It's that time of year again: Destroy all gophers!

[cbh560]

Is there anyone around Saskatoon that is looking for a gopher shooting buddy? My .22, .22wmr and .223 are looking for some action. So far I've had no luck getting permission from any of the landowners I have talked to.

 

[titch--]

Had a good day out today shooting paper and about 20 gophers.

I made up a load with 36gr varmint grenade and h322 powder that seem to shoot good out of my 223.

Im starting to get some helicoptering going on.

 

[2fat2fly]

I love the difference between .22`s and 17 or 223.
You have a dead gopher and maybe a little blood with the .22 and pieces with the others.

Try "quick shok" hyper velocity 22lr hollow points. Big step up from plain 22lr.

 

[rl4930]

I love this thread. Too bad these critters don't live in the land of granite and white pine. I'm envious of all you gopher getters.

 

[762Russian]

Try "quick shok" hyper velocity 22lr hollow points. Big step up from plain 22lr.

+1

Compared wounds from the Quik Shoks to a 17HMR and the destruction was very similar, especially if you catch a fat one in the midsection.

 

[saskwoody]

2007 was a good year but all I had then was a 22

 

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[saskwoody]

357 mag.

 

[hometownhero]

I remember the days when they were like that. I hope they return in t hose kind of numbers. Summer just isn't the same recently.

 

[762Russian]

That's a cow, not a gopher.

 

[metalbender]

Field of dreams.

 

[titch--]

NIce pics.

My whole life Ive never seen that many standing up at once, looks kind of funny. Ive shot in field that had that many gophers in it before. Not recently though

 

[canucklehead]

I shot around 30 yesterday in my sweet spot - but the numbers aren't NEARLY what they were back in the mid 2000's. Don't really know why. At one point I shot 500 from the box of my truck in an afternoon. Without moving the truck. Infestation is an understatement.

Haven't seen any little ones yet, but I'm sure in the next few weeks I will!

 

[Donny Fenn1]

i'm with you c-head, i used to have many multiple brick afternoons now its a couple of boxes max, I'm blaming 4 acre parcels...

 

[duncansuds]

Not my first of the year, a few have met the .243, but these are pretty neat. Apparently called the "thirteen stripped ground squirrels", met my QB78 at 780fps in .22cal. Now the 17wsm will be introduced along with my 22-250 52 gr match at 3975fps. Should make for a great show. Maybe get the Lapua into the action as well. Just because, that why!



P.s.
I believe that the pictures of gopher that look like they went through a blender represent an immediate and humane kill to the max....so there.

 

[.22LRGUY]

....wow... Was this in 2007, or this year? Equally jealous no matter what your answer is. Looks like about 1/2 to 3/4 the number of groundhogs I'd shoot in an entire summer here in Ontario!

 

[saskwoody]

that was 2007 , only a few up this year so far .

 

[duncansuds]

I can't wait to hit our spot hard this year. It's a 500 meter valley, put blankets out, sit on top of the hill nod wait for the hills to crawl, anywhere from 10 meters to 500 meters shot attempts. Usually three to five of us up there. It's gonna be great.