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Bolting Gophers: A Great Way to Practice Stalking, Patience and Shooting

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Prime Conditions

Hot days with little wind are the best. Our specific conditions were as follows: an evening hunt from 6PM to 8:30PM, temperature of 28°C and no noticeable wind. Gopher activity started to taper offer near the end, even though we were still a few hours from last light.

Gopher hunting is a great off-season activity to practice shooting while helping out property owners. I have yet to meet anybody who told me, “No, please leave the gophers alone.” There’s still a couple months until fall is here and couldn’t we all use a little more practice? Why not make it really fun.

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