Whats your favorite varmint to hunt?

pball942 · 12-23-2005, 02:59 AM

Here we are lousy with prairie dogs and coyote. Prairie dogs are great targets and as long as you have ammo……
But the coyote is a bigger challenge.
Anyway I would like to know about other types of varmints, how hard are they to hunt, or how fun?

practical · 12-23-2005, 03:03 AM

I love the prarie pooches myself.

Not sure squirrels count, but I used to do that a good bit before my grandparents country home got turned into a suburban home.

My dad on the other hand uses my 17HMR to shoot crows that have destroyed his yard digging up grubs. He sits in is second story office and executes them.

pball942 · 12-23-2005, 03:16 AM

Here in Kansas we actully have a crow season: Nov.10, 2005 - March 10, 2006. But can't say that I've hunted them. Might have give that a try.

UKFoxHunter · 12-23-2005, 07:26 AM

As far as Varmints go, (pests as we say in the UK), As a gamekeeper, i shoot many different types everyday.

Squirrels still seem to be the most popular, Rats and Mink, Foxes and Rabbits.

Birds we also class as pests tend to be, Pigeon,Jay,Magpie,Crow,Jackdaw,Cormorants,Herons, to name a few we have them all...

p.s any way you can add signatures to your profile on this forum,

Sav .250 · 12-23-2005, 08:04 AM

With out a doubt.............squirrel. What a great training ground when your a young kid.

" The best part of the hunt is not the harvest but in the experience."

WolfHuntress · 12-23-2005, 09:02 AM

Lots of ground hogs around here. One of my dogs once chased one of them up a tree, it was rather amusing.

ash · 12-23-2005, 11:30 AM

All of them.

JAMES · 12-23-2005, 09:36 PM

A mighty fine list of European varmints there, Sir. Perhaps a fitting and sporty addition to your list could be "French".....! Si vous plais?

Would that be considered an off-color political slur? Heck if I care, anyway.

Crows and dillos out here recently. Yeah, we have a crow season too......why?? Know of any folks who would eat one of them things?

NRAJOE · 12-24-2005, 08:33 AM

Liberals....

Apollyon67 · 12-25-2005, 10:26 PM

Joe beat me to it.

JAMES · 12-25-2005, 10:45 PM

Why, that's quite despicable.....down rat cannibalism. See, I've spent some time observing these crows (before delivering their lead treats, of course) and I am sure they are liberals themselves, every one of 'em.

pball942 · 12-26-2005, 01:00 AM

Funny. I can't say that I have personally eaten crow. But I think we have a season just to get rid of em. Although I can't say that I have partaken of it.

practical · 12-26-2005, 01:23 AM

I'm moving back down south to Texas next month. I sure am gonna miss prarie dogs. I also had these little chipmunks or ground squirrels or something in my back yard that dug everything up. For a while I was using the 10/22 and some super colibri to take care of those.

pball942 · 12-26-2005, 03:15 AM

No prairie dogs in Texas?! Heck come here for a visit were lousy with em. I'll even buy the .22 ammo. Even the local Walmart is surrounded by a dog patch! And I do mean surrounded. I call it Prairie Dog Emporium. It's funny to watch people drive by as they slow down to gawk at the dogs. Like their on a photo safari. Come pepole move it so I can get in the paking lot! But seriously no prairie dogs in Texas?!

practical · 12-26-2005, 03:42 AM

Not that I've ever heard of. I use a 22-250 on them anyways. I will be getting to go feral pig hunting though. I may also look into coyotes.

pball942 · 12-26-2005, 05:40 AM

Well good luck in Texas, and I hope you get a good hog. check this page for some free coyote calls.
http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm

Troy · 12-26-2005, 03:41 PM

magpies.

UKFoxHunter · 12-28-2005, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy

magpies.

I take it your asking what a magpie is, We call it a crow in disguise in the uk.

Its basiccaly a crow with white splodges on it.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=magpie&hl=en

Check out piccies of the scavanger at the link above

7mmag6 · 12-28-2005, 03:24 PM

pball that avatar better not be a parody of my beloved corp, eagle, globe and anchor,

Dale · 12-28-2005, 09:44 PM

I had a pair of DEEs once....but I traded them in for a pair of DEM.

OK...sorry...late at night and the medication is NOT working. Forgive me.

