sage rats

[b23]

Anyone seeing many sage rats popping up anywhere lately?  I know a few were out earlier but with all this liquid sunshine we've been having I was curious if anyone has seen many lately.  Anyone know any areas with good numbers a guy can go shoot a few with rimfires?

[CAMPMEAT]

Homehunter has seen them in Kettle Falls along 395. In Ferry County we just go out in the woods and look for slash piles. Always have good luck doing that, but not till later when it gets hot.

[Special T]

Went out near Burns OR 2 weekends ago, we stacked em up pretty good. Shooting slowed way down when the clowds passed overhead...

[b23]

My dad and I have talked about going to Burns or John Day Oregon many times but we just never seem to get around to doing it.  Do you mostly shoot them with rimfires or ??  For a newbie going like myself how or who do you contact once you're there about finding places to shoot them?  Any and all help would be much appreciated.

[Special T]

I had a private invination to the place i went, but from what i've heard its not too difficult to get permission. They make big mounds that screw up the hay... I went through a thousand rounds of 22lr  and about 400rds of 17hmr. maybee a hundred or so .223. One guy in our party used a .220swift with a balistic tip... Shot one at 200 yards just under the head on the right side faceing us. We walked out so see what it did to it and all that was left was a head, arm and a bunch of stringy leather... I liked shooting the 22lr fun and cheep to shoot. My longest kill was about 160yrds or so +- 10yrds. More like lobbing in artilery but still fun! Didn't get to kill one with my pistol tho. 

[bhylton]

i have rancher friends in Crain OR "just south of burns" and ive been wanting to go real bad but it hasent been worth the 5hr drive the way the weather has been. they actually have snow right now!

[CastleRocker]

I've never done it, but I got an invite from a guy I work with.  Problem is, his family's ranch is all the way down past Klamath Falls.  He called this evening (actually yesterday now), while I was at work to give me the "come on down later this week".  I hope I can.
Work has been BUSY lately, and it's hard to justify taking three or four days off to go shoot rats.  He said it's about an 8 hour drive from here.

[kevinp16]

I have a friend that lives outside of Bend, OR and has a ton of them on his ranch. Actually the Portland Swat team comes out and pratices 1000 yard shots at them with their 50cals.

[aaron42ash]

Heard good reports of the rats out near Outlook (Yakima Valley).  Last year it was crazy with them.  We shot around 500 rounds a day, not to say we hit too many =) But, there have been rumors of people shooting from about 10am and 6pm when it's sunny.

[b23]

aaron42ash, do you have anything maybe a little more specific than "near Outlook"  I used to live in the Yak. Valley so I may know where you're talking about if you could be a bit more specific.

[bhylton]

after his experience he might not wanna be more spacific lol

[hunterrcc]

I shot 1,100 rounds of 22 shells in about 3 hours on my inlaws farm on monday and tuesday.  the wind was out and the sun so it was kinda nice cuz they couldn't hear you shooting much.  But they were not out like they will be in a few weeks.  The babies are just starting to come out of the holes. good luck

[BackwoodsSniper]

All over near Grandview, Prosser, Benton City. Just hard to get permission.

[CAMPMEAT]

Shot my first one yesterday on Vulcan Mtn.

[Special T]

Why is it so hard to get permission here in Wa but so much easier in Or?