Ultimate Prairie Dog Hunting News
A prairie dog shot at 500 yards.Credit: (Texas Prairie Dog Safaris)
The Ultimate Prairie Dog Round
I get the best chance in the world to see all the great calibers in action here every year. Anything you can call a caliber is seen or has been seen on the prairie dog hunts here in Texas.There are about as many prairie dog hunters now as there are fleas on thousand dogs. That figure is more likely correct because our numbers grow so fast. There is a strategy I have used for over 47 years that is a Non fail system I use and I swear it will work in Montana or anywhere for that matter.
Making The JackRabbit Call Work Better - Sep. 11, 2011
If you will hold off the jackrabbit call until it starts getting cold in November and December and take a fresh killed jack rabbit out of the freeze and gut him, and hang him up, right before calling, then you have the odor of fresh rabbit and the "sound" and coyotes will drop their guard to get a bite.
Larry's Use Of The Duplex Crosshair - Sep. 11, 2011
How to use the Scopes Duplex range-finding reticule. The secret to being able to quickly estimate the range to your target is in knowing the size of your target. Where the crosshairs go from thick to fine is referred to here as an "APEX". The Scopes duplex or 30/30 range-finding reticule is based on a "APEX to APEX" area of 30 inches at 100 yds @ 4x power.
Poisoned Prairie dog Towns: How To Tell - Aug. 04, 2011
After being a long range an extreme long range shooter for over 47 years I have studied Prairie dogs. While others we going to town getting into trouble, I was out on prairie dog towns watching and studying them.
Be All You Can Be. Challenge yourself! - Jul. 21, 2011
At some point in time someone decided to try prairie dog hunting and look for an easy way out. They decided they would drive on the prairie dog town to try and get up closer to make shorter shots and fellows that has totally destroyed a lot of great dog towns in Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Texas.
Hunting Prairie Dogs In Drought Times - Jun. 21, 2011
As these drier times persist, with no available rain in the forecast, prairie dog hunters will learn very fast that the hunting truly slows down. When these times happen, dogs eat less at each feeding and only feed a short time and head back into their dens.
Second Pup Litters - Fact or Myth? - Jun. 02, 2011
About The Second Pup Litter - For several years now I have known about the "second litter" of prairie dogs in my home state of Texas. I can only tell you that when you grab up a set of Binoculars on April 15th of nearly every year like clock work, there is your first litter of pups.
Prairie Dog Meeting Set for Alamosa - Jan. 10, 2011
ALAMOSA, Colo. -- The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a public meeting to provide an update about ongoing work in the San Luis Valley for the conservation of the Gunnison's prairie dog. The meeting is scheduled for Jan. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Inn of the Rio Grande in Alamosa. The Inn of the Rio Grande is located at 333 Santa Fe Avenue, also known as Colo. Highway 160.
Prairie Dog Meeting in Gunnison - Oct. 22, 2010
GUNNISON, Colo. -- The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a meeting to discuss issues regarding the Gunnison's prairie dog, 9 a.m.-noon, Nov. 3, at the multi-purpose room at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds.
Black-tailed prairie dogs gaining foothold in historical range of southern Arizona - Oct. 08, 2010
Just two years after being reintroduced to the state after nearly a 50-year absence, black-tailed prairie dogs are showing positive signs of re-establishing themselves across part of their historical range in southern Arizona.



