dbHunterNY Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) That time of the year again where I rid the farm fields of hole digging woodchucks and fill in some left over holes so we don't break any equipment.Had an hour or so of time Saturday evening. Got a couple. Some what of a mile stone as it was chuck number #99 and 100 with the gun in the picture. Edited April 21, 2014 by dbHunterNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nice Db, a little varmint control. Nice setup, what you shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Would be fun to pop them, but glad we don't have them around here. Get enough damage from the moles and armadillos digging. Sucks when the tunnels in the hills start to wash. Had a lot of recent damage to one of my clover plots from armadillos rooting too. Popped another one of those rotten critters not too long back. Good shooting Dan, whack them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Maine Hntr said: Nice Db, a little varmint control. Nice setup, what you shooting? Setup is a Savage model 12 in 223 Rem, Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40mm scope with target turrets and sun shade, Caldwell XLA pivoting bipod (tall enough to use while sitting), and Slogan Outdoors Ultraflex sling. I get sub-MOA with Blackhills loaded Hornady 60gr Vmax ammo and on a good morning or evening with no breeze I can clover leaf shots at 200 yards. Factory ammo and rifle, so I got lucky with the combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 wtnhunt said: Would be fun to pop them, but glad we don't have them around here. Get enough damage from the moles and armadillos digging. Sucks when the tunnels in the hills start to wash. Had a lot of recent damage to one of my clover plots from armadillos rooting too. Popped another one of those rotten critters not too long back. Good shooting Dan, whack them all. yup definitely we all have problems with one varmint or another. how you've got that crow thing under control now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Woodchucks are out Crows still come around but don't get too many around the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice!! I really miss hunting the whistle pigs in central NY. We really don't have many around here because the topsoil is so shallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 They're all over the place here too. My girlfriend lives on a farm which has some nice fields. Saw one a couple weeks ago, didn't have any of my guns with me. Her dad just lives up the road so I went and got his .30-30 since that's all he had. Model 94 open sights. Didn't think I was gonna hit it but sure enough I did! About 120 yards open sights. Took my Ruger M77 .25-06 Rem out, only had factory Hornady rounds 117gr SST which I have not really sat down and dialed in my scope in with since I usually shoot hand loads. Missed one at about 250 yards, it was close, definitely scared him! Gotta load up some 75gr hollow points that I had loaded before, those would shoot the tacks out of the targets at 100 yards no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 the hay should be getting taller by now so hopefully I can get out again before I can't see them. those in the pictures were all secondary holes. the primary ones have some pretty big mounds. going to have to get a shovel or to fix them. can't use the tractor as it was too wet and now I'd knock down too much hay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 while turkey hunting i scouted out a hole and shootable location for a 427+ yard shot. woodchuck stayed out for a good half hour. just have to check now to see if i can dial that much elevation. might have to trim around the holes if i can't get this to happen before hay fields grow up too tall. that one only gets cut once. too wrapped up in turkey hunting to take any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well I got setup with camera rolling. Woodchuck came out early. Fed to 410 yards. Dope or I was off a handful of inches! So close wait for him to come back out. Wet grass if I had a spotter I could've nailed him with the second shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 So later that day I missed another twice at 150 yards. I figured something was up. Last night I went to the range. No wind. Rock solid shooting bench. Discovered the scope isn't holding zero and the turrets aren't accurately dialing. Going to call Nikon but I might be looking at getting a new scope. Always disappointing when stuff like this happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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