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38-55 draws blood....
« on: September 04, 2007, 05:41:17 AM »
My beagle, Cagney,  got in over her head last night and my Target Model was "handi" so I used it.   265 grain lead over 9 grains of Trail Boss in the left eye and exiting out the back of the neck for an instant kill.  Those claws are wicked.

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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2007, 05:53:32 AM »
He went to badger heaven ::) Good job, I hope your dog is OK, they have no sense when it comes to those things, gotta lov 'em ;D
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2007, 05:57:00 AM »
She is too big of a chicken to get hurt but she probably hurt the badger's ears with all her barking...  I intervened before it got ugly.
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2007, 06:05:46 AM »
Way to go!! ;)

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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2007, 06:24:26 AM »
gotto defend the hound, but you sure don't want to get caught shooting one of those around here they frown on it highly
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2007, 11:42:30 AM »
I am from Indiana and they are protected here too. They are considered vermin in other parts. I have never seen one around here let alone shoot one, but if it was going to be my dog or the badger...it would be a dead badger.
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2007, 06:43:30 PM »
I am barely in ohio I work in muncie In I friend who lives 4-5 miles east of muncie had one hit on the road  by his house 2 years ago only one I've seen east of the miss. river I killed a few of them in 79 or 80 when I live in Ok. they where worth around $25 for the hide back then
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2007, 01:04:53 AM »
Nice shooting.
My beagle put his head in a badger hole once, heard a growl and ran non-stop over a mile back to the car. When I got back I found him behind the tire under the car.
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2007, 02:21:28 AM »
O.K.  I've had enough of this Beagle Bashing.  To paraphrase one of my favorite philosophers, "A hound's gotta know his limitations."  ;D 

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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2007, 03:06:32 AM »
O.K.  I've had enough of this Beagle Bashing.  To paraphrase one of my favorite philosophers, "A hound's gotta know his limitations."  ;D 

He has his moments.
Why one time I witness him stalk, pin, and render a grasshopper in to 3 bloody pieces, without getting scratched. ;)
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2007, 06:19:55 AM »
My beagle's primary purpose in life is to protect the 3 cats that catch gophers in the yard.  Before the beagle , I lost cats to coons, hawks, dogs and coyotes.  She has been a noble yard dog and has trailed a wounded deer or two when called upon.  I am thinking about working her into my coyote calling sets this winter.....
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2007, 09:28:02 AM »
My beagle's primary purpose in life is to protect the 3 cats that catch gophers in the yard.  Before the beagle , I lost cats to coons, hawks, dogs and coyotes.  She has been a noble yard dog and has trailed a wounded deer or two when called upon.  I am thinking about working her into my coyote calling sets this winter.....

As a lure dog?
Mine will tree squirrels(got 12 last year), jump pheasant and Pats all day long, but could care less about rabbits.
While reading I found that they were originally breed for bird hunting.
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2007, 10:29:29 AM »
Sort of a lure...she is never more than 50 yards from me and I hunt wide open river bottoms.  I have seen dogs used in the west to draw a coyotes attention away from the shooter.
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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2007, 10:30:59 AM »
More of a live decoy!! ;D

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Re: 38-55 draws blood....
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2007, 03:42:03 PM »
i already use a Mojo hawk decoy,a jack in the box, several digital callers and mouth calls....adding a beagle to the mix is a minor addition.
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