Prairie dog control, 17H with Hornady 25gr HP. #2 Possibly the best bullet for the 17 Hornet.

[@brettkramer]

Birds of prey, coyotes or wolves must be thrilled with this smorgasbord at the end of this guys day.

[@teacheng3795]

We all feel your pain man. It's a really tough job you have there and we really appreciate how you rise to the occasion without complaint and just get on with it.

[@AustinAOkay]

As a farmer who has a squirrel problem in my orchards. This is an effective way to reduce the problem.

[@joshuasterling2144]

I have formally been at war with them for almost 2 weeks, they go into my roof. Running 22 quiets, got three so far and all I do is carry with me every time I leave the door and come back with 5 acres. I suspect I will have to at least double my current numbers to take care of the problem. For me I am taking the its a matter of time approach.

[@coltfortyfive5161]

A lot of People out there want to shut down videos like these and at the same time are marching on the Capital for the right to rip unborn babies out of the womb. Hard to believe that the life of a nuisance pest has more value than a human baby.

[@cavedweller1959]

Some cancer is curable, but the liberal brain cancer, no known cure.

[@jerryeinstandig7996]

@@cavedweller1959 this man cannot think for himself and only repeats what he hears on foxnews.

[@BH-kg1wu]

​@@jerryeinstandig7996 Thank YOU for your lack of wisdom and ignorant statement. However, YOU have proven that my Theory on Global Stupidity is alive and well and that YOU are living proof of that and that isn't FAKE News!!! Hillary once said that it takes a Village of Marxists to raise a Village of Idiots.Thank YOU for being that Useful Idiot!! Your only chance of a cure is unlimited Covid shots and a Covid Mask permanently stapled to your face so that we can't hear your ignorant brain farts!!

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Your commentary is great, it's like watching an episode of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross.

[@ricknielsen6]

Looks like fun! Good shooting and great video!

[@salc9593]

Great video thanks for posting, enjoyed going along for the shoot.

[@bugsy9069]

The camera is showing the shock wave behind the bullet, cool.

[@elontusk8018]

Incorrect, vapor trail.

[@gjhoward]

Dude! That second shot was amazing! Could see the bullet path and everything! Nice!

[@cavedweller1959]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGrXoqOXm8qKeKc

[@brentking5750]

PEOPLE DONT WATCH IF YOU DONT LIKE. SIMPLE IS THAT!

[@voornaam3191]

I refuse to put my head in the sand or watch the other way. You guys post your murdering online, be prepared to take the criticism as well. Suppose a group of snipers start killing your dogs that way. How would you feel? Black labrador going down. Nice shot! Beautiful pointer getting hit in the head. Wow, that ammunition is great! Your three terriers laying dead on the grass. Some jerk commenting great timing. How would it feel? You coward, we do not look away, you do horrible things, it is not a matter of liking, it is a matter if disgust and surprise how on earth this cruelty is allowed. It is anger. What is the next step? Blowing up atomic bombs, because there is life out there you do not like? Stop eating meat, then you do not need cattle, then you do not mind the wolves coming back, then you do not need to kill everything small. The wolves will eat them. How simple do you want it? But no, kill kill kill is too addictive. Bullet junks! We do not like you! Move to another planet, please. Get out of our sight! That's a better solution. Go to Mars and shoot life to extinction there. Yes, human life. You don't care a damn, would you? It's just a pest.

[@voornaam3191]

@OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD His caps lock is stuck again. He is as blind as a prairie dog shot in the eye. And you are a crackhead yourself, Obama is the best president in ages. Change that drugs username. GREAT would be a lot closer to the reality. You could also change "Obama" to "Trump" but that is too obvious to be funny.

[@lionels6958]

@@voornaam3191 completely right!! If I do the same thing in my country(France) my shooting llcence can be suppressed because some animals are protected by law

[@glennrainey3373]

If people don't farm or have cows and horses breaking their legs,they will never understand,screw them

[@martyrenn9888]

Voor Naam you kill to survive. So get over yourself just because they’re plants and bacteria doesn’t mean a thing you also kill parasites and pathogens to protect the organisms that feed you. You are the worst kind you kill without regard because the life form is “only a plant.” What a hypocrite.

