I used target HPs on prairie dogs when I lived in AZ. It was great fun reaching way out and exploding them. My buddy used Nosler ballistic tips. On a prairie dog, you've got essentially a 2.5-3.5" cylinder, usually upright. The under 200 yd ones, you take a head shot and it matters not- a gimme shot. Farther out, we'd go for body shots and a hollow pt, even a small point for target work, will explode just from the shock. PD's explode too. Ah the sound of a solid hit. Wind drift that far out was always half the fun. Spotter: "hold another body width to the left, he's still just looking around!" I thought the VLD would maybe help on that but they are so long and heavy. We went for light and fast/flat. Either way, Bergers are good stuff and good people.