Yup, looks like all the females were very fertile this year. Lots of young all over. Lawdog

These ground squirrels were in the middle of a section of land. There is a hay stack next to the wood pile. I just got back from working on the ground squirrel numbers a bit. Got about 75 out of about 85 shots. They are pretty well cleaned out 300 yards from the hay stack in all directions. But, there are a lot more that will need attention. They will move into the area around the haystack because of the good feed.


I was using my CZ 452 Varmint in 17 HMR and it was doing a respectable job out to about 150 yards. These tiny new juvenile ground squirrels are not much bigger than a goose egg in size. Got a couple of the little ones with some air time too. The 17 HMR is an excellent ground squirrel control rifle.