Lol... the best part of this is the fact that your mum is glassing the area for you 🤣. You guys obviously have a great relationship. All the best from over here in the UK 🇬🇧👍
.17 HMR is such a fun round. Those little buggers are a pain in the ass. I had a family just destroy a valve box that I have. It was so gross, I had to shut off water to part of my field and before I could get down to the valve in the vault I had shovel out, no joke, about a foot of marmot poop. I hate those things. They also got into the wiring on some vehicles… the 17 is by far the best form of rodent removal. Plus the hawks were happy.
I really like marmots. Was exposed to many of them in the Colorado high country, and they are "cute" animals ... but ... that level of destruction puts them beyond the affectations of "like" and "cute"..
Was mom whispering cause she didnt want to be on tape or cause she didint want to spoil the hunt. Ha. That part cracked me up. Looks like some fun. Ive only hunted deer and bunch of hog down here in South Texas.
I was fortunate enough to fire off a hand full of rounds of 17HMR out of a leaver gun... I can not express the joy of this round, its like shooting lightning out of a pellet rifle. I pulled the trigger the bullet had already hit the target while i was waiting for the hammer to strike the primer.
My Savage 93R HMR17 is way better than my 22WMR. Coyotes within 200 yards drop like a sack of rocks when I place the round behind the ear. They usually run a few yards with behind the shoulder shots but not far. That's using the 17 grain Hornady Varmint Express with V-MAX bullet cartridge.
Nice job cleaning out those varmints!! Gotta keep on em!! That one rock shot was pretty impressive!! Ya got braggin rights on that one!! I like how you don't wast ammo!! Keep em down/
17 hmr will be my next varmint rifle currently using 22 shorts or lr. Unless there is a really stupid stubborn squirrel then I'll use the 5.56 only had to pul my ar out twice once on a Sunday the second on a Monday those dang squirrels had it coming just too far for the 22 cuz they'd dip before the round got to em.
People might find this hard to believe...but on the prairies...gopher shooting is often a fantastic way to relax. MANY DAYS average over 500-1000 kills in a single season...10,000-15,000 would not be uncommon. I have shot over 500 an NEVER MOVED... 22lr I am walking gophers at 100 meters no problem...
Yer right!! I don’t believe that!!! No habit on the planet could support that many animals in that small an area (“500 never moved… shooting only 100 meters). Sorry bro, I ain’t buy’n it
@@wallacesmith865 I'm not sure where you live. There are quite a few small squirrel towns and Prarie dog towns that habbit that many animals and more and we are not just talking one shooter. You can look on my channel at previous videos on popping dogs and the Nebraska video and look at all the holes in the little area we were in it was 360 degree shooting. We killed a couple hundred. We could of shot more but the temperature out there was just to hot with no breeze. So I totally believe what this gentleman is saying. I've been in CA shooting squirrels where I shot 2 bricks of 500 rounds in a 2 day period I broke a firing pin on a 10/22. Of course 22 lr was very cheap then compared to today's crazy prices. Lol
@@wallacesmith865 yah just never had the opportunity as I have... ever see the ground move...I HAVE... 000s of gophers. My friend in Lloydminster AB shoot hmmm 10,000 -15,000 in one season...YAH...NO SHYT... Oh and my rifle...Bruno CZ ... $1500 scope... 100 meter shots...you need to try my rifle out...you would have a blast....cheers...We have hmmm 20-30 fields we shoot on
Well that’s worth a subscribe! We don’t have Rock-chucks but we have thousands of prairie dogs, they are extremely destructive! You can probably understand how much I enjoy making good prairie dogs!
Its a 93r17 hmr with a cheap Bushnell 3x12x40. If you have never shot a 17hmr in the wind it doesn't matter what your set up is. If you think I can't shoot then check out my other videos. The free falling video should clear the air. Lol.
Love shooting SERT's (Self Erecting Rifle Target's) they come in many sizes and shapes, but they are all Fun to whack and stack! Doing it at 3-4-500 yds makes it much more fun!
