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Heather Shooting From the Stand<\/p><\/div>\n

We found out the hunt was with Predator Paradise in Crane, Oregon.\u00a0 The host\u2019s were Nikki and Justin Aamodt, and they were wonderful. We drove out to Crane on a Friday night and we had no idea what to expect.\u00a0 I had never been to Crane, but heard the hot springs were amazing and when we pulled in we were pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n

We met some of the other hunters and had some good laughs.\u00a0 They fed us a great dinner. I am sure I gained 5 lbs from it because Nikki sure can cook.\u00a0 We soaked that night in the natural hot springs private room and we were really relaxed.\u00a0 We ended the night by watching hunting videos and went to bed with dreams of a bountiful kill the next day.<\/p>\n

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Our Sage Rat Hunt Stand<\/p><\/div>\n

After a hearty breakfast Justin took us out to our hunting grounds for the day.\u00a0 He parked the old handy Ford with the tower mounted on it, and the fun was ready to begin.\u00a0 As the sun began to shine over the fields, the sage rats came out in mass amounts.\u00a0 They were running all over the place, I couldn\u2019t believe all of them.\u00a0 My husband and I both had our .17mm guns and we blazed away.\u00a0 What a crazy thing to be taking them out one by one.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t realize the damage those little critters do, so I didn\u2019t feel bad when I found out that 200 sage rats can eat the same amount as a 1000 lb steer.\u00a0 That is simply mind boggling.\u00a0 Three hours into the morning hunt, I was beginning to wonder if we had brought enough ammo to last the whole day.\u00a0 With 1400 rounds of 17 shells and a few hundred 204 shells on hand, it seemed we would blow threw those pretty quick.<\/p>\n

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A lone pheasant running across our hunting area<\/p><\/div>\n

We took a break for lunch and hoped the rain would hold off for the rest of the day so we could get a few more hours of sage rat hunting in.\u00a0 So, after our bellies were full we headed back out to the stand, but we moved it into a field that had not been hunted in many years.\u00a0 We hit pay dirt out there, as there were really fat sage rats running a muck all over the field.\u00a0 One by one we touch our guns off and down they fell.\u00a0 We even managed to get a few healthy sized jack rabbits down.\u00a0 I had never had so much fun and I have to say we are going to have to stock pile a ton more bullets for next year.\u00a0 We ended the day with another excellent meal prepared by Nikki, and then went for another soak in the hot springs.<\/p>\n

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One of many trophies for the day<\/p><\/div>\n

The accommodations and the company was truly top notch and we plan to make another trip there next year.\u00a0 If you ever want to experience some beautiful scenery, while thoroughly having fun, look up Predator Paradise<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"