It's worth the time, especially as close as you are. Stop in every small place you pass and ask. Often they'll give names and directions- seldom addresses.Originally Posted by Kbeaton
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It's worth the time, especially as close as you are. Stop in every small place you pass and ask. Often they'll give names and directions- seldom addresses.
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It's worth remembering these extremely rural folks aren't simple, they just live simpler lives than we do in Seattle, Dallas, Albany, etc.
They have and use computers and cell phones but the services are so iffy they haven't become dependent on them.
Amusing story with me as the 'butt of the joke'...
I'm way out in the brush shooting dogs but still within view of the ranch house when it got so danged hot
I left my prone position where I was absorbing too much radiant heat and returned to the truck...and remembered
I'd picked up an AC recharge bottle on the way out here but hadn't installed it yet... no AC.
OK, 20 more minutes of heat to endure. Lifted the hood and got started.
3-4 minutes later here comes a truck from the ranch house. Before he arrived where I was, I'd figured out what
he wanted... to help! He didn't know I was installing freon but the raised hood was like a smoke signal 150yrs ago.
He thought I needed help and he didn't have to think about it, he just came a-runnin'. And he was just a hired hand!
I can spend hours talking with folks like that - and usually I just mention I'm in the area shooting prairie dogs and
get INVITED to shoot at their place.
I went with family, my uncle did all the organizing. Everyone else just shot. ��. If I go again I will take a few caliber for different ranges. Probably .17m2, .218 Bee, 221 Fireball, and .224 Valkyrie. I have taken some PDs deep with my old .22-250 though. It may end up going.
That's the type of people I grew up around, always willing to help. [emoji846]
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If any of you ever take a trip through PA, specifically my area, let me know. We can pop off groundhogs at 300yds all day....
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I grew up reading stories of PA groundhog shoots - the testing ground for much of the wildcat cartridge development. I'd love to.
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If you’re good at prairie dogs you’ll smoke the hogs.... they are much bigger, and if there is more than one it will run back to its hole to give you a chance to reload.
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Quit, man
You got me looking for travel money.
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What part of PA you in? I'm near ocean city Maryland.
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York County, approx 20 miles over MD line
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