Rob, Terry and I ventured to Adin last week to try out the new 17 HMRs and found the weather to be a little nasty. We chased ground squirrels for a couple of days but the wind blew like crazy and on Friday we were blessed with a couple of inches of snow. We parked Rob's 34 ft. fifth wheel trailer down a dirt road behind the ranchers home next to the river. With a couple of inches of snow we made the decision to leave the trailer and come home with our tails tucked between our legs. Having lost the first round to the squirrel gods we were determined to return and even the score. On Wednesday we returned to retrieve the trailer and kick a little squirrel butt and we did just that. We eradicated our fair share of little rodents and scared the living you know what out of the rest. The three of us shot about 800 rounds on Thursday and did our share of saving the hay industry and stimulating the ammo industry. Check out the video below if you don't mind the graphic nature of rodent control. I mounted the video camera to the top of the scope on my rifle. Most of the shooting was between 80 and 230 yards. I also have footage of a Golden Eagle swooping down and picking up a dead squirrel and I will try to edit that tape and post it in the near future. Hope you can enjoy the video, not recommended for the faint at heart.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Squirrels 101
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Oh, that's great stuff. Can't figure out what was funnier, rodents flying in the air after being tagged or listening to you laugh like a 14 year old getting into a bunch of mischief!
How many girls were their giggling with you guys?
All of the girls have to work to support us rednecks to keep ahead of the beer and ammo budget. Times are tough you know.
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