First SD prairie dog trip!

Experiences and effectiveness in hunting with the 204 Ruger.
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jdefranc938
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First SD prairie dog trip!

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Well, me and my buddy are headed to SD tomorrow morning for 3 days of (hopefully) shooting fun! Between the 2 of us we have 3 204's, 1 222, 1 22Mag, and 2 22LR's and about 3700 rounds of ammo combined. Gonna make a week trip out of this since we are driving all the way from Pittsburgh, PA! And of course we will have to make a pit stop in Moline, IL to tour the John Deere plant! Hopefully I will be able to get pics up when we get back. Wish us luck!!
Cooper M21 Varminter 204 Ruger with Leupold VX-3 6.5-20x40mm LR VHR
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Hope you guys get into them deep!!!
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Have a good safe trip and great shooting!
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Updates, man. We need some updates!! :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Sorry for the lack of updates! We made it back safe and sound and had a GREAT time. Between the 2 of us, we shot around 500 prairie dogs. (Not to bad for our first trip) We went through about 1000 rounds of ammo. The wind was a bit of an issue for us on Day #1 with constant 20-25mph, but after that it was alllll easy shooting! :lol: Saw 2 rattlers, one that I shot with the 45, and the other I almost stepped on and didn't have my 45 :eek: (I never ran so fast in my whole life) I ended up shooting a badger too! I will work on getting photos up and even some videos up too. Stay posted!
Cooper M21 Varminter 204 Ruger with Leupold VX-3 6.5-20x40mm LR VHR
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Here are the pics! Videos will be up later.

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All the ammo!

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Some of my Cooper ammo, close up

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boxed up, ready to go!

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me driving

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And of course we had to stop here in Onalaska, WI. Very nice little town!

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Matt at the lodge with his 2 new friends!

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A Cooper and a John Deere... What more can you ask for?

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First victim of the trip!

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Mr. Slinky :eek:

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Matt going commando on a young pup with my HK USP tactical hahaha

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The benches that were provided

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Top to bottom: Winchester 70 in 222, Cooper 21 204 Ruger, CZ 527 204 Ruger

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My point of view!

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Brotherly love! A Cooper 21 Varminter and a Cooper 21 MTV, both in 204 Ruger!

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My Badger!

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CRAZY CLAWS!

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A view back!

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Matt and his jack rabbit

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40 grain Ballistic tips!

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My point of view on the second day!

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Stopover in Waterloo, IA at the John Deere Works Plant

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display at John Deere Pavilion in Moline, IL

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Cooper M21 Varminter 204 Ruger with Leupold VX-3 6.5-20x40mm LR VHR
Custom Remington 700 6.5 x 47L with Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50 M1 TMR
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Here's the video!! About 4:20 of the good stuff. Enjoy the show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw6Nu2_b2Bk
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Very nice.......I enjoyed the post and video
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Looked like you guys had a blast.... What outfitter did you use? I was interested in booking a prairie poodle trip....
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Re: First SD prairie dog trip!

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Love the acrobatics of those dogs!! :lol: Makes me want to get out there again and hit up some dogs.
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