Locations for Prairie Dog Hunting

go to varminthunter.com. get the magazine, lots of places in there, and lots of people who will help you. far more a clique thing, once you get known and trusted, the places come out of the woodwork to start shooting. They get a lot of bad eggs show up, leave a mess, eff it up for the rest of us, so be on your best behavior, and don't expect a huge welcome your first time, its like your on probation. pass that, and you will be happy for years
 
Going to South Dakota on Vacation

:confused:And we are wanting to find someplace that would let us go Prairie Dog Hunting. Also can you go on public lands? We are going in July and I need some information on what we need to do... License's etc... Thanks Richard
 
South Dakota prairie dog hunt

I'm looking for a place to shoot dogs in SD for a group of four. I would prefer to hunt with a private individual that needs the dogs thinned down. I would also consider other options. Any help with information or just point me in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks
 
Varmint hunting

Hey fellow hunters. I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place I can go to just plunk around (prairie dog shooting) with my rifle or compound bow in or near Colorado springs? I always go with my Fiance in Arizona cause there is so much BLM land it's so fun and helps with my accuracy. Thanks God Bless
 
Prairie Dog Shooting Colorado

I'd like to talk with taylorce1 about places to shoot prairie dogs around Salida. We are at an RV park in Howard for the next 3 1/2 months. Thanks--KDMac
 
emailed you about South Dakota!

the gfp put out maps of dog towns on public and private land. most land owners will let you shott dogs all day for 100 bucks! some for free. ive even had them bring out lunches their wives made for us while i shot em!
 
Winner, Murdo, Wood, SD, Millette county chamber of commerce, VHA etc. Just do some research, ask around & go. If you drive a ways I think it is worth it to pay a little to get right on the dogs. We had it tough with the rain in early June but still got some good shooting in. A great time had by almost all, some dogs didn't appreciate it.
 
You can get some decent shooting on the Indian reservations in SD but you will need to buy there permits and you will have to be "guided"($$$$$$$) by an approved guide. As with all guides, some are great and some are not so great.
 
When I was in high school, me and my buddies were paid by a farmer to shoot all we could. 25 cents a PD. I used my 700 BDL 25-06 with a 6-24x50AO scope on it. Zoom right in on those little critters and explode them. Good times.
 
Help me find prairie dog hunts

Hi my name is dave iv bin stationed here in colorado springs co
and would love too do some parirey dog hunting if any one out there could
Help me it would be great or any one with some land and would like some
help with some varment re location let me know plz or any
Info on this subject contact me at 719_465_9471 thank you
 
Any advice for finding a place to shoot P-dogs in South Dakota? I normally visit family in the north east corner of SD around June. I'm open to shooting on private land as well as Tribal lands.
 
Pat223 and VarmintHunter,

Any luck finding locations near Colorado Springs for P-dog shooting? If you have, please share the locations by PMing me.
Thanks.
 
Nucla Co. is the most famous place to shoot dogs in south west Colorado,

High numbers and lots of BLM ground near Grand Junction also.

http://www.westword.com/1999-03-25/news/dog-eat-dog/

From Col Springs take 50 west to the town of Nucla. 6 hrs+ Boondocks!

I have shot them in the snow in dec and jan.

Rules and regs:

Private ground can be hunted with permission year round. I was never denied access on any private ground after asking.

Public ground is closed from the end of Feb to June 15th.

Non resident small game lisc. required 55$ for year for p-dogs

Coyote season is year round.
 
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I like the story. That's one heck of a trek from C/S to Nucla. Guess it's not a day trip shooting event. Thanks for providing the info.
 
After a snowstorm you can view the P-Dog holes very easily because they have a Mini volcano dark dirt color in a field of white. Don't get me wrong on hunting them in winter because the numbers are lower, but it's just as much fun because overheating of your rifle is not possible. This is in areas of one foot of snow or less.

This is a link to dog numbers in South Dakota. Google earth these sites and locate the ownership of the property.

I have a link like this for Colorado but can't find my links.

http://gfp.sd.gov/wildlife/docs/prairedog-distribution-report.pdf

The Google earth photo is a P-Dogtown screenshot from Colorado.

Let the Internet do the leg work/scouting for you......
 

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