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« on: December 20, 2009, 07:07:05 AM » |
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Been thinking of start to get things ready to shoot some sage rats this spring....
Hope to do some 223 and 22 LR....
What do you use on them........
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 09:25:48 AM » |
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.22 lr,17 m2,17 hmr,22 mag,.223,.308-12 ga.oh yea
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 10:08:47 AM » |
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10/22, Ruger MkIII, savage predator .223, RRA .223, Ruger varmint .243, couple shotguns.
i have started prepping brass and getting stuff together for spring... i cant wait.
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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2009, 10:23:22 AM » |
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.22, .223, 9mm for when they get in too close, trip mines out to 100 meters, pungee pits around my position in case they get that close, and cyanide pills in case they take me.
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2009, 10:38:30 AM » |
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We normally use .22’ for most of our rat killing but I’m thinking of using the .223 for some long distance killing this year. I thought about this last year but I didn’t have a brass catcher or a convenient way to attach a commercial unit to my rig and the only thing that suck balls worst than brass prep is picking brass out of the weeds. Thanks for the reminder I need to get off my lazy ass and get out to the shop and get making my new super sweet brass catcher  |
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2009, 01:51:11 PM » |
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Usually an accurized 10/22 for shots out to 100 yards or so. Ruger .22 auto pistols with red dots for walking around potting them offhand. 17 HMR for shots out to 150 to 200 yards works well. Anything past that I like either my .17 Remington or a .223, but just as soon take a rifle in .204 Ruger.
I have to admit that a whistlepig taken at 50 yards with a handgun is much more gratifying than one taken at 250 yards with a .223 is. I like the challenge of hitting them with a pistol.
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2009, 04:24:22 PM » |
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I have to admit that a whistlepig taken at 50 yards with a handgun is much more gratifying than one taken at 250 yards with a .223 is. I like the challenge of hitting them with a pistol.
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2009, 06:51:48 PM » |
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.22, .223, and the big daddy 12 gauge. Just something fun about pulling the trigger, huge dust cloud, then spending an hour looking for parts!!   |
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2009, 07:09:21 PM » |
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Oh i do believe a whistle pig shoot would be a blast. Anyone anyone? I thought about this last year but I didn’t have a brass catcher or a convenient way to attach a commercial unit to my rig and the only thing that suck balls worst than brass prep is picking brass out of the weeds. Or you just do what I do and set up a lawn chair in the bed of your truck and the bed catches most of the shells. |
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2009, 08:18:36 PM » |
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tricked out 10 22 most of the time 9mm 45s when i am bored 308 30 06 and 762x54r when thier running good and it is cool to nail one with a 375h&h
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« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 08:49:48 PM » |
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Oh i do believe a whistle pig shoot would be a blast. Anyone anyone?
Or you just do what I do and set up a lawn chair in the bed of your truck and the bed catches most of the shells.
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« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2009, 09:19:30 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2009, 10:28:19 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2009, 10:50:40 PM » |
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Jmack, cool rig... but tell me how many times have you had to replace the windows in your rig ??
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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2009, 04:31:11 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2009, 10:01:15 AM » |
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Help me out...
Are sage rats and whistle pigs the same thing or?
Either way...I'm down to shoot both!
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« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2009, 10:16:45 AM » |
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Help me out...
Are sage rats and whistle pigs the same thing or?
Either way...I'm down to shoot both!
Same thing. We've got several varieties around and they all seem to enjoy being shot. |
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« Reply #17 on: December 30, 2009, 10:19:39 AM » |
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Same thing. We've got several varieties around and they all seem to enjoy being shot.
...and don't forget cannibalism. They all seem to enjoy a snack with or of their buddies so use your centerfires and spread the wealth. |
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« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2009, 10:43:10 AM » |
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...and don't forget cannibalism. They all seem to enjoy a snack with or of their buddies so use your centerfires and spread the wealth. My favorite technique is using their own natural desire to eat one another... well that and a 10/22. shoot one and then another comes out to eat him and then shoot him and if you have patenice and are close enough wait till there are 3-4 out snacking on each other and hit them all with the shotgun, it makes for a fun day. |
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« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2009, 11:30:13 AM » |
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So anyone want to plan a whistle pig safari?
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« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2009, 11:37:22 AM » |
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So anyone want to plan a whistle pig safari?
In light of recent weather planning would be all that could be done.  Nothing to do at the moment but wait around for all this white crap to go away and the desert to dry out enough that you don't sink to your eyebrows in muck the minute you get off a main road, or go kill coyotes. |
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« Reply #21 on: December 31, 2009, 07:14:07 AM » |
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e11, have never hunted sage rats in you area............but in the past some in our area seem to have
moved on or who knows what.......Would like to hunt with say two or three BS people this spring
in the area north west of Boise, have seen them there...........
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« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2010, 11:29:46 AM » |
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I love to shoot them with a .221 fireball or .220 swift. The swift really makes them dissapear.
Get ready guys, around my stomping grounds the earliest I have seen them out is Jan. 18th.
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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2010, 12:32:47 PM » |
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I love to shoot them with a .221 fireball or .220 swift. The swift really makes them dissapear.
Now you're talking! I have shot them with my Swift before and thought that I had missed because it was blown into such small pieces. I soon realized that I had WAY too much gun for those tiny squirrels. Sure fun to watch them explode. But nowadays I too love shooting them with the little .221 Furball. I love it so much that is where I got my screen name from. Next June it will be going with me on my annual prairie dog shoot. That is, if I don't wear it out shooting whistlepigs first! |
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« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2010, 06:39:16 PM » |
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They are already out?
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