I love my .17 hmr, got a Marlin bolt action heavy barrel about 10 years ago at wally world for $210 only thing that sucks is last I checked they still only only make 7 round mags at highest capacity! If anyone knows of a higher capacity mags please let me know!!
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 Sorry, should have ask! Can you message me (not sure if you can on YT) or possibly tell me the direction I should go to get mine suppressed, process, type etc…? I bought it to protect my chickens, but one bang and all the varmints scatter! I can post my email here, but I would take it back off pretty quick🤔 Thanks again.
First you have to find out if they are legal in your state to have. Second CZcams suppressors. There are tons of makes and models. You could do a form 1 where you make it yourself after you get your tax stamp back but the Atf changed a bunch of stuff on it as it was easier to get a stamp back. go to a local gun shop or FFL and ask to see some cans pick one you like and do a form 4. I'm in the process now well I've done the paper work as of February 28th and still waiting for approval for another 30 cal can. Its Bs in my book if you can own. Firearm you should be able to get a suppressor over the counter. CZcams suppressors and the forms and It will give you and Idea of what your looking at in time and receiving.
Another direction you could go is a pellet gun. CZcams pellet guns. They have come along way some of the compressed air guns have some high velocities and and wicked accurate. They can get expensive too I was looking at one that was 400$ but they were shooting it at 100 yards with half moa accuracy.
Sorry I have had my 22 mag for many years,, and I just can't go to the 17,, yeah they both do the job,, but a 22 mag will take a squirrel head off at 150 feet easy,, as well as any thing smaller than a white tail,, ground hogs,, um yeah even a miss hit will more than slow em down, fox , coon, coyote, opossom, the 22mag is a bit loud, but is a go too for me
Ground hogs my left hind foot, bud. Had one in our yard going after our birds and this fat fuck ate 6 rounds of .22WMR like they were candy at practically point blank range from a revolver. Ended up having to stitch him to the ground with a pitchfork. Goddamn gruesome. Ran inside to get something bigger and when I came back with my .38 he was dead. Tough bastard.
The closest thing I have to a hunting longgun is a Mossberg 500 I use for work. I have no clue about hunting cartridges. What is the largest animal you could take with a 17hmr to eat?
17hmr can drop anything under a feral pig/Coyote/small deer. Medium sized game. Do not try hunting bucks with this small round unless you are a dead shot driving tacks home it's not sufficient for large game. I hear a lot of folks like 350 legend for large game. If you are a furbearing trapper or hunter these 17hmr rifles are great for clean heads hots. It's a very accurate round within 100 yards. I've killed hundreds of squirrels with mine and it's always a clean thru and thru with a headshot. Same with rabbits. They will do a backflip and it's over.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 I have never used mine on a feral pig. At the end of the day shot placement and minimum FPE matter you need to know where to aim and how much energy you need to get through the bone and organs at that distance. So if it takes 150 FPE to penetrate a deer at 150 yards you probably shouldn't use anything under a 22magnum. I've heard many people have used less than 130 FPE on mid sized pigs at 50 yards. 17hmr should do fine as long as you know where to shoot and how far away it is.
If you think about it farmers and butchers used 22LR at point blank to headshot cows for slaughter. Im not sure if this worked for pigs also but that says something. Thats less than 100 FPE. A lot of airguns can hit over 100 FPE and the laws on them are more relaxed in a lot of states. I've been looking into them personally as I'm getting into nuisance wildlife removal and I'll be within city limits on some jobs. Florida has been using them to remove snakes and iguanas from homes and businesses. Quick euthanization. Some of these airguns can go over 600FPE from what I've been reading. Pretty sure that could drop any animal in the US.
Also wouldn't it be more fun plant little dynamite mines where you know they are gona be then set it off when they are close. Dlying gopher parts. Watch Caddyshack you could learn some stuff!