[@joejenjust]

Dude is lethal with that rifle. Looks like fun times

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

I love watching that round's vapor trail. Thanks for sharing your "torture" you experienced on that breath-taking countryside.

[@dnfootball101]

5:38 “ he’s flippin an flopin but he’s deader than a pickle”

[@quigley4440]

Reminds me of my youth - shooting groundhogs on farms which were overgrown with them. Four of us using various calibres would take about 450 hogs in total for the day. The hogs would migrate from other farms to take up vacant homes over time and we never could keep up with population. I used a Ruger M77 with a 26" heavy barrel in .220 Swift with a 6 x 18 Redfield scope with basic two line range finder. A 52 grain soft point hand loaded to 4,050 fps would smoke any hog out to 500 yards with my longest at 525. A nice bipod, a small cooler, a blanket and located on a hilltop for FOV. We would crawl over a ridge to view the hill on the other side of the valley - about 100 yards away, and start counting hogs nestled in their holes. From one side of the valley to the other looking at 35 hogs. Most ranged from 25 to 35 lbs in weight - not been hunted in many years.

[@raymcintire6296]

Flippin and a floppin but he's deader than a pickle. LOLOL!!!

[@Dgeppert]

I carried 1,000 rounds of 243 Winchester ammo hunting prairie dogs near Eagle Butte, SD and had to reload most of them at the end of the day before we went out the next day. Two towns, one was 3 miles long & 7 miles wide near Lantry, SD. The second town was 21 miles wide and 7 miles long near Faith, SD. I loaded 70 grain Speer with paraffin filled hollow points to make them explode on impact. We call them "Pink Mist"

[@austinwood4635]

Rick Geppert was this on public land or a guided hunt.?

[@netdoctor1]

@ 0:57 Watch this shot at 25% speed. Awesome how the shock waves in the air bend the light waves reflected back through him. See the ripples?

[@ericstevens3388]

If the pain you suffer ever get to be to much. I will gladly come out and take over for you. Keep doing what you are doing. The most beautiful land I have seen. Keep popping the whistle pigs.

[@m17glock35]

"torture " like that is why i am glad i don't have a desk job! target rich p-dog towns never get old, great shooting and keep 'em coming .

[@Kornholeeoo]

My grandpa told me a story of his first PD hunt. His buddies told him after he shot one, he’d better go get it quick because the other dogs would drag them back in the hole. He saw his first one, took careful aim, shot, and ran down there so fast that when he bent over to pick up his PD, the bullet hit him in the butt! LOL. Great video!

[@cavedweller1959]

I accept your permission to steal your line, that's good.

[@Kornholeeoo]

cavedweller1959 Not a problem. His name was Sport Vickers.

[@heppnerheppner4999]

here late at nite I watch the Bob Ross of varminiting,relaxing with a glass and a very old dog

[@cobia1794]

Our dog Toby got run over.

[@JR-yq3kc]

Absolutely love your videos. Excellent shooting and very informative. I like the way you range the targets for us and tell us exactly what round you are shooting. Can't wait until your next video!!

[@brianminghella3312]

Fascinating how the camera catches the compression wave of the bullet as it goes in. Good shooting.

[@DeanF]

Right??? Had to slow it down just to confirm.

[@cavedweller1959]

The higher the heat & humidity, The better the bullet trace.

[@brianminghella3312]

cavedweller1959 . Is that right ? ! Well its certainly looks interesting. Great footage, enjoyed watching it.

[@8626John]

This is one of my favorite of your videos because of your commentary. "He has no head." "He is flipping and flopping, but he's deader than a pickle." "Got a little rise out of him there." All delivered absolutely deadpan. Hilarious!

[@adamparsons1725]

What do you mean..You people..lol Hey, you make em' and I will watch em'! Pretty Country and ok slightly,, pretty good shooting. Just for the "You people" thing LOL My Grandfather had an .17 Remington, at least thats what I remember. It was centerfire as well. Shot lots of Ground Hogs with that gun, he just never got over his love for the .22-250 or .243. I didnt care which one it was, they all went POW with a pop! Brought back some wonderful memories for me, so THANK YOU. His Birthday would have been today, so I needed this.

