Gopher season

[mclean]

Was out yesterday. Hit a couple fields but my buddy has been hitting them hard the last few weeks. Still managed to dispatch 176 of them yesterday.

 

[niner]

Was out yesterday. Hit a couple fields but my buddy has been hitting them hard the last few weeks. Still managed to dispatch 176 of them yesterday.
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That was awesome

 

[MK4TDI]

Was out yesterday. Hit a couple fields but my buddy has been hitting them hard the last few weeks. Still managed to dispatch 176 of them

Deadly.... what caliber ?

 

[mclean]

We use 17hmr and 17wsm. That shot was with a 223 though

 

[Lightningmike]

We use 17hmr and 17wsm. That shot was with a 223 though

What do you think of the wsm compared to hmr?

 

[mclean]

He is a religious gopher hunter and it's all he uses. He has half a dozen hmrs but his go to is the wsm. It gets fairly windy down in the pass and it deals with the wind a lot better. And it launches them further in the air too haha.

I'm good with the hmr for the amount I get out but he is out a 3-4 times every days off

 

[MK4TDI]

He is a religious gopher hunter and it's all he uses. He has half a dozen hmrs but his go to is the wsm. It gets fairly windy down in the pass and it deals with the wind a lot better. And it launches them further in the air too haha.

I'm good with the hmr for the amount I get out but he is out a 3-4 times every days off

I love my 17WSM, definitely my go to for small varmint annihilation, I haven't been into a good gopher patch in 10 plus years though. So my focus is using on muskrat and beavers with the occasional coyote.

I don't know if I have put a box through my HMR since I bought the WSM back in 2014 or 2015.

 

[niner]

First kills of the season.

 

[Trashy]

I'll be living in Fort MacLeod next week. If there are any farmers in the vicinity, that need help with gopher control, I will be available to help

 

[MP Kid]

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First kills of the season.

Not sure I understand why you’ve got them in the box….?

 

[niner]

Not sure I understand why you’ve got them in the box….?

Farm cats like the fresh meat.

 

[sirkdev]

gets them on the hunt!

 

[The big greasy]

Not sure I understand why you’ve got them in the box….?

Tonight's supper lol.

 

[lilduke]

Tonight's supper lol.

I think i might rather eat crickets

 

[The big greasy]

I think i might rather eat crickets

Lol not me, if I was in a jam.

 

[Clode]

Lol not me, if I was in a jam.

I agree, at least its meat not bugs processed in a plant......was at a trappers line once and he was going to feed me some lynx, problem was he didn't catch one.....the only other meat was muskrat.....ate some....didn't die....wasn't good....better than death I guess.

 

[The big greasy]

I agree, at least its meat not bugs processed in a plant......was at a trappers line once and he was going to feed me some lynx, problem was he didn't catch one.....the only other meat was muskrat.....ate some....didn't die....wasn't good....better than death I guess.

What did the muskrat taste like?, the meat looks a decent color. Always wanted to eat gator and squirrels down south lol

 

[Clode]

What did the muskrat taste like?, the meat looks a decent color. Always wanted to eat gator and squirrels down south lol

Tasted like swamp lol

 

[BEL]

What did the muskrat taste like?, the meat looks a decent color. Always wanted to eat gator and squirrels down south lol

Alligator tastes like gammy pork.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Was out yesterday. Hit a couple fields but my buddy has been hitting them hard the last few weeks. Still managed to dispatch 176 of them yesterday.
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Hell to the YEAH brother!