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Just returned from my annual North Dakota Prairie Dog eradication trip... :bigsmile:

Fuel prices were pretty stupid everywhere. Over $1000 in diesel!
The Prairie Dogs were plentiful as always.
We shot a BUNCH of them over 3 days.
Extreme wind shortened day 3. It was blowing 25-30 mph. :reaction:

The newly built 223 performed well.
My longest shot, confirmed by actually walking down to the sight of the kill and pinning the GPS location, was 593.4 yards with a average 14 mph wind.

Overall a great trip with 2 of my great friends.
Here is a picture of the GPS line and a picture of my friend posing with my "prize" circled in black.
It was a pup that was about the size of a tennis shoe.... :thumbsup2:


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Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:34 pm
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Damn! Nicely done!


Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:41 pm
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Congrats! :thumbsup2:



(Damn fuel prices :frust: - FJB! )


Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:03 pm
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NWGunner wrote:
Congrats! :thumbsup2:



(Damn fuel prices :frust: - FJB! )


Cheapest Diesel was $4.99 in Mandan, ND
The rest of the drive (1266 miles each way) anywhere from $5.39 to $5.79.

FJB signs were everywhere in Eastern Montana and North Dakota.

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Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:09 pm
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Wow, that’s a hell of a shot, Randy. I don’t even bother at those distances, I’m just wasting ammo!

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I took a juvenile at 520yds with a mossberg ar shooting from a folding chair rested on my backpack, ya hack! Show us something impressive! :bigsmile: :bow:

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Now that sounds like a great time!


Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:50 pm
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That’s awesome :thumbsup2:

So do you hunt on private property or public land ?


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Sounds like it was a great time.

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That’s awesome :thumbsup2:

So do you hunt on private property or public land ?


The spot we hunt is 640 acres of private land.
Only 4 people are allowed to hunt on it!!!

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I took a juvenile at 520yds with a mossberg ar shooting from a folding chair rested on my backpack, ya hack! Show us something impressive! :bigsmile: :bow:


:rofl9: :bigsmile: :rofl9: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

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Nice. Best I’ve ever done is about 400 yards, but it was a twofer. Is that like one at 800?

I use a Cooper single shot in .223 with hand loaded 53 grainers.


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rodell wrote:
Nice. Best I’ve ever done is about 400 yards, but it was a twofer. Is that like one at 800?

I use a Cooper single shot in .223 with hand loaded 53 grainers.


I use a custom built off of a Savage action.
28" McGowen barrel and 53gr V-Max bullets.

I had a "mating" 2'fer....Poor bastard didn't get his happy ending but their minds were blown for sure.... :ROFLMAO:

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