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!

Winchester Model 1885 in 243 WSSM

4,240 fps using 55g Ballistic Tip bullets

Shot distances on these varmints are in the 110 yard to 300 yards.

Some pretty awesome destruction….

Enjoy!

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…

Here’s a pretty good review of the Savage Model 93R17 .17HMR Rifle with Heavy Barrel and Thumbhole stock.  He put a nice Nikon scope on it as well.

The reviewer shoots groups of .17gr Hornady Ballistic Tips and CCI 20 gr Game Points.
Nice rifle.  Watch the review and see what you think.
Enjoy!

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!

Long Range Varmint Rifles

Every now and then we like to take a look at specific gun models to see what folks are doing with them.  Today it’s the Remington 700 SPS in .308 caliber.  This is a proven long-range platform used by varmint hunters, military, hunters and more.

Here you’ll find this rifle built with:

• Remington 700 SPS in .308 caliber
• Bushnell 3200 Elite Tactical 10×40 riflescope
• Butler Creek Flip open caps
• Leupold One Piece 15 MOA scope base and rings
• Caldwell Bipod

Check out the video.  He provides some good insight to this rifle and his reasoning for his choice.

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…..

Want to see some good varmint hunting?

Trying to reduce the population due to the damage they cause.  Countless cattle and horses break legs every year due to the holes these prairie dogs create.  By hunting prairie dogs and thinning them out they also reduce the diseases and other ills these varmints bring.

Enjoy some good prairie dog shooting!

Some interesting footage shooting Sage Rats.

Some good rifle shots and entertaining!

Jennifer and Mat, over at the Crown Cattle Company, which is located near Seneca, between John Day and Burns, Oregon, are offering sage rat shooting for very reasonable rates. In this instance, reasonable means that you have the luxury of showing up from hundreds of miles away and knowing you’ll have a place to shoot squirrels. In my opinion, their rates are great, and I’d sign up in a heartbeat if I was coming in to shoot squirrels from out of the area.

If you want to shoot on their property, you need to call them at (541) 542-2608 and make a reservation before showing up. (What did I just say people? DON’T JUST SHOW UP, CALL FIRST, LIKE A PERSON WITH MANNERS!) They have a 2 page form to fill out that says if you break stuff or yourself, or shoot each other, or shoot cows, horses, chickens, or Big Foot, you will be asked to leave a check for the damages, and then, “Just Leave”!

The Cattle Company’s squirrel shooting rates are:

• $35 per day per hunter Mon. – Thurs.
• $45 per day per hunter Fri. – Sun.
• $15 per day for hunters 12 and under.
• Group rate:  If there are 3 or more hunters in your party, take $5 off per hunter. (12 and under not included in group rate discount.)
• SAGE RAT MOBILE: $30/day

Here are all the rules and regulation, except for the “No shooting Bigfoot type legalese from the back of the form”:

• You must schedule hunting times with the owner prior to your visit.
  1. Prior to hunting, you must sign a release form and agree to follow the hunting rules. Everyone in your party who will be on the property needs to read, sign, and place these forms in the orange box prior to hunting. Parents must sign for minor children.
  2. You are only allowed to shoot sage rats and badgers.
  3. Driving off roads is allowed only if ground is dry enough that you are not leaving ANY ruts. No driving is allowed on the hay meadows. You are welcome to walk in any of the designated hunting areas. No driving off roads after July 10th due to fire danger.
  4. Do not leave any garbage, litter or ammo boxes behind. Please take it when you leave.
  5. No shooting near horses or cattle.
  6. No shooting around the shop, barn, houses, or corrals.
  7. Close all gates that you open.
  8. Drive and hunt only in the designated areas. (See map that will be provided)
  9. Violation of these rules will get you tossed off the place, with a request never to return…

There are a couple more points I’d like to make. The above rules should be no-brainer, common sense, reality to people who shoot and/or hunt on other’s property. Please don’t make the rest of us look bad and close down another hunting area, like the Dinsdale Ranch, because you’re an ID TEN TANGO.
Here’s a map that shows where Seneca is:

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Some good footage of what the .17 HMR and a .22-250 can do.

Make contact with some land owners who have infestations of these pesky varmints and offer to thin them out.

Enjoy…

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…

Every now and then we like to highlight some special products.  Today, it’s the Henry Repeating Arms Co lever action .17 HMR Varmint Express.  This rifle means a lot to us since Henry advertises on this site and, without them, this site wouldn’t exist.

If you know anything about Henry lever action rifles, you know that they have the smoothest lever action in the business.  And what joy it is to hold and shoot.  The .17 HMR is extremely accurate and is probably the best caliber to use for ground squirrels and similar small varmints.

If you don’t have a Henry catalog yet please click on the picture below.  It will take to you to the Henry website where you can sign up to get their beautiful catalog.  I promise you, you’ll be daydreaming after looking at their catalog.  It’s one you’ll leave on your desk or coffee table and pick up frequently.

This is the rifle the range riders of the 1800′s would have loved to have had close at hand for picking off varmints or just plinking at whiskey bottles. But since the .17HMR didn’t hit the market until 2002, it will be up to you to make it a legend.

Our Henry Varmint Express® packs eleven .17HMR rounds in its tubular magazine. It features a 20″ barrel, comes with a checkered American walnut Monte Carlo stock. Like all lever action Henrys, the action is incredibly smooth from the very first shot. It will enable small game and varmint hunters to take full advantage of the .17HMR with regard to velocity, trajectory, wind drift, richochet resistance, quietness and accuracy.

Already considered by many to be the most accurate rimfire cartridge ever produced, the .17HMR incorporates a .17 caliber bullet into a necked-down .22 magnum case. This high-powered combination produces a sizzlin’ muzzle velocity of up to 2,550 feet per second and the laser-flat trajectory makes it lethal for long-range shots on woodchucks, prairie dogs, foxes and other small varmints. Henry’s take on this revolutionary caliber, the Varmint Express, has a 20″ barrel that delivers dead-on accuracy.

Just like all Henry rifles, it’s handcrafted in the United States using only high-grade components such as a checkered American walnut stock, and Williams Fire sights and, of course, it’s outfitted with that legendary, smooth-operating lever action that sets a Henry rifle apart from all the imitators.

*Varmint Express is a registered trademark of Hornady Mfg. Co.

Click HERE to get your own copy
of the Henry Catalog

Long range hunting takes a steady rest, knowing your ballistics and trajectories and a precision shooting system that’s well fitted and tested.

Watch this:

Over 200 ground squirrels shot in a 2 day period.  Once again, the .17 HMR proves it’s ability as a fast, flat shooter for small varmints.

Check it out:

Be ready for some excellent footage shooting prairie dogs!  Various guns used.  Great shooting.

Amazing destruction from this .223 Remington with  40Gr Nosler Ballistic Tips.

Not sure of the range but you can sure tell there plenty of energy being delivered to the target!

Enjoy….