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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: dbur525 on December 10, 2008, 02:15:35 AM

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Title: varmint hunting for marmots?
Post by: dbur525 on December 10, 2008, 02:15:35 AM

I hear there are lots of marmots out in the back country are they legal targets for my 22-250?

i'am willing to hike in to find them just not sure if its okay to wack them

Title: Re: varmint hunting for marmots?
Post by: broken-arrow on December 11, 2008, 03:29:14 PM

I just saw one of the random photos of a couple guys holding up marmots... I thought it was illeagal to shoot them... :dunno:

Title: Re: varmint hunting for marmots?
Post by: JoshT on December 11, 2008, 03:46:22 PM

You can shoot the yellow-bellied (or French) marmots, common on the east side. But you can't shoot the Olympic, Hoary, or any of the other varieties found in the high country on the West side.