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Was out yesterday. Hit a couple fields but my buddy has been hitting them hard the last few weeks. Still managed to dispatch 176 of them yesterday.
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MK4TDI
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Deadly.... what caliber ?
mclean
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We use 17hmr and 17wsm. That shot was with a 223 though
Lightningmike
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What do you think of the wsm compared to hmr?
mclean
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He is a religious gopher hunter and it's all he uses. He has half a dozen hmrs but his go to is the wsm. It gets fairly windy down in the pass and it deals with the wind a lot better. And it launches them further in the air too haha.
I'm good with the hmr for the amount I get out but he is out a 3-4 times every days off
I'm good with the hmr for the amount I get out but he is out a 3-4 times every days off
MK4TDI
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I love my 17WSM, definitely my go to for small varmint annihilation, I haven't been into a good gopher patch in 10 plus years though. So my focus is using on muskrat and beavers with the occasional coyote.
I don't know if I have put a box through my HMR since I bought the WSM back in 2014 or 2015.
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I'll be living in Fort MacLeod next week. If there are any farmers in the vicinity, that need help with gopher control, I will be available to help
MP Kid
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Not sure I understand why you’ve got them in the box….?
Farm cats like the fresh meat.
sirkdev
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gets them on the hunt!
The big greasy
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Tonight's supper lol.
The big greasy
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Lol not me, if I was in a jam.I think i might rather eat crickets
I agree, at least its meat not bugs
processed in a plant......was at a trappers line once and he was going to feed me some lynx, problem was he didn't catch one.....the only other meat was muskrat.....ate some....didn't die....wasn't good....better than death I guess.
The big greasy
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I agree, at least its meat not bugs
What did the muskrat taste like?, the meat looks a decent color. Always wanted to eat gator and squirrels down south lol
Tasted like swamp lol
Alligator tastes like gammy pork.
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