Tag: Rimfire

Best Calibers for Hunting Yellow-bellied Marmot: Comparisons & Picks

Best Calibers for Hunting Yellow-bellied Marmot: Comparisons & Picks Rimfire and centerfire picks for rockchuck country, hay fields, rimrock, and windy western canyons. Choosing the best yellow-bellied marmot hunting calibers starts with terrain, distance, and safety. Yellow-bellied marmots, often called rockchucks, are large ground squirrels found in open grassy areas, meadows, rocky slopes, talus, and […]

Best Calibers for Hunting Richardson’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks

Best Calibers for Hunting Richardson’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks Five practical picks for pasture work, windy prairie shooting, and high-volume varmint days. Finding the right Richardson’s ground squirrel hunting calibers is about matching distance, wind, noise, and ammo cost to the shooting you actually do. These squirrels are tiny targets in open country, so […]

Best Calibers for Hunting Pack Rat: Comparisons & Picks

Best Calibers for Hunting Pack Rat: Comparisons & Picks Practical cartridge and shotgun picks for legal, ethical pack rat control in barns, brush, rock piles, and desert edges. Pack rat hunting is usually less about sport and more about practical control when woodrats start damaging feed, wiring, sheds, cabins, outbuildings, or parked equipment. Because “pack […]

Best Calibers for Hunting Belding’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks

Best Calibers for Hunting Belding’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks Practical caliber picks for tiny targets in open, often windy meadow country. The best Belding’s ground squirrel hunting calibers solve a very specific problem: these squirrels are small, alert, and often shot in open country where wind, distance, and shooting position matter more than raw […]

Best Calibers for Hunting American Crow: Comparisons & Picks

Best Calibers for Hunting American Crow: Comparisons & Picks From close decoy work to long-range pest control—find the right gauge or rimfire for crows. Crows are sharp-eyed, tough birds with surprisingly resilient vitals. Most hunters lean on shotguns (12/20/28 gauge) for calling and decoying inside 30–40 yards, while rimfires like .17 HMR or .22 WMR […]