Another ND PD Hunt on 9-28-2016--Part 1

[Silverfox]

montdoug--I'm glad you could come along for the hunt.

You are spot on about seeing the results of the hits in the scope!!! That's one thing I like about this rifle, even if it is a heavy beast to lug around. When you get the crosshairs on your intended victim, they don't move much as you squeeze off the shot.

I sure wish I had 6 sections of prairie dog town in one chunk!!! That should keep one shooter busy for a number of days--maybe even weeks!!! I hope it dries up so you can get out there and thin out the PD herd.

[thekriebles]

LeRoy,

You always provide us a wonderful treat with your detailed accounts of your experiences, and the photos are a HUGE bonus!!

Thanks as always,

Don

[Silverfox]

Don--Thanks for your kind words. I really enjoy the shooting part, but the photography part is enjoyable too in that it gives me pictures I can continue to view and those photos will bring back good memories for years to come. The day is coming when I will be too old and crotchety to get out there in the PD towns.

Glad you enjoy the pictures too.

[bburrell]

Silverfox, Do prairie dogs hibernate and if so when? Typically ground squirrels disappear sometime mid summer and are not much seen again until next spring. Burt

[17VLD]

I feel like I've come home.I could not get my password to work on this ipad or any other device,somehow it worked today.Glad I could come along on LeRoys
post too.As always a great hunt trip and story.Hope MontDoug that you have gotten out.I have aquired a total of 3 20 Dusters now so I am ready for some pd action,got some ammo loaded and scopes mounted.Better late than never I guess.
Matt

[sgtg]

17 VLD: not to hijack the thread much , but what is a 20 Duster, Silverfox would want me to know. Ha Ha Thanks sgtg out

[Kiwishooter]

Originally Posted by sgtg

17 VLD: not to hijack the thread much , but what is a 20 Duster, Silverfox would want me to know. Ha Ha Thanks sgtg out

A 20 Duster is based on a 222 case with a 40 deg shoulder this is a really nice cartridge and I was lucky enough to shoot Jim Barkers a few years ago.

Take a look at this thread for more detail
http://www.saubier.com/forum/showthr...=Bobcat+Duster

Kiwi

[17VLD]

The Duster is very similar to Kevin Weavers 20Bobcat,a slightly shorter neck though.I shoot 40 V-Maxs with my eleven twist at 3750-3800fps and shoot pds without too much barrel heat.Kinda like a 20VarTarg on steroids.Farthest pd was 574 yards so far.
Matt

[sgtg]

Very cool Thanks sgtg out

[Silverfox]

This thread sure took a turn?!?!

bburrell--According to my research, prairie dogs are not true hibernators. They do sleep during the winter, but if there is a warm spell in the weather it is not unusual to see some of them up out of their dens wandering around in the snow.