I don't remember them being so small
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:00 pm
I grew up shooting white-tail pdogs. Nice and fat and tall. Just got back from a shoot where we were in black-tail country. It took me a while to decide we were actually shooting adults and not young of the year.
Sadly, most white-tail dogs are gone in Colorado and Wyoming. Even the black-tail dogs are fewer in number. I think it's the extended drought south and east of us here in N. Colorado that's cutting in to the black-tail population. No idea on the white-tail population, although I "worked" my butt off trying to decrease their number back when.
Killed several hundred over a day and a half (3 shooters), including 3 really large rattlesnakes. Used 204's, 223's, 17 HMR, 17 Hornet, 22 LR and even a 9mm. On day 2 the wind was so strong I had to dial 9.5 moa at 365 yards. That's a lot in my book. Taking a leak on the prairie required much deliberation and it's own moa calculation.
Anyhow, I miss the big ole white-tail variety.
Del
Sadly, most white-tail dogs are gone in Colorado and Wyoming. Even the black-tail dogs are fewer in number. I think it's the extended drought south and east of us here in N. Colorado that's cutting in to the black-tail population. No idea on the white-tail population, although I "worked" my butt off trying to decrease their number back when.
Killed several hundred over a day and a half (3 shooters), including 3 really large rattlesnakes. Used 204's, 223's, 17 HMR, 17 Hornet, 22 LR and even a 9mm. On day 2 the wind was so strong I had to dial 9.5 moa at 365 yards. That's a lot in my book. Taking a leak on the prairie required much deliberation and it's own moa calculation.
Anyhow, I miss the big ole white-tail variety.
Del