While some of you may see this as senceless killing of prarie dogs they still need to be controled. Much more so than any deer that we hunt. There simply is not enough predators around to keep these rodents controled like there used to be hundreds of years ago. They are not eatable and as you can see from the videos there isn't much there to eat any way but their numbers need to be kept in check.
Prarie dogs are infested with fleas, ticks and other parasites. Not to mention that they are a known carrier of the plague and many other diseases. They hole up the land where they have their villages and cause numerous deaths of livestock every year. They reproduce quicker than rabbits and mice and will desimate all of the land around their "village" if not controled.

BTW they are not useing 30 caliber guns. They are useing .223's, 22-250's and 17HMR's in all of these videos.

I for one do take pleasure in the hunting as well as the killing aspect of the hunt. Do not feel ashamed because you are a hunter / killer and do not be scared of the anti hunters out there. Stand up ffor what you do and believe in.