[@161Sheriff]

I’ve had a CZ 22LR,17 HMR, 204, and 22 Hornet. And they all shot well. Even had a Ringneck SXS 12 Ga. I enjoyed them all. Guess I need a 17 Hornet. I got set up to cut threads for suppressors and threaded my A17 1/2x28 but haven’t shot it yet. Just a side note the ATF approved my Maglight suppressor build. I just need to get it done

[@cavedweller1959]

Did the tax stamp for a build cost the same as a purchase, $200.00 ???

[@161Sheriff]

cavedweller1959 It did.

[@Manwich526]

People are still commenting on this 2018 video and I'm one of them. What's the optic setup on something thats accurate to 290 yards on such small critters like that 17 Hornet? Im guessing at least 14x or 16x? I've had sessions like this with a 22LR in the ND badlands but that was usually within 50 yards!

[@irishkelly654]

Gabe - As a youth, I spent my summers on a family farm in southern Manitoba (just north of you), tons of gophers. I saved all year to buy .22 shells, lol. Great memories, for sure. Cheers...

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

#2 - loved that pressure shock wave! #3 - flat on his back. Nice.

[@falcon-jy5wt]

I'm just here to read the comments and eat the free popcorn.

[@paoemantega8793]

You are a lucky man, thank you for sharing with us.

[@honestjay8120]

I can see the bullet in almost all the shots out around 200 yards so awesome 🇺🇸👍

[@cavedweller1959]

We call it bullet trace, tis kinda cool!

[@honestjay8120]

@@cavedweller1959 its awesome 👍🇺🇸👍

[@shanet.hanson8250]

It's good too see the shock waves in the air, from the bullets at the long ranges.

[@RebelRob34]

Pretty cool to see the bullet push the energy through the air.

[@CrazyPalidin57]

Its actually cutting the moisture in the air. Higher the humidity the better the trail.

[@KPutubing]

Howdy from Sacramento! Great shooting. I appreciate how you show the beautiful nature you're shooting in.

[@SkippyRo]

Vapor trails are COOL!

[@bruiser8363]

This is AWESOME! Varmint stew for the homeless. I like how they flop around after you ping em.

[@marksharp1443]

Fantastic shooting mate love my hmr great spot you picked there too well done 👍

[@tonybochene8593]

Nothing better for varmits than the 17 cal. Flat out to 150yds right out of the box! Moving so fast you can feel the vibration zip down the barrel with that same distinctive sound. Shoot all day and never get tired.

[@sjohnson1776]

The only pain I feel is that I'm not there myself. LOL South Dakota, huh?

[@ronwhittaker6317]

love how all you hear at first is the firing pin and you don't hear the crack of the round till its almost there

[@JohnSmith-lr4oo]

Thank you for your videos. Very informative. I was wondering what happened to some of your older ones on reloading case annealing and few of the others. If you can would you repost the and share again. Again thank you for all your time you put into them

[@cavedweller1959]

Without going into detail, most are over on my channel on UGE TUBE. Heres the link videos.utahgunexchange.com/@cavedweller1959

[@russclifton2026]

Cracking ! from down under, under estimated little calibre

[@louis48ful]

Love when you can see the vapor trail go right to the animal....nice shots

[@garymyers6638]

Dog holes are dangerous to all live stock. P dogs also eat grass forage and roots and carry disease. There are plenty of them in protected areas.

[@TheDesertwalker]

But don't they just reproduce and come back in more numbers...?? So then waht have achieved except for a temporary fix in a small area?

[@garymyers6638]

TheDesertwalker they do reproduce as all things do, but each one you kill is completely finished reproducing.

[@JestersLab]

interesting clear view of the bullet's shockwave at 7:25. Gotta love that slo-mo.

[@brentconnock2513]

Some fine shooting! Can see you have a load of experience behind a rifle.

