Hi John,

Wish we had some ground hogs up here !! As for varmints.......we got lots !!! My boy and I go out shooting gophers all summer. Generally we jump in the Jeep and just drive the fields ,head shots only as we usually bag em up and take them to the Wild Life Recovery Center ( they nurse injured wildlife back to health) They in turn feed these to hawks, owls, eagles and a few other predators. Anyways, on a good day, and a good piece of varmint territory I've been known to pack up all the gear and head out for the day. Generally I'll pick out a good spot and set up the bench. starting with the (.22)(.17HMR)(.22 Hornet)(.223)(.22-250) and then just keep switching off as the barrels get hot !!!

I too love the long range stuff, but by far my favorite rifle for dogs is a Remington LVSF in .22-250. I have shot probably close to 200 Coyotes with this gun !!! Actually I liked it so much I went out and bought another one just like it a month later in order to turn it into a 6BR. It is still a work in progress. Time as always is at a premium for me. Dan Lilja spun me up a custom fluted barrel for it.....but thats another story altogether.

Anyways here are a few pics of some of the coyotes that have since departed to doggy heaven............ The good ones in winter go out to a buddy of mines grandfather who skins and tans the hides. He is a retired farmer and enjoys the company and the extra cash he makes from these. I think he is getting rich off of us the last few years, but it gives us an excuse to get out for the day and he usually whips up a nice hot lunch when its -20 or 30 celcius !!! Always good hunting when its really cold and lots of snow !!!

Darcy Kingston

Hey John,
I think it's pretty neat about the coyotes being around. I guess most 
folks would disagree, but hey, it gives you something else to
hunt. Living in town as I do, I've gotten into expensive airguns to 
satisfy my shooting itch. Beside pigeons and starlings, we've
got plenty of roof rats here that travel around town via the telephone 
wires. I've set a birdfeeder up that runs from a telephone pole
to a tree in my backyard. At night the rats will run from the phone 
line down the wire to my feeder. I pick them off with an HW97 scoped
air-rifle. It's small-scale varmint hunting, but it's all I've got. 
Lot's of fun for me and my son though! Here's a few pics.
Take care John,
-Carlton

Rebekah's first deer shot at 223 yds. She is only 9. Rebekah's gun is a 243 WSSM in a Winchester Stealth II with a Leupold VX-III 6.5x20x50 with a Varmint duplex. She uses a 95-grain factory bullet. These pics are from her first deer, but she has recently killed 2 other deer..... with one shot. And by the way, I now know why you don't like the brass for reloading this caliber. Thanks for putting Rebekah's pic up.

Jeff

Hi heres a few pictures from a german varmint hunter! my names dirk and I enjoyed
your site! have a look at my pics shot with a remington 700 in cal. 204 ruger. yours
truely dirk 

John,
Ran across a couple Hog hunting Pics for your website! The first one is, as we say
in the Hog hunting Business, "Tits Up" 2nd is a pic of me and my buddy on a Hog
outing.

Stan