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Neph's POLITE Gun Debate
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29. January 2008 @ 01:04 |
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The wee little rib bones are classic aren't they? :D
I have it on good accord that at least one individual in northeastern Arizona will dine on prairie dogs from time to time. I gotta say that the dogs in Wyoming were in waaaay better health than some of the mangy, nasty ones I've seen here. If I had to eat one of them things it would definitely be one of those plump Wyoming dogs and I don't even want to imagine one of them wet prairie dogs you say the cajuns like. Ewwww!
In two and a half days my second cousin and I popped just over three hundred dogs each. Those coyotes, hawks and badgers must have had one hell of a feast!
Fred, you gotta let us know how the link went over! Makes me wish I knew someone that detested hunting too :P
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29. January 2008 @ 03:27 |
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lol great picture there Nephilim
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29. January 2008 @ 04:50 |
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I don't know nep, she might not talk to me or my wife for the next 6 months, but I would consider that a good thing lol. My wife is a hunter also, so she had as much fun with this as I did.
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29. January 2008 @ 08:36 |
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Originally posted by Nephilim:
The wee little rib bones are classic aren't they? :D
I have it on good accord that at least one individual in northeastern Arizona will dine on prairie dogs from time to time. I gotta say that the dogs in Wyoming were in waaaay better health than some of the mangy, nasty ones I've seen here. If I had to eat one of them things it would definitely be one of those plump Wyoming dogs and I don't even want to imagine one of them wet prairie dogs you say the cajuns like. Ewwww!
In two and a half days my second cousin and I popped just over three hundred dogs each. Those coyotes, hawks and badgers must have had one hell of a feast!
Fred, you gotta let us know how the link went over! Makes me wish I knew someone that detested hunting too :P
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29. January 2008 @ 08:40 |
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Originally posted by Nephilim:
The wee little rib bones are classic aren't they? :D
I have it on good accord that at least one individual in northeastern Arizona will dine on prairie dogs from time to time. I gotta say that the dogs in Wyoming were in waaaay better health than some of the mangy, nasty ones I've seen here. If I had to eat one of them things it would definitely be one of those plump Wyoming dogs and I don't even want to imagine one of them wet prairie dogs you say the cajuns like. Ewwww!
In two and a half days my second cousin and I popped just over three hundred dogs each. Those coyotes, hawks and badgers must have had one hell of a feast!
Fred, you gotta let us know how the link went over! Makes me wish I knew someone that detested hunting too :P
I don't detest hunting for food but I do detest killing for sport unless the varment is causing some sort of problem, I terget and skeet shoot myself!
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29. January 2008 @ 09:24 |
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I'm into the whole "catch and release" thing myself. After the picture is taken I release the prairie dog back into the wild. Rather slow runners after the picture though..................
Seriously though, I certainly respect your take on hunting but varminting is more than just blasting critters just for the sake of blasting them. To hit something as small as a prairie dog at 200 to 300 yards or more takes skill and that skill translates into being able to put the bullet exactly where you want for the cleanest most humane kill every true hunter is looking for when taking big game. On the subject of humane kills I can't think of a quicker death than being a varmint getting whacked with good varmint bullet.
As for problems I can list two I'm familiar with, the Gamble's Quail population (that nest on the ground here in AZ) appreciates fewer coyotes eating their young and ranchers appreciate fewer prairie dogs digging holes that the cattle bust their legs in. Years back out on some ranch land I saw a cow with a busted front leg and the thing was near death from starvation. They can't bend down to feed with a busted leg.
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29. January 2008 @ 10:12 |
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Beg Pardon. Here we have "Sportsmen" who shoot Geese, Ducks and Teal just for fun and I can't abide with that, on the other hand my Dad has a farm and he shoots every Ground Hog he can for that very same reason, a danger to his cattle and other livestock.
But still, I like to take a gallon jug full of water out where I can barely see it and shoot it to test my Markmanship!
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29. January 2008 @ 15:00 |
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C'mon man you know water's running out!
Seriously though, why would you not eat the ducks? They taste pretty good.