[@gjsilvano]

That's some awesome round, it literally vaporizes those Prarie dog's! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-qw7kh4ll3d]

Awesome video caveman 👍👍

[@russclifton2026]

Enjoyable terrain for the outing. Definitely got the eye in, well done.

[@jathanadventure]

What state are you in

[@havocjones8309]

What do you do with those dogs?? Coyotes or do you have to pick them up and dump them

[@jamesbenedict7206]

No prairie dogs were left alive in the making of this video!

[@aussiefarmer8741]

I had a 17 Ackley Hornet in ZKW465. 1 of the best 17's I ever had.

[@lengxiong3061]

This is so much fun!!👍

[@Stevesmith-yw7cr]

25 grain hollow points from Hornandy no longer available. Figures. Berger makes a great 25 grain hollow point that my CZ 527 17 hornet varmint really likes. Sub MOA at 100 and even out to 200 yards. The ogive on the Berger hollow points put it past the max overall length so I had to adjust the magazine by milling back the spacer bar. I prefer single loading each round but the magazine is great for second to 5th shots in a hurry.

[@RevoBasher]

Nice shooting, great video

[@robertnewman2620]

That is some great shooting and fun to watch. Thanks for showing us.

[@dennism103]

Many a horse and cows have broken legs and had to be put down because of their holes.

[@danforbess6941]

Thank you, an actual prairie dog shoot. Most of these I click on wind up being a 12 minute commercial with MAYBE one or two shots taken.

[@cavedweller1959]

All my shooting videos are shooting videos

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

This is what you're looking for kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJOahpR-e9SmpLc

[@garygrant7141]

@@cavedweller1959 Where do you find all them stupid dogs? In my area you take one shot and they disappear for an hour.

[@jmv2015]

nice video, you should get a camera through the lens, awesome footage can be taken like that :D

[@cavedweller1959]

Giving it serious consideration, but Y-T is now again demonetizing everything they disagree with. Started a Patreon page, going to wait and see how that goes.

[@Rokynutz]

If you have some coin to spend, take a look at the Side-Shot. You can find them at Utahairguns.com Tell them Stuart Chambers sent ya. Great video btw.

[@nacholibre1962]

Great point about no fog = no wind. The valley near me often gets low mist/fog like that. Very nice!

[@muchomuchacho4915]

Can someone tell me the reason why these animals are hunted?

[@garygrant7141]

They destroy the land and endanger humans with diseases and livestock with the hundreds of holes they dig.

[@glazerguy58]

Pests, destructive, vermon!

[@terryfarrell1757]

Prairie dog holes are terrible on horse legs

[@matthewjacobs141]

@@garygrant7141 How are they destroying the Land when what they do with their burrows is creating avenues for water to seep deep down...Besides they are in the middle of Nowhere...how many hours did this man have to drive to get to his killing ground

[@matthewjacobs141]

@@terryfarrell1757 You see any horse there...There in the middle of nowhere

[@richiegonzales6750]

What camera are you using. Looks like great quality. How much is a camera unit like this? Thank You in advance....

[@cavedweller1959]

My Garmin Virb is somewhat like a Gopro, no magnification, was around $300 if I remember right. My camcorder for the longer shots is just a Canon Vixia R800. Just a hand held camcorder, about $300 new. Lost my 1st one hunting coyotes over a year ago, it's out on the prairie somewhere. My currant one I purchased off of Canons web site. Refurbished $160.00, Not overly expensive.

[@richiegonzales6750]

@@cavedweller1959 Thank You Sir.

[@fhagerber4079]

Nice shooting sir nice video thumbs-up from me

[@frankammirati3385]

Cz 527 is a tack driver , there was one time I think it was the 250 yards I could see the flight time , bet the crony shows close to 3000 .

[@MicaseHD]

Nice shooting

[@andymsmith]

You can see the shock wave behind the bullet that cool.

[@matt-bs4bm]

Damn nice shooting man!you should team up with 260 rips!!👍

[@aaronbelden8894]

The vapor trail at 1:15 is pretty cool

[@cadecorneliusen3047]

So many un educated morons out there that don't have a clue By the way good shooting, If you can't post positive don't watch or say anything at all. keep producing the videos Cavedweller, love watching them. I do this my self as it saves the farmers & ranchers thousands each year.

