Prarie Dog Shooting/Hunting

[armed and humorous]

I may not make it to Columbus, but if you all decide to have a hunt, I'd be glad to come along if I can.

[bkoenig]

LitlRat, I won't be at Columbus but if you're willing to host some people I'd be all for it.  My in-laws live in Kearney so I'm there pretty often.  I'd even bring burgers and beer for afterwards

[SBarry]

Columbus isn't a mandatory thing for going, just a place to talk about it and maybe set one up. I do live near Kearney, 2 hours from Lincoln and 2.5 from Omaha.

[Randy]

Prairie Rat (Dog) towns are primarily West of the Missouri River. NE does have some good size towns how be it most are out west they do exist. North of Sidney app. 50 miles are quite a few good ones. Permission is getting harder with more and more corporate ranches. There also are some North of Valentine and Sparks area most in Indian Reservation Land which has it's pros and cons. Here is a good web site. The Varmint Hunters Association out of Pierre, SD  also awesome Magazine full of info. http://www.varminthunter.org/

[JimP]

I had a really good 'dog town (3/8 of a section, with shade trees to sit under...) owned by a distant relative..... sadly, I did not kill enough for his liking, and he poisoned them all.....

[Dark Helmet]

I'm game for a trip out west.  I need to go out there for business anyway.

I'll be toting a howitzer though...  250gr .358 projectile anyone?

[bkoenig]

I'm game for a trip out west.  I need to go out there for business anyway.

I'll be toting a howitzer though...  250gr .358 projectile anyone?

I've always said if I ever go prairie dog hunting I'm bringing my 45-70 along just for kicks.

I've been thinking of giving this place a call, if I can get a few guys to split the cost.  I'm not sure what they charge though.  It's by Spalding.

http://dogtownlodge.com/index.html

[RobertH]

I'm game for a trip out west.  I need to go out there for business anyway.

I'll be toting a howitzer though...  250gr .358 projectile anyone?

I've always said if I ever go prairie dog hunting I'm bringing my 45-70 along just for kicks.

I've been thinking of giving this place a call, if I can get a few guys to split the cost.  I'm not sure what they charge though.  It's by Spalding.

http://dogtownlodge.com/index.html

im for sure going to tag along if it works out in my schedule.  id be happy to throw some money into the pot.

[armed and humorous]

Is it okay to bring an S&W 500 pistol?  We might need a microscope to find some pieces of the dog to be sure he was hit and didn't just dive down his hole in the nick of time.

[JimP]

I'm game for a trip out west.  I need to go out there for business anyway.

I'll be toting a howitzer though...  250gr .358 projectile anyone?

I prefer 110gr (V-Max) .277 projos myself.......

[FarmerRick]

I'm game for a trip out west.  I need to go out there for business anyway.

I'll be toting a howitzer though...  250gr .358 projectile anyone?

I've always said if I ever go prairie dog hunting I'm bringing my 45-70 along just for kicks.

I've been thinking of giving this place a call, if I can get a few guys to split the cost.  I'm not sure what they charge though.  It's by Spalding.

http://dogtownlodge.com/index.html

Hmmmm...never thought of my Trapdoor Springfield as a "prairie dog" gun.   

[Dark Helmet]

I'm smelling the start of a big-bore prairie-dog hunt here... min 8mm/.323cal?

[Toster]

I'm going this weekend with a friend out by Elma.  I have some .224, 40 gr pills going 4150 from my 22-250!  Less than a dime at 100 yds....going to try for a 500 + kill.

[Wildgoose]

Another long time Pdog shooter here. I have two rigs. One 22-250 and one 6mm Rem. Both have many rounds out on the dog towns with many a dog gone. We used to even camp out on the dog towns for a few days at a time. It is great fun. My fourteen year old grand daughter has taken a real likeing to my 6mm this past year. The Ruger 77V is light on recoil for her and she has gotten pretty good with it. This nice little buck was close to 200 yds. out when she decided to go ahead and take him. One shot right on the money.