Prairie Dog Gear Checklist

duckdog

duckdog

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Hey guys, I'm going out to western Kansas/eastern Colorado prairie dog shooting the end of this month and I'm slowly getting my gear together. I thought it would be nice to hear about the gear you absolutely wouldn't leave home without. Bench,guns,cleaning supplies,ammo.........feel free to add.
 
You get this from a lot of folks: Bring lots of water and drink lots of it too. This is very important. I found this out the hard way. Bring sun block and use it too.

A .22 handgun is fun if you happen to have a dog pop up close to you. Year before last I rode around on my ATV popping them when a scope sighted .22 pistol. This was way fun.

Bring more ammo than you think you will need, lots of munchies, GPS and/or or topo maps, good binoculars, a laser range finder, and someone to spot your hit and misses for you. Hopefully more hits than misses!

Your normal gun cleaning outfit should be fine, but one of those stings that you pull through the bore would be good to have too. Just give it a pull through every now and then.

Dont forget your camera(s) and always have a plan for way out in case of a major "uh-oh". No one likes those, but they happen to us all.

Last but not least, dont forget to tell us how it went. We all like a good read when it comes to a praire dog shoot!
 
.....and, a seat!

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bring your hunting license- should you need it for PD.

It had to be said.

The sunscreen..... Man that sure got used a lot. Sweating and having it eventually get in my eyes was enough to make me slow down. I'd bring enough water for a bath!

I nearly passed out after standing up from a bipod seated position and that was after using plenty of sunscreen and drinking buckets of water. It creeps up on you and then BAM you are feeling weird but still have to drive home.
 
Wear a large hat
Insect repellant with Deet in it, like "Off-deep woods"
put up a tarp to get out of the sun
Beach chairs
I would buy a shooting bench and not lay on the ground
I prefer a muzzle break on all rifles including 223's because having your hunting partner as a spotter is iffy at best
Good cleaning gear including JB compound
Take jugs of 50/50 water and rubbing alcohol and rags to cool your barrel with
cleaning cradle for your rifle for cleaning

Tips:
Don't wear white, p. dogs spot the movement and go down
Drive your truck away from where you are shooting.

Good luck!
 
I use a home made bench, use a tall bucket with cusioned seat, solid adjustable rifle rest, good binos, range finder, brass catcher with ARs, bag for empties, bi-pod for walkabouts and rear bag, lens cleaner, cooler with goodies and water. Ofcourse you will need lots of guns and ammo, maybe an extra gas can, cleaning gear, umbrella or pop up shelter, camera with batteries and film if you are digitally challenged.
 
Lots of water, ammo, guns, and depending on the size of your shooting area, a good GPS and a dependable vehicle with really good tires...Where we go is a ranch with 75,000 acres and "Lots of Back Yard"
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The dependable vehicle and good tires really come in handy with all the rocks and cactus..
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Something stable to shoot from and an "easy to spot" umbrella just in case there are other shooters in the area...
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A buddy's "Booger Bench"


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And since the ranch is 35 miles from the nearest town for supplies, take plenty of food and a good cook....
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And don't get run over by the Antelope on the range...
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see the following for our comprehensive list for 2006 KS PD trip;

http://www.geocities.com/graymist44/pdlist.html

we found that we did not need spotting scopes or targets/stands..rancher had steel targets to >400 yards and binoculars worked great.

We shared common cleaning rods, brushes, patches, solvents which worked fine.

Two of us are heading out this Summer..in a 1995 Ford Escort wagon 4 banger..my Expedition 4x4 got a whopping 15 mpg in 2006 we'll do better this time but lose some style points, IMHO.
 
Hey Turtle, is that cook available

We don't pay well but the benefits are terrific.

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Thanks for the list UNK, I printed it out and will use it.

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A cellphone that gets service out in the middle of nowhere.



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see the following for our comprehensive list for 2006 KS PD trip;

http://www.geocities.com/graymist44/pdlist.html

we found that we did not need spotting scopes or targets/stands..rancher had steel targets to >400 yards and binoculars worked great.

We shared common cleaning rods, brushes, patches, solvents which worked fine.

Two of us are heading out this Summer..in a 1995 Ford Escort wagon 4 banger..my Expedition 4x4 got a whopping 15 mpg in 2006 we'll do better this time but lose some style points, IMHO.



You get all the stuff on your list in an Escort wagon? Where do you sit ?

I only take rifle, ammo, binos, table and chair. The rest is at the house.
 
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