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- London,Ontario
DarrylDB said:Here is one that ate a 100 gr 260 round from Chilly Willy. Literally
All that goes through my mind when I see this image is the PC game Unreal Tournament..... HEADSHOT!
[Pic] Scared the gopher to death (required Cooey #39)
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All that goes through my mind when I see this image is the PC game Unreal Tournament..... HEADSHOT!
powder burner
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
they eat their own. shot one and use it as bait for the other ones.
all 3 of us lined up on a gopher (RGS) that was sitting on a rock. we all aimed low; shot at the same time and watched as the .22 bullets lifted him skyward.
all 3 of us lined up on a gopher (RGS) that was sitting on a rock. we all aimed low; shot at the same time and watched as the .22 bullets lifted him skyward.
i once took out my sks to see if i could hit any gophers with it. picked off one at about 80 yards that was facing me perfectly, wow did it throw him up, all 5000 pieces of him, not a piece left bigger than say a peanut :S and the stench...
Mumptia said:dam,,,
that's a huge varmit
I gotta meet some farmers in gopher country. That looks like a hoot
and a good reason to get a 22-250 or a 25-06
You won't see those ones in Alberta. We just got the little ground squirrels.
Just as fun, but harder to hit
I had one last year do a double backflip from a 95 gr ballistic tip in my 243, and one went a few feet high the same day as the pic after getting lazered with a 75 gr Vmax out of my 25-06. Ask Chilly, he allmost pissed his pants laughingprosper said:I'm sure you can make them fly, with a big enough caliber. The 260 doesn't launch them?
I bet a 7mm-08 with a real fast twist and light varmint bullets would launch them. It's all about the twist & frangible bullets
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- Location
- Near Coldwater, Ont
SignGuy, where you are I'm pretty sure your OK to use a 303 or 308 for groundhogs. For those of us in the caliber restricted areas, its 270 or smaller.
If you do trust a fart!!!! Make sure it's an old one. BobDarrylDB said:I had one last year do a double backflip from a 95 gr ballistic tip in my 243, and one went a few feet high the same day as the pic after getting lazered with a 75 gr Vmax out of my 25-06. Ask Chilly, he allmost pissed his pants laughing
Huntsman and I are of on a gopher safari this weekend. I am interested behind the physic's involving a sod poodle and a .50 cal Kentucky. Fortunately, the rifle is so long that if I miss the little pature rat, I can smack it on the head.
No doubt Huntsman will have a few "faces of death" photo's online shortly afterwards.
...........he's like that.
No doubt Huntsman will have a few "faces of death"
photo's online shortly afterwards............he's like that.
crazy_davey said:Those are deffinately not gophers, they are woodchucks, smaller version of a marmot and a bit different colour.
This thing in this pic! Theres and old guy lives near MT washington near Courtenay on Vancouver island he eats these
I think there some kinda wood chucks.
He says he just uses a 22 and there good eating.
Not for me i prefer grouse
HaHa just kidding! but hey you never know!
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- AB foothills
dingus said:crazy_davey said:Those are deffinately not gophers, they are woodchucks, smaller version of a marmot and a bit different colour.
This thing in this pic! Theres and old guy lives near MT washington near Courtenay on Vancouver island he eats these
I think there some kinda wood chucks.
He says he just uses a 22 and there good eating.
Not for me i prefer grouse
HaHa just kidding! but hey you never know!
I think you mean he eats ones that look like these
This is what a mountain marmot looks like, one version anyways.
These "woodchucks" are the Vancouver Island Marmot and are protected by LAW. They are endangered. It is not a joke or the least bit funny.. you are joking about commiting a very serious crime.
There are VERY few left. I think the number is only 800 in the strathcona park area last time I checked. Of this 250 are on Mt.Washington.
The Mt.Washinton Arsenic/copper/ Antimony deposits and the mine site didn't help either.
There are VERY few left. I think the number is only 800 in the strathcona park area last time I checked. Of this 250 are on Mt.Washington.
The Mt.Washinton Arsenic/copper/ Antimony deposits and the mine site didn't help either.
- Location
- AB foothills
Norcyaddict762 said:
Who was joking? I was giving insight into the different types of woodchucks, marmots and ground squirrels. There are many in Canada and all of different types, and all live in different areas. Some people obviously dont understand this.
You are right, and marmots are protected and have been for quite a while.
Who said exactly that they were shooting marmots for recreational purposes?
- Location
- AB foothills
Norcyaddict762 said:
BTW marmots and woodchucks are different animals. They belong to the same family but live in very different areas of our country. Sometimes slang refers to one as the other.
If you want to argue legalities, make sure you have the right animal and part of the country first.
