Jason - glad to hear all is well on your end of the wires.

Mike - Soriano is out for 6 weeks. Are the cubbies in trouble?

Man, it seems like mother nature really put the screws to the farmers out west this spring. I didn't realize that the rains were going to have such a big impact on the crops... I'm guessing that will really put a premium on certain food sources, if you have access to them.

I just got in - was out whomping some groundhogs this evening.Honest to god, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I missed three times tonight. Almost like I forgot how to shoot a gun. I wound up going 2-for-5, which is bad.

I whiffed two times on a hog that I misjudged. He was over 400, and I had him guessed at 300-350. So Ichunked one a foot low on the first shot - then I compensated a little more for the follow-up shot, and I burned it right under his fat little ass. He did a flip and went down the hole. I can swallow 2 whiffs at 400+. But I still hate missing.

Got this guy through the front shoulders at 150.


He really had a major excavating operation going on.

Then (and I'm embarrassed to admit this), I whiffed on one at about 80 yards (with the bipods down and a solid rest). I was trying to blow his head off, and just pulled offand flinched when the trigger broke. No excuse - just made a really bad shot. I never flinch on the rifle. The trigger felt stiffer than I remember. Maybe I was just rusty.

Right when I was ready to pack up, I caught this guy peeking out of his hole.


I smell varmint poontang.

Redemption.

After I put the varmint rig away, I saw a buck with some really nice framework, similar to the one I killed last year.



EDIT: Here's a pic of my varmint rifle. It's probably a little overkill for shooting nuisance groundhogs, but it was one of those things I've always wanted. If Red Dawn ever happens, this guy will be ready.

Savage 12vss 22-250 w/ custom 16 oz aftermarket trigger, choate dual pillar-bedded stock & Swift 8-32x AO scope.


She rings like a tuning fork after the shot.