sates to hunt in

[jamaldog87]

have my crosm 2200mag ,.22LR, 45long colt, H&R 223 and  iam going to get a .177 in 900-1000fps. can i use these  for prairres dogs,ground squirrels and marmots and with range can i kill them at and also a good state to hunt in??

[james]

I haven't found a firearm yet that wouldn't work for varmits. My brother -in law used a slingshot on ground squirrels.  Today, I think most people hunt in a sober state.

[jamaldog87]

i killed pdog and ferrets do here in FL with my slingshot out to 20yards.

[iiranger]

In brief, prairie dogs are the "tree squirrels" of the grasslands. No trees so they live in holes in the gound like mice, rats, and their other cousins. West of the Missouri River as it courses north is a nice place to start. East 2/3's of Ks, too much farming. Western 1/3, good.  1/2 Nebraska, except the sandhills. 1/2 (west) of SD and ND. WYO except mountains. What you are looking for is "short grass prairie." These are the "blacktail" prairie dogs. There is a White Tail p'dog and it is protected in some places. BEWARE! (fed slam...) CO is good. MT is good. NM and AZ are a little rough. OK and TX are great if you have access. Alot of private land and pay to hunt I am told. Wyo did not require a license last I knew. CO wanted about $100.- for non resident small game with stamp. Do your homework.

b). In SD the native Americans "market" on the reservations. Rose bud, south center of the state, is legenday. But bring money. SD is a "TOURIST TRAP" IN all caps... Do a web search for Rose bud. Rules change. This is independent land or so they claim, but protected by Uncle Sam... Real "can o' worms" ... Standing rock is the other. North Center.

c). weapons. One fellow used to put a loop over the hole of fishing line, "lasso" them as they came out, and play them like a fish with fishing tackle. Another fella told me he used a muzzle loader.  If you get into "unshot" territory, they will sit and bark at you at close range. Slingshot? .22 pistol? BUT once they get shot at a bit, they learn. You won't usually get close enough for a .22 rimfire. Those airguns would be a bit under power too. .223 will get you in the game. Scoped and 1 inch groups at a 100 yds. minimum. From there it is what you want to make of it. Shots will appear at 500 yds plus, if you can see that far. Little rediculous with a .223, but you can try. This is where the .22/250, .243, etc. take over. LUCK

[onecoyote]

Most all the predators have been killed off by the ADC in the west, none of those states are worth hunting in for any vermin including ground squirrels and prairie dogs. On the other hand, Texas is full of predators and squirrels along with the best predators hunters in the world, that's the place to go. ::)Oh yeah, I forgot about South Dakota. I hear say they have millions of praire dogs and coyotes.

[jamaldog87]

thanks i will look in  South Dakota first because you need no hunting license there to kill pdogs.

[iiranger]

I would VERY, VERY carefully check on SD. Last I knew you needed a non resident small game license and some stamp. (I go to Wyo. No license there.) And if you are accepting the hospitality of the Native Americans, they want you to have a reservation license ($125.00 was mentioned for one "rez")...   If you get caught shooting w/o a license... forget worry about the fine, they can confiscate anything you have with you... guns, vehicle, etc. Can.

And the line about ADC killing off all the pests is pure bunk. YES, there is a drought going on and populations are down. BUT  if you find a 'government hunter", he/she is your best source of info. To them, you is "free help." Just don't stop in town at the offices where the bunny huggers work and run things. They will hate you and not help you... LUCK

[onecoyote]

iiranger, I thought most people would catch on I was only joking around. I've varmint hunted and predator hunted over most all the West.

As far as the ADC "Animal Damage Control " goes, they can put a hurting on animal populations that they target. The ADC stays at my place a couple times a year so I get to talk to them alot when they are here.

Most all of the ADC guys " Government hunters " I know are not welling to tell predator hunters anything, because most of them are teachers rather then killers and they are right. To many newbies in the field nowadays.

iiranger, I have a question for you and all the other Americans out there in cyber space. If you are born in America, don't that make you a Native American?