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29. January 2008 @ 18:19 |
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The only duck that I have ever eaten has been at a Chinese restaurant and it was very good, however, they tell me that most of the ducks around here taste like mud. We live near a Paper Mill with many sludge ponds, and on the backwaters of the Hiwassee River. I guess this has something to do with the taste of the local birds or these yokels just don't know how to prepare them.
My water comes from an artesian spring and I have LOTS of it!
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30. January 2008 @ 05:41 |
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They probably don't know how to prepare duck. It's not like frying a chicken. I'm no good at it myself, but I don't blame it on the bird. ;)
As for shooting Prairie Dogs, I'd probably pop a few if there was a good population of them around. After all, prairie dogs are just burrowing rodents, not game animals (though some folks may eat them). I've plugged a few ground hogs. (The wife won't let me shoot the "cute" little crew next door. LOL) Most of us use a trap or poison for mice or rats on out property. A good clean shot would be more kind. The wife probably wouldn't like the holes in the walls though. ;)
Prairie dogs are a food source for fox, badgers, hawks, and other predators. So they don't need to be hunted to extinction. The way they breed though, if there's a reasonable number left in a community, they will repopulate quickly.
I suspect the deal about shooting them to preserve cattle may be questionable. Research has shown bison prefer grazing in areas where there's prairie dogs or where they've been. I've not personally met a cow that fell in a prairie dog hole. Surveys of cattle ranchers also turned in some interesting info. Seems the critters didn't break many legs. There didn't seem to be a direct link between the prairie dog populations and cattle with busted legs. That cow or bull Neph saw could have just as easily slipped in a gully. They're rough on farms though. Lets look at them for what they are, pests. What do we do with pests, or would like to do anyway? LOL
Good shot Neph. I had just finished a good cheeseburger when I caught your pic. LOL I've got a sound stomach and guts are nothing new. ;)
For all the tree and rodent huggers, the sight of butchering cattle for all those Big Macs isn't a pleasant sight either. What're you gonna do when the kids want to go to Micky D's?
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3. February 2008 @ 14:32 |
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3. February 2008 @ 14:52 |
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YES! And I almost soiled myself the first time I saw it!
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3. February 2008 @ 18:28 |
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Any of you check out the prices on T-Rex ammo? It's scarier than the recoil. $39.95 per round!
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4. February 2008 @ 05:43 |
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.... That thing has a bit of slap & tickle....!
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5. February 2008 @ 02:17 |
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5. February 2008 @ 04:55 |
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Holy crap! Alexander Kalashnikovs version of a shotgun... Could do with that for clay pigeons... Might hit something.... For a change..
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5. February 2008 @ 08:14 |
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Hey Man, I have a Mossberg Model 500 police issue that holds 10 rounds that I will gladly trade you today and pay the difference on Tuesday, what do you say, Huh Huh? Purdy please (panting wildly).
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5. February 2008 @ 08:51 |
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Oh my, 32 round drums? These need to be locked up at all times. The ultimate room broom.
My favorite quote from the video,
"Anything bigger than a rifle round and they are terrified"
Needs to be "Anything bigger than a rifle round in the hands of a Marine they are terrified of".
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5. February 2008 @ 09:04 |
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I've been sitting here for several minutes trying to capture the words but I simply can't. Our boys and girls in Iraq need those asap.
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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5. February 2008 @ 09:33 |
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Amen brother Neph, Amen.
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Our boys and girls in Iraq need those asap.
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6. February 2008 @ 16:32 |
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Not exactly grandad's squirrel gun...
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7. February 2008 @ 08:03 |
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I still can't get over how awesome that AA12 is. Simply phenomenal.
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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7. February 2008 @ 13:38 |
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yeah i would love to shoot one!
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7. February 2008 @ 22:46 |
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Yeah,
Our Neph in a field full of Prarie rats with nowhere to run or hide.
One AA-12, and an unlimited supply of shot shells.
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8. February 2008 @ 03:55 |
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As though the whole package wasn't awesome, I found the fragmentation rounds to be a real blast. Neph could fire off a few of those and decimate an entire "dog" town. ;)
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