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by skb2706
Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Prairie dog blues
Replies: 3
Views: 1124

Re: Prairie dog blues

If you decide SW KS call ahead. The Cimarron Grasslands have been hit pretty hard with plague. There are still plenty of pds in WY but you have to get off the highway to see them.
by skb2706
Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:22 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: Realistic rounds per hour count
Replies: 17
Views: 2425

Re: Realistic rounds per hour count

When it comes to high volume pd shooting I got unlimited shooting just about any time I want...weather permitting. Since I am in no hurry and take a more leisurely approach to it than someone who may have traveled many miles my number may seem slow. In fact when I take a new shooter out I don't shoo...
by skb2706
Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:58 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: PD Hunters
Replies: 26
Views: 4433

Re: PD Hunters

I understand completely...my first grandchild is just now 18 months. Little guy doesn't know yet but I have him hooked up with firearms.

No prob.....the dogs are always there. Just let me know when you can be Hal.
by skb2706
Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:23 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: PD Hunters
Replies: 26
Views: 4433

Re: PD Hunters

BCB on one of your trips north to WY PM or contact me and I'll find you a place to bust a few on the way.
by skb2706
Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:24 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: PD Hunters
Replies: 26
Views: 4433

Re: PD Hunters

Personally I don't think there is any one thing you can do with a rifle and ammo that is more fun. Hunting is great and I love it but the shooting part of it is pretty short lived in the grand scheme of things.
by skb2706
Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:17 am
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Kansas Prairie Dogs
Replies: 10
Views: 3061

Re: Kansas Prairie Dogs

If ya get over to Syracuse, KS and can't find what your looking for send me a message. I have a good friend who teaches school there, no doubt he knows the place well.
by skb2706
Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:53 am
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Kansas Prairie Dogs
Replies: 10
Views: 3061

Re: Kansas Prairie Dogs

This year we are heading for Kansas to shoot Prairie Dogs and maybe a Coyote or two. We will be shooting the third week of May. Maybe if any of the forum members are going to be in Kansas that week we could meet in Syracuse. If you have shot there before P.M. me. Just shot over there on Easter Sund...
by skb2706
Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:28 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: PD Hunters
Replies: 26
Views: 4433

Re: PD Hunters

How I do it from beginning to end. Call/email my sister and tell her I am on my way...give a date and time. Load ammo, check out guns, decide what all to take. Load truck, drive to farm. Shake hands and chat for a few minutes, unload most of truck. Drive to the big pasture and throw out shooting tab...
by skb2706
Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: do the bullets splatter ?
Replies: 8
Views: 2160

Re: do the bullets splatter ?

Haven't shot a coyote at any real distance with the .204s. Farthest shot was 130 yds. which is kinda unusual for these parts. closest one was 13 yds.
by skb2706
Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:57 pm
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: do the bullets splatter ?
Replies: 8
Views: 2160

Re: do the bullets splatter ?

Although I 've heard of the mythical splatter using 32 gr. Vmaxs on coyotes I have yet to experience it. Can't imagine GHs are any tougher than the coyotes. I have no experience at all on GHs...for all I know we don't have a shootable population of them anyway. I have shot a fair number of coyotes w...
by skb2706
Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: Mid summer pds
Replies: 2
Views: 1259

Mid summer pds

Got a chance to go out and bust off a few hundred pds this last weekend. Me and a buddy hit the mother lode about mid afternoon on Saturday for whatever reason the place we were shooting just started squirting out pds all over. Then again on Sunday we drove up on a new spot and it kept us shooting f...
by skb2706
Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:58 am
Forum: General Reloading
Topic: General Reloading Questions
Replies: 11
Views: 2307

Re: General Reloading Questions

Ok I just got back from a couple of days on the prairie. Probably shot 4-500 rds. that I would not have been able to afford if I was paying a buck a pop for ammo. So in that sense I saved money. Prairie dogs weren't feelin it.
by skb2706
Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:40 am
Forum: General Reloading
Topic: General Reloading Questions
Replies: 11
Views: 2307

Re: General Reloading Questions

I have to admit that the concept of saving money sounds great and on paper it works out. Back in the day I used the very arguement to my significant other just to justify. 35 years plus, later I realized that any money I may have saved was used to buy more guns, dies, powder, bullets, primers, equip...
by skb2706
Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:32 am
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: Back from the 09 Rat Rodeo - Part I (Pics)
Replies: 12
Views: 2508

Re: Back from the 09 Rat Rodeo - Part I (Pics)

Rick-- Wow, you guys sure go all out to do your bit to feed those Oregon raptors. I'm sure they appreciate your efforts. Thanks for the great report and fine photos. Like you mentioned, it is very interesting to see the different setups and parts of the country our Board members use and shoot in. T...
by skb2706
Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: Hunting with the .204 Ruger
Topic: Back from the 09 Rat Rodeo - Part II (Pics)
Replies: 27
Views: 3129

Re: Back from the 09 Rat Rodeo - Part II (Pics)

Too bad your targets of choice 'go down for the hot weather til next year'. Our BT prairie dogs come out anytime of year as long as the sun shines on. We can shoot in Dec, Jan and just about any other time. They will even break snow to sit in the sun. Looking forward to more stories...........