Hunting guides might be associated with adventurous quests for glorious big game animals such as elk, bears or moose — and not for those diminutive rodents, prairie dogs.

However, there’s a robust niche market for people willing to pay a guide to take them to where the prairie dog towns are the thickest so they can blast away.

Why Is Prairie Dog Shooting Popular?

Guided big game hunts are about seeking one trophy-sized animal.

Prairie dog hunting is about getting in as much shooting as possible. It’s not so much hunting in the traditional sense, as it is live target practice and varmint control.

Prairie dog shooters leave the carcasses where they fall, as they generally aren’t regarded as a game meat source.

There are some rare exceptions. South Dakota resident Gerald Jasmer told Cow

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