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Apdl · 03-01-2006, 10:03 AM

lol that is crazy

YakSpout · 03-01-2006, 10:40 AM

I've been up to an alfalfa farm in northern NV for a pdog shoot. You could shoot 150-200 in 6 hours and still be surrounded by them. They didn't just dig holes, they'd eat about a pound of alfalfa a day each. Multiply that by 1 or 2 million dogs on the ranch and that rancher was losing a BUNCH of money. He couldn't poison them because the poison would get into the alfalfa which was then fed to dairy and beef cows.

The dogs died a lot quicker when hit with a .22-250 than they did when you hit 'em with a .22LR solid tip. I don't see any problem with instantly annihilating them as opposed to watching them drag their paralyzed lower bodies down into a hole to die painfully. Just my thoughts...

dyferant · 03-01-2006, 11:58 AM

same thing in western Colorado. We would use 22-250 or 223, sometimes 30.06 or other big game gun. BTW the dogs blow up like that with a .223 not exactly a CANNON.

mengelmar · 03-01-2006, 12:33 PM

Looks like those things have real MOAB potential!

Brickboy240 · 03-01-2006, 01:11 PM

Yeah, they're not an endangered species...and they do alot of damage.

Yes, nightraider, if everyone could see Prarie Dog Town and the damage they do in the cattle and cottonfields between Lubbock and Levelland...they'd think its ok to blast prarie poodles.

You ought to see what a 22-250 Ballistic Tip does to those big rats...splat!

- Brickboy240

**beardman2** · 03-01-2006, 01:25 PM

I see both sides to this. I'm not easy about wholesale slaughter but if my livelihood depended on it...

What are the natural predators to these things? Any options as far as trying to reintroduce whatever should be eating them?

Brickboy240 · 03-01-2006, 01:57 PM

Hawks and great horned owls can get the smaller ones, but the bigger prarie dogs can be gotten by only the fastest coyotes, but thats rare.

Big problem is that in some of the areas in West Texas, near bigger cities like Lubbock and Amarillo, there are very few coyotes and the owls and hawks cannot get all of them. They breed like rabbits and multiply fast.

- Brickboy240

**beardman2** · 03-01-2006, 03:20 PM

Introducing some other preditor is always dicey. It seems the more we try to mess with what should be in an area the worse it gets.

What about ferrets? I know they are starting to reintroduce them in parts of Arizona.

brian40 · 03-01-2006, 03:26 PM

My 25-06, Hornady VMAX 75 gr bullet at 3500 fps turns them into red vapor

Yeah Yeah, cry to PETA, honest to God shooting them is one of my favorite hobbies!

Nothing like tossing a dog 10 feet into the air with guts flying everywhere

Great big gobs of greasy grimey gopher guts

WaltherP99 · 03-01-2006, 03:47 PM

They are referred to as "varmints" for a reason!!!!! Ground hogs are the PD's of PA. and I personally have no problem with dispatching them and letting them lay! Some may say that is doesn't make me much of a hunter but after seeing some of the damage that they do...it's unreal!!!!! Granted, whistle pigs don't do as much damage as a PD but it's close enough!

03-01-2006, 10:03 AM	#11
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03-01-2006, 10:40 AM	#12
YakSpout XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 93	I've been up to an alfalfa farm in northern NV for a pdog shoot. You could shoot 150-200 in 6 hours and still be surrounded by them. They didn't just dig holes, they'd eat about a pound of alfalfa a day each. Multiply that by 1 or 2 million dogs on the ranch and that rancher was losing a BUNCH of money. He couldn't poison them because the poison would get into the alfalfa which was then fed to dairy and beef cows. The dogs died a lot quicker when hit with a .22-250 than they did when you hit 'em with a .22LR solid tip. I don't see any problem with instantly annihilating them as opposed to watching them drag their paralyzed lower bodies down into a hole to die painfully. Just my thoughts... __________________ -james

03-01-2006, 12:33 PM	#14
mengelmar XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raymond, Maine Posts: 364	Looks like those things have real MOAB potential! __________________ Next purchase: CMP M1 Garand \"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance\" -Thomas Jefferson

03-01-2006, 01:11 PM	#15
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,853	Yeah, they're not an endangered species...and they do alot of damage. Yes, nightraider, if everyone could see Prarie Dog Town and the damage they do in the cattle and cottonfields between Lubbock and Levelland...they'd think its ok to blast prarie poodles. You ought to see what a 22-250 Ballistic Tip does to those big rats...splat! - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

03-01-2006, 01:25 PM	#16
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	I see both sides to this. I'm not easy about wholesale slaughter but if my livelihood depended on it... What are the natural predators to these things? Any options as far as trying to reintroduce whatever should be eating them? __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

03-01-2006, 11:58 AM	#13
dyferant XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas Baby Posts: 324	same thing in western Colorado. We would use 22-250 or 223, sometimes 30.06 or other big game gun. BTW the dogs blow up like that with a .223 not exactly a CANNON.

03-01-2006, 01:57 PM	#17
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,853	Hawks and great horned owls can get the smaller ones, but the bigger prarie dogs can be gotten by only the fastest coyotes, but thats rare. Big problem is that in some of the areas in West Texas, near bigger cities like Lubbock and Amarillo, there are very few coyotes and the owls and hawks cannot get all of them. They breed like rabbits and multiply fast. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

03-01-2006, 03:20 PM	#18
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	Introducing some other preditor is always dicey. It seems the more we try to mess with what should be in an area the worse it gets. What about ferrets? I know they are starting to reintroduce them in parts of Arizona. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

03-01-2006, 03:26 PM	#19
brian40 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,535	My 25-06, Hornady VMAX 75 gr bullet at 3500 fps turns them into red vapor Yeah Yeah, cry to PETA, honest to God shooting them is one of my favorite hobbies! Nothing like tossing a dog 10 feet into the air with guts flying everywhere Great big gobs of greasy grimey gopher guts __________________ Brian "Did I say that outloud?"

03-01-2006, 03:47 PM	#20
WaltherP99 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania Posts: 347	They are referred to as "varmints" for a reason!!!!! Ground hogs are the PD's of PA. and I personally have no problem with dispatching them and letting them lay! Some may say that is doesn't make me much of a hunter but after seeing some of the damage that they do...it's unreal!!!!! Granted, whistle pigs don't do as much damage as a PD but it's close enough! __________________ GLOCK M30 .45 ACP WWW.GLOCKERS.COM "My own idea of a $5,500 .45 auto is a used Volkswagon with a Glock 30 in the glove box..." - Massad Ayoob

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