Predator Xtreme - Feb 2012
Passport to Adventure Bill Vaznis MO NTA NA PRA IRIE DO GS You cant buy enough ammo for this trip Great Falls Montana 80 www PredatorXtreme com FEBRUARY 2012 discovered a Village of an annamale the French Call the Prarie Dog which burrow in the grown Today prairie dogs are still found in most western states from Canada to Mexico In Montana they are predominantly on the eastern plains and portions of the upper Missouri River Prairie dogs are rodents about the size of a large pudgy adult gray squirrel complete with round heads short legs and a yellowish gray or grizzled appearance They weigh 1 to 3 pounds and measure 3 or 4 inches at the shoulder and a foot to 16 inches when standing erect near their burrows A short 3 or 4 inch tail adds to their total length Lots of critters like to eat prairie dogs including badgers ferrets swift foxes golden eagles ferruginous hawks coyotes bobcats burrowing owls and the occasional rattle snake It is no surprise that Montana draws hunters from around the world Bugling elk fleet footed pronghorns fearsome black bears and of course recordbook whitetail and mule deer capture the most interest but one small critter is also getting a lot of recognition these days the black tailed prairie dog Prairie dogs first gained attention in 1804 when William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition wrote in his journal that in September of that year they
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