Prairie Dog Hunt?

[wudduk]

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

 

[TRnCO]

The amount of ammo. a guy could and might blow through can vary a lot depending on a few factors. Such as time of year, weather conditions and shooting style.
If a guy waits to go when the pups are all up and active, the shooting will be better than a month or two before the pups emerge. If the weather is cloudy and or rainy, the p-dogs aren't as active all day. And if a guy just likes to shoot at every p-dog he can see no matter the distance, he could blow through a bunch of ammo too, or if a guy doesn't like to miss and sits with some patience for closer targets, he won't blow through nearly as much, but probably kill as many or more.

 

[LDHunter]

Having lived in Colorado 5 years a good ways back I now would always hire a guide before attempting a prairie dog hunting trip and it would be great to collect an antelope for the larder while I'm there.

Gas is very expensive and I still work so 4 days of driving to and from Florida and 4-5 days of shooting is what I'm after.

If you spend a couple or three days scouting for prairie dog towns you can shoot at, you can burn through a lot of money quick in gas, lodging, and food.

In my experience most prairie dog, coyote, and antelope guides offer lodging and meals in a package price. It can be even cheaper to just pay a guide and be assured of some quality trigger time and something for the freezer when you leave.

Just one man's opinion...

 

[Mike Patton]

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

We go for three days and shoot 200-500 rounds you never know

 

[Taylorbok]

I have a buddy that goes with a guide every year. Sounds like lots of fun. How many rounds of ammo do yall take?

We go for three days and shoot 200-500 rounds you never know

IMO that's low. I've only ever been out shooting prairie dogs once, me and 2 buddies set up on a prairie dog town we each cranked off 80-100 rounds in about 2 hours. it's hard to say if I've ever had that much fun behind a rifle.