After i was done popping em id go flip a few rocks and get the biggest rattlesnake i can find and let it go down one of the burrows before i head home for the day. Free pest seeking missile. Heat seeking, multi-target capable, fire and forget hyper lethal ordinance. And catching a big snake is like getting a new gun. Just cant wait to pop something with it.
Good eyes, we shot a lot of them during the duck season. If you look left of the duck is where the rock chuck was at. I didn't even see the duck until the video posted.
Ok I will try. How long will it last once its mixed? As long as its sealed it should work. Like if I set it up and waited over night or later in the day.
I have not. It was tough enough finding 17 HMR during the covid thing. I'm sure its a little zapper too though.. I'm not sure what the price would be of wsm bit 17hmr used to be $8 a box and now its 20 to 25. Crazy prices.
Ammo and reloading stuff. Primers are outrageous. 13 dollars a sleeve per 100 or more. But if you want to shoot we just pay it. I don't want to go to work but I pay the gas prices to do so lol. Have a great day
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 you too, I reload as well but I’ve accumulated a lot over the years. Haven’t been out to really buy any reloading supplies in a while. But I’ve heard it had gotten crazy.
@@benchacon4983 Same for me I reload buy the hundreds so I've been stocked up as well. If you thumb back through my videos I tried reloading spent primers as I bought some prime all. I got 1 to go off. Lol
Like every army installation. Work on one for 34 years and they were every where. We called them protected species. As so we’re the coons, skunks and everything else.
I use to shot prairie dogs in Montana. You could rarely get within 100 yards of them and it made it tough with the 22. So I bought a rugar M77 22-250 with scope and bipod. I think back 30+ years and am saddend by just how much fun I had killing gods critters. I do understand to do it to protect your property, but I did it for fun. Prairie dogs and gofers. Lord please forgive me as I was much younger and had no wisdom.
Yellow bellied marmot. Thats what they are called in Idaho. Back east its ground hogs. You know the thing they pull out to see if it sees it shadow lol
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 The tire tracks was the focal point of the conversation, how the rock trucks are tearing up the field. But then the animals were being shot! If the rock trucks are whats tearing up the field, then why shoot the animals and not the rock trucks?
@@VTPSTTU I didn't see the rock chuck, that is why I thought he shot the duck. Now that I watched the video again I see him in the rocks. I was looking throughout the grass looking for him.
such a disregard for of one of God's creatures, such a sin. I trap the critters and relocate them routinely and humanely when needed, but have found that ground hogs relocate voluntarily off property when confronted by large dogs.
Grew up on a farm in western North Carolina and always had large hunting dogs, always had ground hogs too, oft times we'd have the ground hogs for supper.
Don’t forget groundhogs are more important than humans. If you think groundhogs are overpopulated take a look at humans and what they do to the fields and forests. Be a man and reduce human population . 👍👍
Lol... the best part of this is the fact that your mum is glassing the area for you 🤣.
You guys obviously have a great relationship.
All the best from over here in the UK 🇬🇧👍
.17 HMR is such a fun round. Those little buggers are a pain in the ass. I had a family just destroy a valve box that I have. It was so gross, I had to shut off water to part of my field and before I could get down to the valve in the vault I had shovel out, no joke, about a foot of marmot poop. I hate those things. They also got into the wiring on some vehicles… the 17 is by far the best form of rodent removal. Plus the hawks were happy.
I would love to get in on that kind of shooting. Fun vid. Thanks!
17 HMR is perfect for this. I use mine for woodchucks here in Michigan. Nice work.
Do you follow the FB page on shooting these woodchuck/ Rockchucks. I post videos there too.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 I'm not on Facebook but thanks for the invite!
I love my 17 hmr and it does wonders on woodchucks. I use the 20 grain soft point on them pricks and haven't had one get away yet.
Awesome, thanks for the comment
I really like marmots. Was exposed to many of them in the Colorado high country, and they are "cute" animals ... but ... that level of destruction puts them beyond the affectations of "like" and "cute"..