[@IowaBuckSlayer]

Man I sure miss living out west. Another great video.

[@murphy4yt]

Enjoy your videos, but don’t understand some of the negative comments. Seems like they could watch something else if this offends them so much.

[@chileanpo]

This is the best and cleanest prairie dog hunt I've seen! Kudos!

[@ebenezercunningham2169]

40-50 million babies are murdered every year globally. People get upset watching a pest control video. Lord, come quickly.

[@deFNoxLukin]

where does this strange mass murder happen - never heard of it.

[@manniefaces]

That's a lie and second he can sit out there all day shooting them it does not even dent their population. Also GOD is not real so we will all keep waiting on what will never come.

[@carsonray7467]

@@manniefaces If God isn't real then how was everything made.

[@voornaam3191]

What kind of man are you? A. All these babies are killed B. Many people are murdered later in life C. Apart from killing people, we are supposed to LIKE killing so many rodents? Conlusion: you need the Messiah today! Adonai adonai, they didn't only taste from the fruit of life and death, they kept eating until the tree was emptied. That's why they prefer death over life for generations and generations. And they will deny that. Killer mentality, they call it. Have mercy on them.

[@voornaam3191]

@@carsonray7467 By that devil that inspired you to love killing, perhaps? Did your Roman ancestors nail jews to wooden crosses, perchance? If Jesus of Nazareth had lived near New York today, He would be shot like a squirl, would He? Would you love that too? Are you still in your Saulus fase? Are you gonna see the light and turn into Paulus? If you are capable of wishing somebody to get a fatal accident, where is your talent to love LIFE?! No, you even show you don't even understand the consequence of the creation theory. God gave life, so you have the courage to take hundreds of God given creatures, just because you leave the wolves and coyotes no chance to do that killing for you. You love killing, you hate life. Do you hate love? What has happened to you? Were you born so full of hate? When did you start walking the wrong way? Don't you really understand the creation concept? Are only people worth living? Why do I need that accident? I love life more than you! You love killing animals, I love living animals. Find a better way to get your wildlife back in balance, please. All those firearms and bullets, get them obsolete. But no, you just love to keep shooting. Don't you see, how sad that is? You could have wild bisons and wolves. Why not? They would be killed again?!

[@dannyb6968]

Great video. I really enjoy watching the vapor trail. This is much more entertaining than the nfl. My guess is, that smaller caliber gets the job done , with less should pain at the end of the day?

[@CableGula]

Come back in the evening for the coyotes.

[@CableGula]

They also eat a lot of calves.

[@nacholibre1962]

1:12 Great example of swirl (air displacement).

[@jukemoney7405]

2:40...Who else thought he was gonna shoot the bird?

[@trippbloodworth4217]

Me for one..

[@Rokynutz]

Me

[@matthewbarcenas3585]

Lmao i anticipated that bird getting smoked 🤣

[@pwrplnt1975]

Just found your channel and glad I did! Awesome shooting and a great video of the shots!! Amazing!!

[@jackkramer4171]

I'm sure all your critics think abortion is just fine!

[@johncook3265]

lol.... so true.

[@mikeporro3311]

UR right the snowflakes are ok with snipping the spine of a living child from a failed abortion but not shooting a pest.

[@f5tornadeau]

OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD this isn’t hunting. It’s pest control. I guess you’d get all bent out of shape if I told you I killed a mouse in my garage the other day.

[@f5tornadeau]

OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD he’s doing a job that needed to be done. I took pleasure in finding the mouse in the trap I set. Not because I like killing things, but because a dead mouse is better than those nasty things running around my garage or getting into my house.

[@f5tornadeau]

OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD OBAMA IS A CRACKHEAD you’re welcome. Thanks for understanding. I guess people who invented vaccines were making God’s world better, too. If only God was as smart as they...

[@brianclark2790]

Love the videos!!! Vapor trail is awesome

[@Fate5389]

Soon we will be doing this for humans as the population is too great

[@carsonray7467]

Fine by me.

