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Took the .22 250z on it's first hunt yesterday. Was a beautiful day here in the West and was good to get back to some hunting after the always long Winter.
I hunt on public land near my home. Unlike hunting around farm land or pastures, the various varmints are in lower numbers and wide scattered. The plus side of hunting in the 'wild' is that I almost never see another human all day.
Lot's of glassing and then hiking to where a chuck is spotted. Moving in close enough for air rifles in wide open country is tough! More often than not the Rock Chucks spot me and head for the den! I find a good spot to setup on my turkey seat with the sun at my back and wait..., and wait..., and wait some more. Sometimes the unlucky chucks make the mistake of coming back up to look around and see if the 'danger' has passed. When that happens, they catch a pellet in the neck or brain and never knew where the shot came from!
Shots were from 42yds to 74yds today and not a single varmint was missed by the 250z!
I don't ever get many chucks at this location but it's very rewarding hunting in a place that requires actual hiking and hunting for success. All total 5-chucks and 8-Belding (sage rat) ground squirrels fell.
Hope ya enjoy the pics?
My rifle shoots AEA 21.9gr at 950fps and is 'death accurate' with that pellet!
Even with a perfect brain shot between the eye and the ear some chucks still manage to make it back down in the den!
There were a few 'sage rats' scattered around and some fell to the 250z while I was waiting for chucks to re-emerge.
I hunt on public land near my home. Unlike hunting around farm land or pastures, the various varmints are in lower numbers and wide scattered. The plus side of hunting in the 'wild' is that I almost never see another human all day.
Lot's of glassing and then hiking to where a chuck is spotted. Moving in close enough for air rifles in wide open country is tough! More often than not the Rock Chucks spot me and head for the den! I find a good spot to setup on my turkey seat with the sun at my back and wait..., and wait..., and wait some more. Sometimes the unlucky chucks make the mistake of coming back up to look around and see if the 'danger' has passed. When that happens, they catch a pellet in the neck or brain and never knew where the shot came from!
Shots were from 42yds to 74yds today and not a single varmint was missed by the 250z!
I don't ever get many chucks at this location but it's very rewarding hunting in a place that requires actual hiking and hunting for success. All total 5-chucks and 8-Belding (sage rat) ground squirrels fell.
Hope ya enjoy the pics?
My rifle shoots AEA 21.9gr at 950fps and is 'death accurate' with that pellet!
Even with a perfect brain shot between the eye and the ear some chucks still manage to make it back down in the den!
There were a few 'sage rats' scattered around and some fell to the 250z while I was waiting for chucks to re-emerge.
