Caliber combination for prairie dog hunting?

[cb186]

This year will be a 20 Practical in a manual AR shooting 39BK@3850, 22-250ai shooting 53v-max@4000 & 22 Creed shooting the 62VT @3800.
The 20P is a new project. The 62VT is replacing 75 ELDs @3500 that weren't as dramatic on target as the 53's. Hopefully the 62's are.
Leaving the 17HMR at home this year. Hadn't used it the previous 2 years.

 

[Junglebird]

22 Creed shooting the 62VT

What is your 22 creed setup?

 

[cb186]

What is your 22 creed setup?

26" 8 twist Wilson on a Tikka. N150 in Alpha brass.

 

[sw282]

In many ways the PDs are like hogs for us in Tx, just another target. They both are not very beneficial to the land and a lot of people want to erradicate them. Me, I just shoot them with a 223 or with a 300 PRC, but just shoot!!!!! I can certainly understand the fun in shooting a few rounds from a big magnum at a few dogs. Not driving 1000 miles from Tx though. Gotta take a lot of different rifles and shoot at a lot of dogs for several days!!!! And maybe sip a little whiskey at the end of a great day.........shooting!!!!

Sir.. Prairie Dogs most definitely are NOT like hogs. Wild Hogs are an invasive species that serve absolutely no benefit to man or the land. They are much worse than Starlings.
Prairie Dogs are the BUILDERS of the prairie. Virtually every native animal on the prairie lives in holes DUG by Prairie Dogs. This even includes the birds. No trees on the prairie.

 

[RB II]

Sir.. Prairie Dogs most definitely are NOT like hogs. Wild Hogs are an invasive species that serve absolutely no benefit to man or the land. They are much worse than Starlings.
Prairie Dogs are the BUILDERS of the prairie. Virtually every native animal on the prairie lives in holes DUG by Prairie Dogs. This even includes the birds. No trees on the prairie.

My apologies. I am by no means a prairie dog expert but assumed that since many many acres of prairie dog towns are poisoned each year that they were not beneficial. Never heard them classified as the " builders" of the prairies.
Hogs may not be native but they are far from invasive by the common definition. They are actually feral from the very same animals that we have been getting our bacon from for hundreds of years.

 

[sw282]

They are builders RB. Might l suggest you study up on them. Truly amazing creatures. A trip to Ft Hood during Desert Storm in 1990 lntroduced me to them. l have returned many times to shoot and admire them.

 

[RB II]

They are builders RB. Might l suggest you study up on them. Truly amazing creatures. A trip to Ft Hood during Desert Storm in 1990 lntroduced me to them. l have returned many times to shoot and admire them.

We are going to SD to shoot next week. But won't be on the biggest town in that area. Talked to the outfitter today. Landowner poisoned it. Apparently they aren't considered builders by everyone.

 

[oldfortyfiveauto]

If I could only take one rifle it would be in 17 Hornet. Normally take it, a 223, and for the longer ones a 20 Practical.

 

[Junglebird]

I finally got all my components together. Ready to start load development if life ever slows down a bit.

 

[T3ninja]

My load out this year will be.

ALL SUPPRESSED.

.22 LR, super accurate B14 shooting SK ammo. This will be the first time taking it, it's plenty accurate for headshots out to 125-150 I think.

.17 hmr, I took it last year and spent most of my time behind this rifle. It was amazing, I wish it had a little more power (think .17 WSM) but worked well. Longest kill was at 380, killed 2 off same mound.

.223, last year I took 2- a bolt gun and an AR, I ended up shooting the bolt gun most of the time, both rifles are equally accurate, but shooting an AR suppressed is gross. Especially on long strings of fire. This year I'll probably take both again, however the AR will most likely just be a backup.

 

[Junglebird]

I know AR's are only interesting to their owners, but though since it's a big part of this topic I'd post a pic of it.

 

[Critter Picker]

I know AR's are only interesting to their owners, but though since it's a big part of this topic I'd post a pic of it. View attachment 572469

Is that a LuthAR stock?

 

[Junglebird]

Is that a LuthAR stock?

Magpul PRS lite.
It probably looks a little different in the pic because the LOP is all the way out. I'm 6'7" and seems to fit perfect at full extension.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I plan on a DIY hunt in the Dakotas.

TAKE ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1