They aren’t the smartest animal on the farm are they
This is where I find the savage a 17 target thumb hole rules. Quick follow up shots and supremely accurate
350 yards on prairie dogs if the wind isn't blowing too hard.
Was mom whispering cause she didnt want to be on tape or cause she didint want to spoil the hunt. Ha. That part cracked me up. Looks like some fun. Ive only hunted deer and bunch of hog down here in South Texas.
I have a 93R17. I use the CCI A17 load. Tiny bit hotter. Great for groundhogs. My furthest shot was 289yards.
Nice shot!!
Oh look , the neighbors cat !
OOooops!! What cat??
Hahahahaha
neighbors Dog would go before the cat.
Nope, it’s the cat, and he gets the 300 win mag instead of the .17 HMR
@@ralfie8801 Dogs cause more harm to livestock than a cat. Dog goes first. any dog comes on my property meets the woodchipper into the hog pen.
Kind of weird, but the big boulder in the background looks like a massive statue of a chuck's head.
I was fortunate enough to fire off a hand full of rounds of 17HMR out of a leaver gun... I can not express the joy of this round, its like shooting lightning out of a pellet rifle.
I pulled the trigger the bullet had already hit the target while i was waiting for the hammer to strike the primer.
No kidding they are a fun little zapper to pack around and hunt varmints with.
My Savage 93R HMR17 is way better than my 22WMR. Coyotes within 200 yards drop like a sack of rocks when I place the round behind the ear. They usually run a few yards with behind the shoulder shots but not far. That's using the 17 grain Hornady Varmint Express with V-MAX bullet cartridge.
Got him with the second round? That's called a spare, right?
DOUGout
Nice job cleaning out those varmints!! Gotta keep on em!! That one rock shot was pretty impressive!! Ya got braggin rights on that one!! I like how you don't wast ammo!! Keep em down/
Went to a friend's last night and shot another 23. As they are wrecking their haystack they eat out the bottom bails and the stack fall.
Bad for the farmer , great for the shooter.
It's always nice to know what you're talking about before hand 😉👌
Almost nothing beats blasting chucks.
Exactly
Godbless momma..🙏
i have two, auto and bolt, nice round, much better than 22. Still a fan of 22WMR, also. Best is my 17 Hornet. Dead accurate at 200 yds, very fast.
17 hmr will be my next varmint rifle currently using 22 shorts or lr. Unless there is a really stupid stubborn squirrel then I'll use the 5.56 only had to pul my ar out twice once on a Sunday the second on a Monday those dang squirrels had it coming just too far for the 22 cuz they'd dip before the round got to em.
I salute you, fellow tree rat hater
People might find this hard to believe...but on the prairies...gopher shooting is often a fantastic way to relax. MANY DAYS average over 500-1000 kills in a single season...10,000-15,000 would not be uncommon. I have shot over 500 an NEVER MOVED... 22lr I am walking gophers at 100 meters no problem...
Amen, barrel burners days love those days!!
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 yup...we have had our barrels so 🔥...you can't touch the barrels...crazy... my friend...put 100k plus rounds through his 10/22
Yer right!! I don’t believe that!!! No habit on the planet could support that many animals in that small an area (“500 never moved… shooting only 100 meters). Sorry bro, I ain’t buy’n it
@@wallacesmith865 I'm not sure where you live. There are quite a few small squirrel towns and Prarie dog towns that habbit that many animals and more and we are not just talking one shooter. You can look on my channel at previous videos on popping dogs and the Nebraska video and look at all the holes in the little area we were in it was 360 degree shooting. We killed a couple hundred. We could of shot more but the temperature out there was just to hot with no breeze. So I totally believe what this gentleman is saying. I've been in CA shooting squirrels where I shot 2 bricks of 500 rounds in a 2 day period I broke a firing pin on a 10/22. Of course 22 lr was very cheap then compared to today's crazy prices. Lol
@@wallacesmith865 yah just never had the opportunity as I have... ever see the ground move...I HAVE... 000s of gophers. My friend in Lloydminster AB shoot hmmm 10,000 -15,000 in one season...YAH...NO SHYT... Oh and my rifle...Bruno CZ ... $1500 scope... 100 meter shots...you need to try my rifle out...you would have a blast....cheers...We have hmmm 20-30 fields we shoot on
17 hmr my go to at 100 yards plinking dimes!
