excerpt from this article:

“Shooting

Small, isolated colonies of Wyoming ground squirrels can be effectively controlled by shooting. Shooting lowers the population by removing individuals and disrupting their life cycle. However, if there are other colonies of ground squirrels nearby, individuals from those populations will migrate into the area where squirrels are being removed. For effective control of problem ground squirrels, a population must be kept under constant shooting pressure.”

Ahh…. music to my ears! Keep them under “constant shooting pressure”. Makes me want to get out and send a few .17 HMR Hornady V-Max bullets down range!

There’s nothing like hearing the crack of the rifle and smelling the burnt gun powder out in the field! I guess if you’re going to be on crack, that’s the crack to be on.

Take a kid hunting – teach them gun safety – get them out in the field. Get ‘em hooked on the crack of rifles and pistols and you won’t find them in trouble on the streets.

– flatlander

Squirrel Hunting – .17 HMR vs Ground Squirrels

Flatlander — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:51:59 +0000

235 +/- squirrels less on the farm..

Rifle: Ruger 77/17

Scope: Tasco World Class Scope (6x-24x-44mm)

Ammo: Hornady .17 HMR ballistic tip

This was taken over a two day period where the problem was not solved completely, but certainly addressed… The dead land in the film use to be rows of trees, and the piles of limb and branches in the video are whats left of the trees. The green is the neighboring alfalfa which they are severely threatening…

Dead Squirrel Joke

SquirrelSniper (SS) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:08:27 +0000

My kids and I like this movie. I know most of you redneck squirrel whackers won’t admit to liking something like this, but you should at least like Doug’s squirrel joke (Doug is the talking dog for you boys from Montana….).