Prairie Dog Hunt?

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

The amount of ammo. a guy could and might blow through can vary a lot depending on a few factors. Such as time of year, weather conditions and shooting style.
If a guy waits to go when the pups are all up and active, the shooting will be better than a month or two before the pups emerge. If the weather is cloudy and or rainy, the p-dogs aren't as active all day. And if a guy just likes to shoot at every p-dog he can see no matter the distance, he could blow through a bunch of ammo too, or if a guy doesn't like to miss and sits with some patience for closer targets, he won't blow through nearly as much, but probably kill as many or more.

Having lived in Colorado 5 years a good ways back I now would always hire a guide before attempting a prairie dog hunting trip and it would be great to collect an antelope for the larder while I'm there.

Gas is very expensive and I still work so 4 days of driving to and from Florida and 4-5 days of shooting is what I'm after.

If you spend a couple or three days scouting for prairie dog towns you can shoot at, you can burn through a lot of money quick in gas, lodging, and food.

In my experience most prairie dog, coyote, and antelope guides offer lodging and meals in a package price. It can be even cheaper to just pay a guide and be assured of some quality trigger time and something for the freezer when you leave.

Just one man's opinion...

wudduk said:

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

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We go for three days and shoot 200-500 rounds you never know

wudduk said:

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

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Mike Patton said:

We go for three days and shoot 200-500 rounds you never know

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IMO that's low. I've only ever been out shooting prairie dogs once, me and 2 buddies set up on a prairie dog town we each cranked off 80-100 rounds in about 2 hours. it's hard to say if I've ever had that much fun behind a rifle.