Praire Dogs, location to shoot?

[Rocket88]

Ive been looking for a public or private place to do some prairie dog shooting. Im in Colorado Springs, and I usually have to travel all the way to the 4 corners to shoot on a friends land. I would love to find a place that is closer and receptive to such activities. Any advice is appreciated.

[mb504]

Hell, I'm looking for a place in the FoCo area to help clean out some p-dogs.

[newracer]

Take the time to go out and contact landowners. Be polite and simply ask for permission. I, like many on the board, have some locations to shoot them but I have worked to get the opportunity.

[Rabid]

Take the time to go out and contact landowners. Be polite and simply ask for permission. I, like many on the board, have some locations to shoot them but I have worked to get the opportunity.

On top of that offering some labor can get you on to a property and in the long run cement a relationship with the land owner. Door knocking is about the only way to get access to great land for hunting.

[Rocket88]

Makes sense to me! Im just not sure where to even start, geographically speaking.

[Auger]

East. Call the DOW, tell them your plans and that you would like to get in contact with a DOW biologist. They should be able to narrow it down for you.

[Robb]

There's a few remnants of towns in the Pawnee grasslands, and I actually did see a few living prairie dogs running around, but they were few. I imagine those towns get shot to hell, but there are a few up there. Sorry, I didn't mark the locations. Unit 87 though.

[tmjohnson]

Hwy 6 between Fort Collins and Sterling. Miles and Miles of dog towns.

[Rocket88]

Thank you for all the replies, appreciated!

[rondog]

We have a friend that lives on a 10 acre horse property. I recently found out that the p. rats are so thick on her place that she's been popping a few here and there with her .22, even though there are other houses around. I, of course, have graciously volunteered my services to assist. I need to follow up on that and make sure she knows I'm serious, even though I told her several times I am. My old single shot Remington .22 would be a fine rat shooter.

She also has deer that hang around her place and barn like thugs outside a 7-11. She said she recently was concerned about going into her barn because of four large bucks nearby that were eyeballing her. Hmmmm. Barn would make a fine deer hunting blind. Hmmmm.