[@garygrant7141]

I would gladly shoot the mask wearers (nothing but sheep)

[@salc9593]

Was that not a double at Min. 5:00 Thank you for taking us along for the shoot.

[@moebadderman]

# "a double" That is what I thought too.

[@LynnHarris18]

Great Coyote food. Wait two days and come back to Coyote hunt...

[@cavedweller1959]

Black tail prairie dogs, In 45 or so years of shooting on towns, I can say I have never seen them eating their dead--cannibalization. Kill 3-4-500 of them today, come back tomorrow morning and almost all are gone! Just not that many meat eating predators out there, It's the damnedest thing.

[@Brandis56]

@@cavedweller1959 OWLS

[@jtairawhiti2436]

Cool 😎 video caveman. Thanks.

[@mcpaplus]

Probably shot a thousand prairie dogs growing up. All with a Higgins .22 bolt action single shot rifle. No scope. Deadly out to one hundred yards. Farmers would give us boxes of shells to kill the pests. Nice shooting by the way.

[@BobbyTucker]

I just don't think I could handle all the pain of spending all that time in God's country, I really pity you, lmao!

[@carbonspyder235]

Nice Cavedweller like watching the little doges just tip over 👍🏻 Someday might get a chance at the dogs 👁

[@hankcuccina5260]

Should make sure it's a clean kill and put them out of their misery if you don't.

[@supertrooper7403]

Tom Kitchen shut up Tom

[@hankcuccina5260]

Hahaaa, ok super trooper, will do.

[@kenfowler6287]

Great Video and great shooting! We don't have the problem in the UK. But certainly appreciate the quality of your shooting!

[@sarcasmmuch8905]

They say their pop is down 95% , It doesn’t look like an AG field shooting So is this just killing for the fun of it

[@cavedweller1959]

95%, Did you get that off of CNN

[@sarcasmmuch8905]

@@cavedweller1959 Just curious, I know the holes they create can hobble a horse, But setting there popping their head's off seem's cruel , My thought,s not CNN the gay network.

[@sarcasmmuch8905]

@@kcimb Sound's reasonable

[@sarcasmmuch8905]

@@cavedweller1959 I understand, Thanks.

[@garyK.45ACP]

Yes. So what? They could be killed even faster and more effectively with poison...but that's no fun.

[@manchapkarm3626]

Very nice try and get hold of some 30grn i am very pleased with them.

[@cavedweller1959]

Some day, probably not soon, but some day.

[@howardrickert2558]

Now head on down to the south border fence.

[@bcwoodz9483]

How far would you say the 17hornet would be adequate for coyotes? Would you choose the 25gr vmax or hornady hp ? Was thinking the hp may provide more penetration on dogs...

[@juandon870]

" This is God's county " Starts killing God's creatures for sport Edit : Okay maybe not entirley for sport but it's still ironic to stop to appriciate natural beauty then shoot it in the head.

[@Rokynutz]

Zach Zach exactly. Like I said in a comment above, beyond losing our cattle to these little critters, i have been on a tractor when a cavern has collapsed. I could have been killed.

[@coolestdude11111]

Zach Zach except it’s very rare for any animal to break their leg in a prairie dog hole, they do not deplete forage significantly enough to affect cattle production, they even consume noxious weeds to cattle like prickly pear cactus and mesquite.

[@coolestdude11111]

Zach Zach How many cattle have you had injured specifically from prairie dog burrows ?

[@kdurk7546]

That’s some serious marksmanship. Beautiful looking country.. I’m jealous..

[@michaelcunningham6641]

you definatly got skills !! that was great !!

[@Tirdad1981]

They seem to be good to eat. Do you eat what you kill?

[@mroebke86]

A lot of prairie dogs carry bubonic plague.

[@JohnThomas-gj2zg]

Love seeing this that is some great shooting just keep it going ....

[@dgreenapple]

Don't know if you answered this, but what rifle are you shooting? Did you bed the stock like you did your Savage 17 WSM? Also, what scope?

[@cavedweller1959]

Fully bedded CZ 527 American, 17 Hornet. The scope is a Vortex 4-16x44 Viper.