Prairie Dog opportunites

[flatlander]

Here you go fellows, sounds like an opportunity for chance to have some fun and help out these communities. 


SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in Nebraska’s southern panhandle are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture for help and are exploring other options to control what they say is an encroaching prairie dog problem in the region.

The Cheyenne County Board commissioners said Monday during a meeting that the animals are threatening to overrun the towns of Lodgepole, Sidney and Potter if more is not done to control their numbers. 

 

[2L8]

That's a hop, skip from us...It is the same problem on our side of the fence as well.

Prairie dog population is out of control.

 

[Yo]

SURE HOPE ITS NOT WINDY...

 

[cmatera]

Have gun, will travel.

 

[TNT19]

Sad too far to travel for me but it seems there is this issue popping up all over.

 

[Deleted member 25487]

Have gun, will travel.

X2

 

[jdanvers]

{sigh} alas - google maps tells me it's a 24 hour drive. Gonna have to take a pass . . . love to do that sometime though.

 

[cea1960]

I read that. What an opportunity for us and the community. They could hold an airgun only pd shoot. It would rid them of some dogs, and bring $ into the area through hotels and restaurants.

 

[Mr.H]

Thanks for the heads up, I usually go to SD late May. Might be a good excuse for another road trip.

 

[Mr.H]

SURE HOPE ITS NOT WINDY...

It's almost always windy in the western plains

 

[Bob_O]

Dang.

 

[Mr.H]

That's a hop, skip from us...It is the same problem on our side of the fence as well.

Prairie dog population is out of control.

There's usually a spike in venomous snake population when the pds spike, too. Is that your observation? That's one thing I don't like about pd hunting, dealing with dem damn rattlers.

 

[Bob_O]

I'd drive there tomorrow if I was assured to be able to shoot.

 

[markT]

I'd love to go myself.. This info was also posted on another forum so I'm sure others are burning up the phone / email trying to be able to hunt there.. Would be curious to see just how many they have..