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Offline Wade.S

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After work rock chucking
« on: April 23, 2010, 02:07:16 PM »
A friend of mine that I work with has some land in which he has a "rock chuck problem". He invited me out to shoot some chucks and I extended the invite back to have him come along and share in the shooting. Today he said he had some time after work, so we met up and headed out with my pellet rifle. We ended up shooting off of the back of my truck bed as rest with ranges from about 20-100 yards. Between the two of us we shot 41 chucks. My friend now want's to do it again. The thing is now he does not want them all shot, "we need to leave enough for next year's supply". I think I may  have created another pellet gunner. Most all of the chucks were able to make it back down there holes, and I was not going to reach down there to get them. Anyway here's a photo of several that I found.
2010 Air Rifle Kills
162 pigeons
280 starlings
49 various birds
100 ground squirrels
7 crows
24 rock chucks
1 pack rat
22 tree squirrels
1 rabbit

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RE: After work rock chucking
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 02:13:37 PM »
Very nice shooting.  Sounds like a great day in the field.... Just curious...... what rifle/pellet were you using ???

I look forward to your hunts and pics, keep em coming....

Jeff
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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 02:33:16 PM »
Nice shooting there!
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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 11:26:09 PM »
Great shooting and pic, sound's you guys had a target rich environment. Ed
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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2010, 02:59:20 AM »
good job
always good to convert another airgunner

Offline Wade.S

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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2010, 01:19:23 PM »
Thanks guys. And Jeff I am shooting a Mendoza RM 600 22 cal with an RWS superdomes. This gun is shooting only 570 fps per the chrony.
2010 Air Rifle Kills
162 pigeons
280 starlings
49 various birds
100 ground squirrels
7 crows
24 rock chucks
1 pack rat
22 tree squirrels
1 rabbit

Offline gamo2hammerli

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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 05:59:19 PM »
Excellent shooting at those chucks....wow...41 of them.
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RE: After work rock chucking
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2010, 12:35:32 AM »
Good haul there Wade. And congrates on making another hunter out of your freind. It sounds like you've got a small game hunters paradise out your way ! I'm sure there are guys (me included) who'd be happy for 1/10 the game you guys get to shoot !!!!!!!

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RE: After work rock chucking
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 05:13:54 AM »
Thats some serious dinging.way to smoke em. Jerry

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RE: After work rock chucking
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2010, 10:35:04 AM »
great shooting!
if at first you dont succeed, re-load, kill count 2010.
(6)squirrel
()opposum
()skunk
()chipmunks
()squirrel
()raccoon
(1)starling
()grackle
()sparrows

Offline Wade.S

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Re: After work rock chucking
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2010, 12:24:06 PM »
Thanks guys. This was be far the best I have ever done on rock chucks. Between the amount of rock chucks at my friends place and shooting them with a pellet rifle is what I think helped us out. I think they did not get as spooked due to the quietness of the air rifle, they would come right back out. The best I had ever done prior to this was about 12 in a day shooting center fire rifles. I can't wait to do this again.
2010 Air Rifle Kills
162 pigeons
280 starlings
49 various birds
100 ground squirrels
7 crows
24 rock chucks
1 pack rat
22 tree squirrels
1 rabbit

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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2010, 02:40:11 PM »
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2010 air rifle kills
288 starlings
235 pigeons
6 crows
25 other birds
56 ground squirrels
3 tree squirrels

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2009 air rifle kills
181 various birds
57 various squirrels