2010 Nebraska Trip
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:46 pm
Wed. morning, 6/2, my nephew Clint (Clint E here on the board) and I headed out at 6:00 a.m. to Nebraska to shoot prairie dogs with our good friend Dave (dancindave here on the board). We arrived at Grand Island around 3:00 p.m. to take a tour of the Hornady plant. They have added on since I was there last year and they said they are planning on adding on again. We were disappointed in our tour guide; he didn’t tell us much about what we were seeing so we just started stopping and talking to the employees as we came across them.
We left there and drove to Dave’s mom’s house where we would be staying and meet up with Dave. We had a nice visit with Dave’s mom and then took her out for supper while we waited for Dave to arrive.
The first day out (6/3) was rather windy but we still made some good shots. We started about 8:30 and stayed out till 5:00 or so. Dave’s brother, Pat, and his daughter, Lillian, joined us for some shooting also. The pasture was greener than I’ve ever seen it before. Dave said they had been getting quite a bit of rain and it looked it. There also were fewer dogs than last year too.
Here is Pat and his daughter lining up on a p.d.
Here's Clint with one of his p.d.'s
Here's a p.d. I shot at 613 yards and it wasn't a first, second....well you know...shot. The wind was blowing so hard, the rim of my hat was either bent down in my face or standing straight up. Clint and I were both shooting our Savage M12FV's in 22-250 this day.
Here are a few dogs we hit that wanted to show off and show us some acrobats.
The second day shooting, Dave’s friend, Len, joined us for a fun filled day. With all the joking and poking fun at each other, time flew by but we had a beautiful sunny day with highs in the low 80’s and a mild breeze. I got to know Len last year when he came out and shot with us and was hoping he would be able to join us again this year.
I was feeling real good about myself shooting a dog at 657 yards with my CZ Varmint in .204 with 39 gr. Sierra's then Dave brings out his AR in .223 and shot a dog off of the same mound. And then to top that off, Clint got on Dave's AR and shot a dog off of a mound next to this one. I didn't even get ten minutes of fame on this one.
Clint lining up on a dog with Dave's AR.
Here's what it looked like looking back toward where we were shooting from. We were in front of the white truck right of the shed with the open door.
Taking a mid day break and eating a sandwich.
Len, Dave and Clint looking for dogs.
Two dogs for the price of one shot.
The third day we had a storm come through about 4:00 am but we went ahead and got to our spot for the day around 7:30. The sky started to clear with a mild breeze, but picked up through the day to make for some very windy conditions. I think I heard someone say wind gust up to 40 mph. Here are a few more pictures.
Here's a couple I poked back in their hole with 39 grain S.B.K.
Clint and his CZ 527 Varmint in .204.
Clint and Dave on 360 hill.
The rest are brought to you in part(s).
I'm sure I have probably forgotten something, but Dave or Clint will be along to fill in the parts I missed.
We left there and drove to Dave’s mom’s house where we would be staying and meet up with Dave. We had a nice visit with Dave’s mom and then took her out for supper while we waited for Dave to arrive.
The first day out (6/3) was rather windy but we still made some good shots. We started about 8:30 and stayed out till 5:00 or so. Dave’s brother, Pat, and his daughter, Lillian, joined us for some shooting also. The pasture was greener than I’ve ever seen it before. Dave said they had been getting quite a bit of rain and it looked it. There also were fewer dogs than last year too.
Here is Pat and his daughter lining up on a p.d.
Here's Clint with one of his p.d.'s
Here's a p.d. I shot at 613 yards and it wasn't a first, second....well you know...shot. The wind was blowing so hard, the rim of my hat was either bent down in my face or standing straight up. Clint and I were both shooting our Savage M12FV's in 22-250 this day.
Here are a few dogs we hit that wanted to show off and show us some acrobats.
The second day shooting, Dave’s friend, Len, joined us for a fun filled day. With all the joking and poking fun at each other, time flew by but we had a beautiful sunny day with highs in the low 80’s and a mild breeze. I got to know Len last year when he came out and shot with us and was hoping he would be able to join us again this year.
I was feeling real good about myself shooting a dog at 657 yards with my CZ Varmint in .204 with 39 gr. Sierra's then Dave brings out his AR in .223 and shot a dog off of the same mound. And then to top that off, Clint got on Dave's AR and shot a dog off of a mound next to this one. I didn't even get ten minutes of fame on this one.
Clint lining up on a dog with Dave's AR.
Here's what it looked like looking back toward where we were shooting from. We were in front of the white truck right of the shed with the open door.
Taking a mid day break and eating a sandwich.
Len, Dave and Clint looking for dogs.
Two dogs for the price of one shot.
The third day we had a storm come through about 4:00 am but we went ahead and got to our spot for the day around 7:30. The sky started to clear with a mild breeze, but picked up through the day to make for some very windy conditions. I think I heard someone say wind gust up to 40 mph. Here are a few more pictures.
Here's a couple I poked back in their hole with 39 grain S.B.K.
Clint and his CZ 527 Varmint in .204.
Clint and Dave on 360 hill.
The rest are brought to you in part(s).
I'm sure I have probably forgotten something, but Dave or Clint will be along to fill in the parts I missed.
Great stuff, just AWESOME! I'LL 3rd IT too!! Pics write up. Looks like everyone's having a great time..............except the P.Dogs they have some parts missng.
You're my hero!