Work gets in the way of having fun. However, I have been taking my varmint rifle and my pal, Bounty Hunter 6, to work with me. I check on work things then go 20 miles further north to hunt chizzlers in Beryl, Utah. Bounty Hunter 6 has several friends who are farming large tracts of alfalfa in Beryl. Chizzlers are large ground squirrels that eat lots of the farmer's hay. The farmers cannot seem to get them out of the alfalfa fields so ... I have been trying hard -- to do my best to do my duty and send them to the alfalfa field in the sky.
On several of the work/hunting trips we have forwarded over 150 little critters each time to the "next level" in just one 3 - 4 hour session.
We have been using .223 Rem. and .22-250 for long range calibers on shots of 125 yards out to 400+. Close in, less than 125 yards, the .22 L.R., .22 Magnum, and Bounty Hunter 6's .17 HMR
are effective as can be.
Good binoculars, a range finder, some water, some snacks, and a hat. Pretty easy set up. If it gets too windy, or too cold or too hot the chizzlers go down their holes and wait out the weather. I just head home. Real Gentleman's hunting I'd say.
3 comments:
That shooting chair apparatus looks impressive. What is it called? Where did you get it? We have lots of ground squirrels here too. I use your same caliber.
Grizz in Abilene, Texas
Grizz - the shooting chair is called the "squirrel-o-matic" and was made by Bounty Hunter 6's uncle. It was welded together with a car wheel and hub, some pipe, and scrap plywood covered in carpet. It rotates 360ยบ and is awesome. If you need plans to make your own let me know.
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