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Post by tgomez82 on Jan 22, 2018 21:16:33 GMT -7
Was out making deliveries today around the Gowen area and saw quite a few squirrels out already..
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Post by broper on Jan 23, 2018 6:02:00 GMT -7
Yeah they should be getting out.
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Post by broper on Feb 15, 2018 12:01:29 GMT -7
Went out Tuesday. There's a few out, not many but enough to shoot a few. Think I shot 8 or 10 with my 218 Bee. It really makes them do aerobatics.
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Post by 72camaro on Feb 15, 2018 12:22:41 GMT -7
It sounds like you got some really cool calibers.
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Post by 220idahohunter on Feb 15, 2018 16:35:14 GMT -7
Bob did put on a shooting exhibition with that .218 bee.....he made a few take flight.
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Post by 72camaro on Feb 15, 2018 20:26:46 GMT -7
We are working on when we will get back there. Daughter moved away to Virginia so it is going to be a bit more of a challenge but we are working on it.
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Post by broper on Feb 16, 2018 7:11:03 GMT -7
That 218 Bee really is amazing for such a small cartridge and considering it was born in 1937. It can still hold it's own, one of my favorite cartridges. Shawn, I had it when we were shooting rock chucks. Remember the one I beheaded?
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Post by 72camaro on Feb 16, 2018 20:38:27 GMT -7
I sure do.
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Post by 72camaro on Feb 27, 2018 19:54:02 GMT -7
Might be the first year I have to miss whistle pig hunting as my daughter moved from Mountain Home and my other son-in-law that did the Montana and Idaho circuit with me cannot go. I really should work on my house but man I'm going to miss shooting for a full week, Rock Chucks, Prairie Dogs and ground squirrels. Last year was 1400 between 3 of us. Bummer, and now I've finally got a great .22lr to add to the .17hmr.
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Post by broper on Feb 28, 2018 6:02:22 GMT -7
Bummer !
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Post by 72camaro on Feb 28, 2018 19:49:30 GMT -7
I'm looking at a plan B, grabbing my brother and just going for a shorter stay, drive, 3 days shooting and go home. That's how long the license is for. Still working on it and really trying to justify when I have so much to do around the house.
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Post by broper on Mar 7, 2018 16:05:54 GMT -7
Got a few whistle pigs today with my .223 and one badger.
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Post by broper on Mar 28, 2018 18:25:43 GMT -7
Went out today and shot a few more whistle pigs with my 10/22. Saw one badger but didn't get a shot at it before it went down. Waited about 20 minutes but never came back up. Even tried calling, only thing that responded was a bunch of cows ! The dirt bikes and 4 wheelers about drove me nuts, grrrr.
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Post by 72camaro on Mar 28, 2018 19:49:55 GMT -7
That bugger, you think he would come back up in 20 minutes. I got up early at dark, walked to the spot as I thought I knew where I'd see one. Waited and a bunch of whistle pigs all around and some as close as 4 yds as they didn't even figure out I was there being fairly still and had the wind to my advantage. Felt someone staring at me as I was slow scanning and there he was as I turned a bit and there he was 100yds out and he went down and that was it, never to be seen again.
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Post by broper on Mar 29, 2018 4:51:31 GMT -7
Sometimes they'll sit right out in the open for a long time, just looking at you and other times they go down right away and don't come back. I think those have probably been shot at before. A lot of the time though they'll go down and pop right back up. They seem to be kind of a curious animal. I've only had a couple respond to a rabbit distress.
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