just got back from sodak. me, son,and 10yr old grandson. sadly it rained us pretty much out,but we did get one days good shoot in.our ranks are now increased by one 10 year old. face wide grins abound. we knocked off maybe 250 or so, much to the ranchers glee. outside of the rain we only encountered one problem. we only shot 6 of the 16 rifles we brought. because we just had a few days we were limited to only 16, but geez a guy has to have a few new toys

What the H, rain will keep the barrels cooled down.
Were the dogs out in it? OR raining too hard for them too? I've seen them out in a fair rain afew times.

How much ammo did you take? man, it's time you got a few more rifles, three shooters on a busy day could keep that few heated up.

Sorry it rained so much, quite a trip for that to happen. Still more rain for another week at least in these parts.

Better luck next trip,
George

There is very little more rewarding that watching a youngster learn how to spot distant small targets and then master the techniques and exhibit the discipline to successfully hit them. My grandson went the first time when he was 8 or 9 and at 11 is pretty much the equal of any of the adult shooters.

My experience has been that the dogs get much less active and tend to stay underground when there is cloud cover -- but maybe that's just because they see so little of it here in Texas that they don't know what it is so it makes them nervous .

Never shot 'em in it, but, I've seen them
out in snow several times up here.
Usually it takes sunshine to get them out for long when it's chilly out.

Never shot them in the rain, doubt they'd be out long if it's much more than a light drizzle.
George

In addition to grandsons, granddaughters can learn a lot, too. Just explain to them before going why you shoot them and the harm a prairie dog town can do.

and that damage is NOT limited to just the pasture lands either. Stress to them many a horse and cow have broken a leg in those holes. Even at times when they fall thru a few feet back from the entrance.

Then hit 'em with the plague details etc that can and will kill dogs, cats, and people too.

Dad always told me: "The plague is a ranchers best friend when it comes to prairie dogs".

George