CGN Saskatchewan Gopher Shoot.
- Thread starter pharaoh2
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But there are a few perks for those that work in a hunting store, I bought a couple of Leupolds direct, really good prices. Y'all have fun ya hear, to busy poppin them around here, see pics in hunting in 1st gopher hunt thread
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
had a pretty decent time at the farm camping this weekend! Rained quite a bit this morning, but yesterday was sunny and warm!! Perfect for killing squeaks!!
I am a bit saddened to report that the rodent population is a lot lower than last year...however, there are still lots of the little vermins to kill! And the closest neighbour has invited us over to their place to kill em too!! So I dont think the shooting will be too slow!!
Here are a few pix and a video from yesterday
My daughter off to shoot squeaks with her little .22
Told the wife to go fly a kite!
Prone firing position, putting fire downrange at a gopher army!
My daughter wanted to shoot the .204
The rodents posing in front of my Jeep
My son helping to pile up firewood.
The daughter putting fire downrange with the .204!
I am a bit saddened to report that the rodent population is a lot lower than last year...however, there are still lots of the little vermins to kill! And the closest neighbour has invited us over to their place to kill em too!! So I dont think the shooting will be too slow!!
Here are a few pix and a video from yesterday
My daughter off to shoot squeaks with her little .22
Told the wife to go fly a kite!
Prone firing position, putting fire downrange at a gopher army!
My daughter wanted to shoot the .204
The rodents posing in front of my Jeep
My son helping to pile up firewood.
The daughter putting fire downrange with the .204!
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Very cool. Let's hope that's the last of the rain for a few weeks. I wonder if they didn't poison them. I think our first job should be cruising around with the bino's scouting out some fields once I get the tent up Friday.
Anyways, I shot the Hell out of a small field this Morning. I brought Cory wth me and his new to him BRNO single shot. Poor guy was having a hard time learning to ue the open sights, but near the end of our shoot he was getting the hang of it. No word of a lie, we stopped at the farm, they told us which field and when we pulled across the gate, the whole bloody field scurried away! It's been years since I've seen so many gophers at once. Litterally, it was disgusting, the ground looked like it was quivering. I thought holy Hell, this is going to be great, but the cloud cover was thick. We loaded our rifles and set foot into the field but everything was gone, not a single gopher but they were still everywhere squeaking away. We sat by the fence, and started picking them off one by one as they came out. We shot out one part and moved further from the car. Then the sun came out. My barrel got so hot, you couldn't touch it. We never moved more than a hundred yards back and fourth along the fence, but I ran out of ammo twice and had to head back to the car to reload my pouch. I shot off most of a brick, but not all accuratly. But we still killed several hundred in a few hours. After, they invited us back to the farm for hotdogs, then we headed home. I didn't get any pictures today. We were literally right along hiway 3, and I wanted to get a picture of us with Sunday traffic buzzing only a few dozen feet away. Unfortunatly my small camara crapped out, and I left the big one in the car. I didn't want to be dragging that thing around in the dirt. What a great shoot! Now I'm going to have to scrub the crap out of my rifle. The worst part is my lever jammed right when I was getting charged by a real killer. It came it a full thirty feet and disappeared down a hole not ten feet in front of me, the instant I got the jam cleared. I felt I was in peril.
Anyways, I shot the Hell out of a small field this Morning. I brought Cory wth me and his new to him BRNO single shot. Poor guy was having a hard time learning to ue the open sights, but near the end of our shoot he was getting the hang of it. No word of a lie, we stopped at the farm, they told us which field and when we pulled across the gate, the whole bloody field scurried away! It's been years since I've seen so many gophers at once. Litterally, it was disgusting, the ground looked like it was quivering. I thought holy Hell, this is going to be great, but the cloud cover was thick. We loaded our rifles and set foot into the field but everything was gone, not a single gopher but they were still everywhere squeaking away. We sat by the fence, and started picking them off one by one as they came out. We shot out one part and moved further from the car. Then the sun came out. My barrel got so hot, you couldn't touch it. We never moved more than a hundred yards back and fourth along the fence, but I ran out of ammo twice and had to head back to the car to reload my pouch. I shot off most of a brick, but not all accuratly. But we still killed several hundred in a few hours. After, they invited us back to the farm for hotdogs, then we headed home. I didn't get any pictures today. We were literally right along hiway 3, and I wanted to get a picture of us with Sunday traffic buzzing only a few dozen feet away.
Unfortunatly my small camara crapped out, and I left the big one in the car. I didn't want to be dragging that thing around in the dirt. What a great shoot! Now I'm going to have to scrub the crap out of my rifle. The worst part is my lever jammed right when I was getting charged by a real killer. It came it a full thirty feet and disappeared down a hole not ten feet in front of me, the instant I got the jam cleared. I felt I was in peril.
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
There wont be a shortage of gophers Even tho the areas we were shooting arent as populous as last year, there are still LOTS!!
And I am sure we wont run short...we just might have to travel a bit farther from camp to go get em
Even tho the areas we were shooting arent as populous as last year, there are still LOTS!! And I am sure we wont run short...we just might have to travel a bit farther from camp to go get em
I am frusterated at my 223!!! loaded up another 20rnds with 50g bullets... no joy.. still not a good group... its looking like the HMR will be doing most of the shooting... since there is no 223 bullets local, and I don't have time to drive 2.5hrs to get some..
Cap, can you see what wholesale has in stock?? could bus them up I guess.
Cap, can you see what wholesale has in stock?? could bus them up I guess.
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
I think I can get some .224 dia bullets...let me know what U want.
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
K I will have a peek hopefully tomorrow, then I will text ya and let ya know.
- Location
- the prairies
how are the ticks out there this year? They're out way down south...
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
The ticks are definitely out!
How late is everyone planning to stay on Sunday? I'm trying to decide weather or not to book off Monday!
I'm planning on heading out either Thursday night (and driving thru the night) or early Friday morning, for an early afternoon arrival
I'm planning on heading out either Thursday night (and driving thru the night) or early Friday morning, for an early afternoon arrival
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
I am probably leaving monday morning
We'll be staying Sunday night as well. We'd like to shoot monday and maybe even tuesday if Ernie doesn't get sick of us and the weather holds out.
Toxic. I hear ya on the poor groups. I've been frantically trying to get sub MOA with my .204 with no joy. The lack of loading components is driving me nuts. Yesterday I Ordered 2 lbs or Benchmark from Ellwood Epps in Ont and paid $100 including shipping. I must be nutz.
Toxic. I hear ya on the poor groups. I've been frantically trying to get sub MOA with my .204 with no joy. The lack of loading components is driving me nuts. Yesterday I Ordered 2 lbs or Benchmark from Ellwood Epps in Ont and paid $100 including shipping. I must be nutz.
captain2k_ca
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge
Reloading components are a rare commodity!
Everything is becoming a rare commodity. I was in Wal-Mart not too long ago and everything on their shelves, save for some .270 and bulk shotshells were gone. Seems to me everyone is buying up everything they can find. That's going to start causing gouging issues. I've got enough ammo for my rifles that if I'm good I'll never run out, but what fun is that? I often hear about a rifle handed down to his Father then him and their still working on the same box of shells. I wished I were that conservative.