I have a 17 super mag. Would love to come shoot with you. Looks like fun.
If your in Idaho their are millions of them and plenty of miles of roads to find them on.
I have a 17hmr in a revolver and it's loud!
Damn you lucky dog you. I never get moving targets to shoot
Lol thanks
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 yw
Makes me miss the old prairie dog town in the pasture.
Brilliant video and shooting
Outstanding cleanup!
Old days of plinking rabbits..love it..😇🇭🇲🇭🇲
My friend has a 17 when he let me try it it made the 22lr feel like an 152 v155 if you catch my drift !
I know guns but wtf are you talking about
Drift caught. The orcs can tell the difference between the two.
Wind is a factor with that round good shooting.
Finally somebody understand. Lots of keyboard warriors and hunters.on here lol
Yep I was gonna say the same thing, damn good shooting especially in the wind! Fast little round but quite susceptible to wind deviation.
Well that’s worth a subscribe! We don’t have Rock-chucks but we have thousands of prairie dogs, they are extremely destructive! You can probably understand how much I enjoy making good prairie dogs!
Yeah I shot some dogs last year in Nebraska there were lots of them out there.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 it's about the most fun you can have with your clothes on! Plus you get a lot of shooting in to hone skills!
@@Nobody-Nowhere-USA Exactly
Please tell us what rifle and optics you are using. Also, did you zero for 100, or some other distance?
Its a 93r17 hmr with a cheap Bushnell 3x12x40. If you have never shot a 17hmr in the wind it doesn't matter what your set up is. If you think I can't shoot then check out my other videos. The free falling video should clear the air. Lol.
I prefer 22.250 I like watching them disingrate
Me 2...
Damn, look at those heatwaves. Must be hot as hell.
A bit warm yes.
Looks like fun!!!
It really is. Its our feral pigs as we don't have them in this state.
Love my 17 but if the wind picks up it sucks im not the best shot either lol I tend to grab my 223 for windy days
Same here, its a straight shooter with no wind. But add a little wind its a whole lot trickery
I fired my gun and chucks they kept a comin', but there's not as many now as there was a while ago.
Great song
Saving farmers feild or putting holes in fairly new paved bridge?
Love shooting SERT's (Self Erecting Rifle Target's) they come in many sizes and shapes, but they are all Fun to whack and stack! Doing it at 3-4-500 yds makes it much more fun!
Definitely, I shoot them at all sorts of yardage. Thanks for the comment 👍
At 500 yards you must be using something like a .22-250 or .25-06.
@@mikereimer5419 22-250, 6.5 creedmoor 6.5 prc 308 lol 😆
@@mikereimer5419 Have and use them both, but 1 of my .223's is my Favorite, Red Mist Society tack driver.
I love my .17 hmr, got a Marlin bolt action heavy barrel about 10 years ago at wally world for $210 only thing that sucks is last I checked they still only only make 7 round mags at highest capacity! If anyone knows of a higher capacity mags please let me know!!
My 93r17 only has 5 round clips but I have 3 of them. A box of 50 goes empty pretty quick. Lol
I just bought a 17hmr but it’s loud! Which round are you using that’s that quiet? Or do you have a little helper on the barrel😂
Suppressed is the only way. To enjoy every caliber. I just wish I started that journey years ago. As I don't think I would be so deaf in my left ear.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 thanks for the reply👍👍
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 Sorry, should have ask! Can you message me (not sure if you can on YT) or possibly tell me the direction I should go to get mine suppressed, process, type etc…? I bought it to protect my chickens, but one bang and all the varmints scatter! I can post my email here, but I would take it back off pretty quick🤔 Thanks again.
