Will do, Angela. I would go tomorrow, but the weather here has been rain, rain and more rain. I know that when it rains here, it snows in Modoc county. When it snows, the little furry varmints go underground. But when they poke their heads out, then Mr. .22 goes to work. I started hunting up there in 1996, but haven't been there in five years. I know all the ranchers, since I ran the dental clinic and most of them were my patients. They were all such great people. They would do anything for you, and naturally I was given carte blanche permission to hunt their properties. I had a house rented year 'round for around $200/month, kept a cheap pickup parked there, and stayed for a week out of the month. I actually lived in a town of 800 called Cedarville, bordered on the west by the Warner Mountains. Lots of history there....very, very western. Cowboys, cattle and literally thousands of small moving targets. Cedarville is 8 miles from the Nevada border and around 30 miles south of the Oregon border.
Several acres were lost when a garlic seed company came into town, ripped up the fields for drip systems and destroyed countless squirrel dens. The ranchers loved it, but not the shooters.
They have a shindig in Cedarville each year at the end of March. Used to be called "Squirrel Wars," but the C of C changed the name to "Squirrel Days," or some such nonsense to appease PETA and the newspaper reporters who never seemed to get things straight.
The highway (299) is an absolutely fantastic road with a lot of twisties, roadside rivers, trees, etc., (from Redding to Alturas)... Unending turns that are perfect for a sports car or motorcycle. I'd take the Spyder up there to hunt, but the gear I need wouldn't fit inside, and old Spyder would look rather odd trying to plow over the alfalfa and squirrel mounds. Besides, the locals kind of give an evil eye to anyone who is not in an old Chevy pickup. They wave to everyone....if you have the "right" vehicle. I love that place.