12-23-2005, 02:59 AM	#1
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	Whats your favorite varmint to hunt? Here we are lousy with prairie dogs and coyote. Prairie dogs are great targets and as long as you have ammo…… But the coyote is a bigger challenge. Anyway I would like to know about other types of varmints, how hard are they to hunt, or how fun? __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

12-23-2005, 03:03 AM	#2
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	I love the prarie pooches myself. Not sure squirrels count, but I used to do that a good bit before my grandparents country home got turned into a suburban home. My dad on the other hand uses my 17HMR to shoot crows that have destroyed his yard digging up grubs. He sits in is second story office and executes them. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

12-23-2005, 03:16 AM	#3
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	Here in Kansas we actully have a crow season: Nov.10, 2005 - March 10, 2006. But can't say that I've hunted them. Might have give that a try. __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

12-23-2005, 07:26 AM	#4
UKFoxHunter Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 43	As far as Varmints go, (pests as we say in the UK), As a gamekeeper, i shoot many different types everyday. Squirrels still seem to be the most popular, Rats and Mink, Foxes and Rabbits. Birds we also class as pests tend to be, Pigeon,Jay,Magpie,Crow,Jackdaw,Cormorants,Herons, to name a few we have them all... p.s any way you can add signatures to your profile on this forum, __________________ :cheer:

12-25-2005, 10:26 PM	#10
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	Joe beat me to it. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-23-2005, 08:04 AM	#5
Sav .250 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central Fla. Posts: 176	With out a doubt.............squirrel. What a great training ground when your a young kid. " The best part of the hunt is not the harvest but in the experience."

12-23-2005, 09:02 AM	#6
WolfHuntress Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 59	Lots of ground hogs around here. One of my dogs once chased one of them up a tree, it was rather amusing.

12-23-2005, 11:30 AM	#7
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: En route Posts: 934 Images: 3	All of them.

12-23-2005, 09:36 PM	#8
JAMES Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 575	A mighty fine list of European varmints there, Sir. Perhaps a fitting and sporty addition to your list could be "French".....! Si vous plais? Would that be considered an off-color political slur? Heck if I care, anyway. Crows and dillos out here recently. Yeah, we have a crow season too......why?? Know of any folks who would eat one of them things?

12-24-2005, 08:33 AM	#9
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,255 Images: 3	Liberals....

12-25-2005, 10:45 PM	#11
JAMES Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 575	Why, that's quite despicable.....down rat cannibalism. See, I've spent some time observing these crows (before delivering their lead treats, of course) and I am sure they are liberals themselves, every one of 'em.

12-26-2005, 01:00 AM	#12
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	Funny. I can't say that I have personally eaten crow. But I think we have a season just to get rid of em. Although I can't say that I have partaken of it. __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

12-26-2005, 01:23 AM	#13
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	I'm moving back down south to Texas next month. I sure am gonna miss prarie dogs. I also had these little chipmunks or ground squirrels or something in my back yard that dug everything up. For a while I was using the 10/22 and some super colibri to take care of those. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

12-26-2005, 03:15 AM	#14
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	No prairie dogs in Texas?! Heck come here for a visit were lousy with em. I'll even buy the .22 ammo. Even the local Walmart is surrounded by a dog patch! And I do mean surrounded. I call it Prairie Dog Emporium. It's funny to watch people drive by as they slow down to gawk at the dogs. Like their on a photo safari. Come pepole move it so I can get in the paking lot! But seriously no prairie dogs in Texas?! __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

12-26-2005, 03:42 AM	#15
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	Not that I've ever heard of. I use a 22-250 on them anyways. I will be getting to go feral pig hunting though. I may also look into coyotes. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

12-26-2005, 05:40 AM	#16
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	Well good luck in Texas, and I hope you get a good hog. check this page for some free coyote calls. http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

12-26-2005, 03:41 PM	#17
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,505 Images: 3	magpies.

12-28-2005, 03:24 PM	#19
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	pball that avatar better not be a parody of my beloved corp, eagle, globe and anchor, Last edited by 7mmag6; 12-28-2005 at 03:40 PM.

12-28-2005, 09:44 PM	#20
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	I had a pair of DEEs once....but I traded them in for a pair of DEM. OK...sorry...late at night and the medication is NOT working. Forgive me. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me