We take the BRK Sonoran .30 and Western Mordax .25 out for Marmot and Ground Squirrel Hunting.
Sierra Nevada Varmint Hunt
- Thread starter TerryE1
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Do you shoot them just to kill them? Are they a pest to farmers or ranchers? Just wondering what the purpose of just shooting them is. Maybe I'm just getting old.
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As I get older I found a diastases for killing any thing with out shooting it for food
Just shooting something for nothing leaves me feeling BAD
That was not a thing I had a problem with when I was younger The older I get the more this feeling came on even if they are just pest
Have other people notice this in them self?
Just shooting something for nothing leaves me feeling BAD
That was not a thing I had a problem with when I was younger The older I get the more this feeling came on even if they are just pest
Have other people notice this in them self?
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many of the folks here are pest hunters, so no bad feelings for doing something that has to be done.
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Marmots are large ground squirrels. Near civilization or agriculture, they can cause damage similar to other squirrels. Higher in the mountains, they are just cute whistlers keeping nature in balance. Context is important.
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there are many cattle ranchers in the mountains of california. i sold a few young bullocks several years ago to a beef cattle rancher
located in the Sierra Nevada foothills and they told me about the marmonts and GS damage they have on the ranch.
located in the Sierra Nevada foothills and they told me about the marmonts and GS damage they have on the ranch.
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I have seen cattle grazing at 6500’ in the Sierras. In fact they used to graze in Sequoia National Park in the early years. Given the choice… goodbye marmots! But I have seen marmots in scree slopes above the tree line too. They are not likely to become extinct.
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I'm an 'ethical' killer. Ground Squirrels are simply future feed for vultures, destructive disease carrying little pests. the 'ethical' part, a few days back in my yard was a black tree squirrel, 10' away, no need to kill it. Had the same with a bunny awhile back, they get a bit overly aggressive trimming my lawn but there aren't many of them, they feed my hawks, so they get a pass, until their numbers get too high then, it's buzzard food time. Now that darn gopher in my lawn, next time it pops up it's head, it's going to have a heck of a headache, splitting in fact.
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