First you have to find out if they are legal in your state to have. Second CZcams suppressors. There are tons of makes and models. You could do a form 1 where you make it yourself after you get your tax stamp back but the Atf changed a bunch of stuff on it as it was easier to get a stamp back. go to a local gun shop or FFL and ask to see some cans pick one you like and do a form 4. I'm in the process now well I've done the paper work as of February 28th and still waiting for approval for another 30 cal can. Its Bs in my book if you can own. Firearm you should be able to get a suppressor over the counter. CZcams suppressors and the forms and It will give you and Idea of what your looking at in time and receiving.
Another direction you could go is a pellet gun. CZcams pellet guns. They have come along way some of the compressed air guns have some high velocities and and wicked accurate. They can get expensive too I was looking at one that was 400$ but they were shooting it at 100 yards with half moa accuracy.
Get orrff my land, they be my pets they is !
Sorry I have had my 22 mag for many years,, and I just can't go to the 17,, yeah they both do the job,, but a 22 mag will take a squirrel head off at 150 feet easy,, as well as any thing smaller than a white tail,, ground hogs,, um yeah even a miss hit will more than slow em down, fox , coon, coyote, opossom, the 22mag is a bit loud, but is a go too for me
Ground hogs my left hind foot, bud. Had one in our yard going after our birds and this fat fuck ate 6 rounds of .22WMR like they were candy at practically point blank range from a revolver. Ended up having to stitch him to the ground with a pitchfork. Goddamn gruesome. Ran inside to get something bigger and when I came back with my .38 he was dead.
Tough bastard.
Good eaten 😋
The closest thing I have to a hunting longgun is a Mossberg 500 I use for work. I have no clue about hunting cartridges. What is the largest animal you could take with a 17hmr to eat?
It would take down a deer with the proper shot in the ear. But legally I can only shoot rabbits since its rim fire cartridge.
17hmr can drop anything under a feral pig/Coyote/small deer. Medium sized game. Do not try hunting bucks with this small round unless you are a dead shot driving tacks home it's not sufficient for large game. I hear a lot of folks like 350 legend for large game. If you are a furbearing trapper or hunter these 17hmr rifles are great for clean heads hots. It's a very accurate round within 100 yards. I've killed hundreds of squirrels with mine and it's always a clean thru and thru with a headshot. Same with rabbits. They will do a backflip and it's over.
I didn't mention hogs as we don't have any here in Idaho. But the 17hmr is a very wicked little round. I agree with everything Cody said!!
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 I have never used mine on a feral pig. At the end of the day shot placement and minimum FPE matter you need to know where to aim and how much energy you need to get through the bone and organs at that distance. So if it takes 150 FPE to penetrate a deer at 150 yards you probably shouldn't use anything under a 22magnum. I've heard many people have used less than 130 FPE on mid sized pigs at 50 yards. 17hmr should do fine as long as you know where to shoot and how far away it is.
If you think about it farmers and butchers used 22LR at point blank to headshot cows for slaughter. Im not sure if this worked for pigs also but that says something. Thats less than 100 FPE. A lot of airguns can hit over 100 FPE and the laws on them are more relaxed in a lot of states. I've been looking into them personally as I'm getting into nuisance wildlife removal and I'll be within city limits on some jobs. Florida has been using them to remove snakes and iguanas from homes and businesses. Quick euthanization. Some of these airguns can go over 600FPE from what I've been reading. Pretty sure that could drop any animal in the US.
16 seconds was perfect op at a twofer.
Right check out my other videos there is at least one twofer lol
Good shots
Looks Like fun, reminds of hunting prairie dogs back in the sixties.
Also wouldn't it be more fun plant little dynamite mines where you know they are gona be then set it off when they are close. Dlying gopher parts. Watch Caddyshack you could learn some stuff!
