Neighbor used to have one of those, ended up not paying out, he was full service too!There are lots of luxury lodges for hunting large game. What about a lodge for varmint hunters? Every day you could go out and burn up a barrel on a prairie dog town and then come back and watch video of your 400 yard kills.
In all the years I've seen prairie dog shoots, only 2 things seem to come close to a permanent solution: poison and plague. Not even all the expert marksmen could wipe out a single town in 5 years, let alone the neighboring towns. Ground hogs I could see, coyotes are almost impossible to rid an area of, if the area is not well populated, other coyotes will move in, some organization did a study proving that whilst population numbers may fluctuate from year to year, there is no way to be rid of them.Interesting idea....but I wonder why anyone would want to stock and supply varmints? Unlike Quail-Pheasant-or game ranches that produce an edible product, varmints are known for spreading disease and being detrimental to the property. Trying to maintain sufficient populations of groundhogs, prairie dogs, and coyotes for paying clients coming through on a regular basis seems unworkable. Not like you can have a breeding program and feeders to keep the population going for future guests. Then there is the property damage that comes with underground varmints. At least with a game ranch (ie:deer, elk, etc) there's no long term ground damage. Coyotes would most assuredly wipe out other small game (game birds, rabbits) as a food source. Maybe the closest thing to what you're suggesting would be pig hunts.
I’ve got plenty of places to go shoot prairie dogs on private ground within 50 miles of my house. I wouldn’t pay a plug nickel to go do it. But guided prairie dog shoots are becoming quite popular. I think it’d be worth it for a day or two for someone who doesn’t have the opportunities that we have nearby. It’s a really cool experience.I don't know why people think they would have to be on site. A lodge/ranch at a good location could easily lease nearby property to shoot P-dogs on. They wouldn't have to own any property with critters on it at all.
I agree. People from the east who have long dreamed of travelling west in search of prairie dogs would appreciate the opportunity to do it in style. Especially when we don't know where the hell to go in the first place.I’ve got plenty of places to go shoot prairie dogs on private ground within 50 miles of my house. I wouldn’t pay a plug nickel to go do it. But guided prairie dog shoots are becoming quite popular. I think it’d be worth it for a day or two for someone who doesn’t have the opportunities that we have nearby. It’s a really cool experience.
You'd be amazed of what people are willing to pay for an experience alone. I've invited a bunch of people to hunt deer, grouse, moose and the like over the years and it's not once or twice people have tried to offer me money as a thank you, even several hundreds of bucks. I've always told them to kiss my a$$ and bring a few packs of decent beer instead, something we can share over a campfire.I think it’d be worth it for a day or two for someone who doesn’t have the opportunities that we have nearby. It’s a really cool experience.