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Offline air rifle hunter

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MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« on: April 28, 2010, 11:54:22 AM »
It was my first time being out west and I really enjoyed it.  Saw lots of nice country and did a ton of shooting.  Shot roughly 800 gophers within the 7 days.  I also shot a badger, which really pleased the landowner(it weighed 24 lbs).  I did most of the shooting with my Browning T-bolt .17hmr but shot quite a few gophers with my Benjamin Discovery and Predator pellets.  ( gophers: pelletgun - 5 to 50yard shots / T-bolt - 20 to 150yard shots   badger: 60yard shot )  After the week of shooting we drove through some of the Rocky Mountains.(Jasper and Banff)  It is absolutely beautiful there.  I saw bighorn sheep, elk and deer.  I had an awesome time and thought I'd share some of the pictures I took while on the trip.  

I had a look through the posts I missed while I was gone - good shooting guys!!

Brian
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Offline shadow

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RE: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 12:03:53 PM »
Outstanding shooting and pic's bro, stack of Gophers for sure. The Badger harvest is a big bonus considering that they can be scary critters to deal with. It truly look's you had a great time up there and the pic's tell the tail. :) Ed
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Re: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2010, 12:21:32 PM »
Wow.....800 gophers.....that's outstanding.  I think that's the first badger shown here....too bad it wasn't an airgun kill.  Great shooting and photos.
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Re: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2010, 12:42:00 PM »
Great Job! Very nice pictures!
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Re: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2010, 01:05:37 PM »
Nice shooting and pics! Looks like you had great trip.
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RE: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2010, 02:23:18 AM »
Man that a ton of critters. Great shooting and awesome pics.
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Re: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2010, 03:02:02 AM »
nice shooting
great pics
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Offline airiscool

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RE: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2010, 03:07:37 AM »
Wow, that's alot of critters. Great shooting Brian !!!  I think I'd be cross-eyed after looking through a scope that many times in a week. :D

And what a great trip through some really beautiful country out there.

Paul.
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RE: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2010, 04:17:15 AM »
Great shooting and great pics.  Looks like an awesome place to shoot and hunt... thanks for posting... really enjoyed it  :)

Jeff
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Offline Mebits

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Re: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2010, 04:28:09 AM »
Did the rancher say, "Badgers? We don't need no steenkeen' badgers!" ?

Really pretty country and nice shooting.

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« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2010, 06:35:50 AM »
Geat pictures! Them some good eats!
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Offline Wade.S

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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2010, 12:17:25 PM »
Great job on the ground squirrels and badger. That is one huge badger you have there.
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RE: MY TRIP TO ALBERTA
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2010, 02:46:06 PM »
that badger is huge! and the scenery is beautifull! great shooting also!
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2010, 09:13:29 AM »
Great shooting Brian!  You are one lucky man that you were given an opportunity to "clean up house" of all the gophers.  

That's is some beautiful country there and that's one big badger :)  Nice shot placement and great pics!!
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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2010, 09:24:40 AM »
Awesome gopher ho-down.  Fine shooting, excellent pics.  Thanks for sharing.
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