So, my 11 year old and 9 year old sons joined me for a fun weekend on a buddy's ranch. This spring is the first time I had ever shot ground squirrels and even then I kind of stumbled into the mecca of the sage rats on accident. I picked up this handy cart/bench earlier this week. Here it is all loaded up and ready to head up on a nearby hill.
Here is the office set up. It's not as furnished as Rick's, but give me time and I'll get that way.
In this office view, you can see the sage brush line I targeted most. That line of sage is right at 200 yards from the shooting station.
Here's a more up close view of the "target" range. The alfalfa is getting too high now, but the buggers like to hang out in the sage and then scurry out across some open ground to get to the alfalfa. I did my best to keep them from reaching the hay
Some more views from the office. Next spring, I'll be going before the hay gets so tall. That way, I can shoot as far as I can see the rats.
My longest confirmed kill was only 387 yards. But beyond that, they just couldn't be seen because the hay was too tall. I wonder if they'll still be around after my buddy cuts it?
Here's a view of camp from my office.
This is where the cart/bench worked great. I simply loaded it all up and headed to the office. As you can see in the other photos, I have multiple office locations to choose from. The fact is though, I shot and shot and didn't even put a dent in the rat population down there. I did hit an even 50 rats between last night and this morning. For a good stretch there, it was down right silly what was happening... hit after splattery hit. The carnage was unreal! On one shot imparticular, I hit one and it slammed it into his neighbor and knocked him over. He got up and scurried about 5 feet, stopped to see what happened and then.... well, let's just say he ended up like his neighbor
I couldn't have all the fun, so the boys and I hopped on our bikes to enjoy our other hobby!