Tannerite might be cool never thought of that.. lol thanks for the comment
After i was done popping em id go flip a few rocks and get the biggest rattlesnake i can find and let it go down one of the burrows before i head home for the day. Free pest seeking missile. Heat seeking, multi-target capable, fire and forget hyper lethal ordinance. And catching a big snake is like getting a new gun. Just cant wait to pop something with it.
Well its weird they live in the same areas as rattle snakes. So I don't know if rock chucks kill the snakes or vice versa.
Wind looked rough
Definitely 👍
SLAYER
You zapped that one on the second also. It was the same one you shot first at that came up by the one laying on the rock.
Anyone else notice the cinnamon teal at 4;40 in the video?
Good eyes, we shot a lot of them during the duck season. If you look left of the duck is where the rock chuck was at. I didn't even see the duck until the video posted.
I'll subscribe if you promise to use some tannerite on those gophers.
Ok I will try. How long will it last once its mixed? As long as its sealed it should work. Like if I set it up and waited over night or later in the day.
Have you ever had issues with split brass? I sold my Savage because I got tired of digging out stuck brass.
I have put over 1000 rnds through my savage and have had no issues, sounds like you may have struck a bad one.
Winchester red box?
@@dethmgnt4257 Only ever used CCI
@@pijnto Dang, that's too bad. Always happened with Winchester in my rifle a few years ago. Carried a pocket knife just to dig cases out haha.
@@dethmgnt4257 It was. This was right after 17 hmr first came out.
So, how do you cook those?
I've heard of folks eating them. But I don't.
Wood probably be good any way you would cook a squirrel or rabbit.
Sad ....but all out of balance????
Hey have you tried the 17wsm, and if so how is it?
I have not. It was tough enough finding 17 HMR during the covid thing. I'm sure its a little zapper too though.. I'm not sure what the price would be of wsm bit 17hmr used to be $8 a box and now its 20 to 25. Crazy prices.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 crazy how ammo has gone up. Thanks for responding back! Subscribed!
Ammo and reloading stuff. Primers are outrageous. 13 dollars a sleeve per 100 or more. But if you want to shoot we just pay it. I don't want to go to work but I pay the gas prices to do so lol. Have a great day
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 you too, I reload as well but I’ve accumulated a lot over the years. Haven’t been out to really buy any reloading supplies in a while. But I’ve heard it had gotten crazy.
@@benchacon4983 Same for me I reload buy the hundreds so I've been stocked up as well. If you thumb back through my videos I tried reloading spent primers as I bought some prime all. I got 1 to go off. Lol
Does this mean a early spring.
Save the farm
One round at a time lol
i can see why you put down ground hogs, they are destroying a mans garden, and their holes can be a hazard, but why shoot the pigeon?
They are all pests. Their are just as many pigeons here as rock chucks. They eat the feed and crap all over everything.
17 hmr is so fun
Totally
Well I hope you cleaned up the dead ones so they do not lay there and rot! Even if you use the prairie hole to put them in and cover it up.
They are omnivores they eat each other. They are all cleaned up either by their own or the magpies and crows.
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 Like a famous line from a movie.."Buzzards got to eat same as worms"...lol
What's that Green pipe, Natural gas???
Irrigation pipe
I love my 17 HMR....sub Sonic ballistic tip rounds do the trick for sure.👍👍😎
Rock chuck?
Yes
Where are people getting their 17 ammo???!!! I have prairie dogs taking over and can't find any 17 to save my life
Its few and far between but when I do find them that have been allowing 5 boxes to purchase
Hell yes
In some places these are protected.
Like where?
Like every army installation. Work on one for 34 years and they were every where. We called them protected species. As so we’re the coons, skunks and everything else.
Not here
@@victorcy people get paid to kill then there because they are invasive.
@@victorcy no shooting in parks usually.
Puttem on the grill!!!!
