Wood chucks

[nagantguy]

Killed 3 today- nothing fancy - two along the back pasture one at the end of the driveway . 25-70 yards - chip shots nothing special with the exception that the first one of the day was 20 foot or better in a tree, way out on a limb. Now I’ve shot them before in trees , mostly apple/pear trees and a few off fence posts , but never seen nor heard of one that high up. At first I thought it was a raccoon.

 

[TACC]

What rifle/ammo are you using?

 

[nagantguy]

I’m sure to be flamed - a savage .17 hmr. The CCI black tip flavor .

I’ve used the .17 and or .22lr almost exclusively the last few years . May seem counter intuitive here of all places but I seem to get more enjoyment from sneaking closer. Various .223s and the 22-250 are also on standby for reaching out .

 

[YotaEer]

Killed 4 last Sunday. 5 so far this season. All with my 18” 6 ARC AR.

3 of them were around 180-185 yard, another at 225 and one at 252.

Love the none existent recoil of 6 ARC and rifle +1 gas. Razor LHT is also fantastic for what it is.

 

[xsn10s]

Coldbore DRT on both. 533 yards on this chuck with my 260 AI 145 gr Match Burner. 100 yards for the yote with my HBAR and 53 gr vmax. I nicked a yote at 920 yards this weekend with the 260 AI. I need to get a better rangefinder, my old Leica LRF 1200 is sorely lacking beyond 700 yards.