I use to shot prairie dogs in Montana. You could rarely get within 100 yards of them and it made it tough with the 22. So I bought a rugar M77 22-250 with scope and bipod. I think back 30+ years and am saddend by just how much fun I had killing gods critters. I do understand to do it to protect your property, but I did it for fun. Prairie dogs and gofers. Lord please forgive me as I was much younger and had no wisdom.
Thanks for the comment
Just got a 17 HMR. Haven't taken it out yet
You will love it. I never had one either till 2 years back and wow I've put some rounds through it. Its very accurate on calm days
Your out to shoot chucks! The alfalfa got you fucked up! Now you shootin at piedgeons and ducks! What the fucks up chuck?
No ducks were shot at. And pigeons are varmits here too.. watch the video again and look to the left of the duck thats what I shot at.. Chuck lol
It really does look like your taking a shot at the duck tho. 🤣
@@barrybrubaker7532 Never even saw the duck until the video posted lol.. smoked the chuck though.
The chuck was obvious the second watch. It would have been better if the chuck exploded!
@@barrybrubaker7532 Its a 17 hmr they aren't explosive like a 22-250
what the fuck is a rock chuck??????man what the hek are u talkin about...rock chuck????
Yellow bellied marmot. Thats what they are called in Idaho. Back east its ground hogs. You know the thing they pull out to see if it sees it shadow lol
Did you eat your kills?
No they are varmints where I live
Like shooting coyotes
@@dirtroadsoldier8359 You don't eat your coyotes? Lol
Always kill for a reason. Rock chucks are carnitas that destroy fields, but there was no reason to shoot a pigeon unless you were going to eat it.
They are pests here too.
You need help hunting?
Thanks, but I'm a trigger pig. Lol thanks for the comment
If the rock trucks are the problem,
then why are you shooting the animals?
Umm what?
@@dirtroadsoldier8359
The tire tracks was the focal point of the conversation, how the rock trucks are tearing up the field.
But then the animals were being shot!
If the rock trucks are whats tearing up the field, then why shoot the animals and not the rock trucks?
@@jonathantomich7415 Idk you have me confused. Thanks for the comment though
I was all for your adventure till you shot at the pigeon, then it was clear….killing is your sport.
They are all varmints were I live. Thanks for trying though.
Why shoot the duck? Doesn't look like it is duck season yet by the color of the field, so technically thus could be considered poaching for the duck.
I didn't shoot at the duck. I didn't see the duck till after I posted the video. I shot the rock chuck just left of the duck.
@@michaelchristensen5421 dude. get a pair of glasses. there is very clearly a rock chuck on the boulders there.
Lol, yeah he didn't shoot the duck, for sure. You would have seen feathers flying and a duck flopping, not a duck flying.
I never saw the duck get shot. I think he got the rock chuck in the rocks.
@@VTPSTTU I didn't see the rock chuck, that is why I thought he shot the duck. Now that I watched the video again I see him in the rocks. I was looking throughout the grass looking for him.
You have pool marksmanship skills. No wonder your people lost at war with Americans
such a disregard for of one of God's creatures, such a sin. I trap the critters and relocate them routinely and humanely when needed, but have found that ground hogs relocate voluntarily off property when confronted by large dogs.
They just come back. Besides it feeds the other critters like birds and hawks
Grew up on a farm in western North Carolina and always had large hunting dogs, always had ground hogs too, oft times we'd have the ground hogs for supper.
What's the deal with shooting at ducks???? That's illegal, jackson, so knock it off.
Didn't shoot at a duck, look to the left of the duck. The duck just happen to be in the frame at the same time.
Don’t forget groundhogs are more important than humans. If you think groundhogs are overpopulated take a look at humans and what they do to the fields and forests. Be a man and reduce human population . 👍👍
Erhhh the land belongs to the rock chucks not the farmer ...its him who needs to learn to accept the critters ....leave them alone .
Erhhh the land does not belong to the rock chucks. Period. Punto.