I believe it was. Pink mist! Do you remember an anti-hunting TV program from fifty five or so years ago called “Say Goodby” about hunting.
It showed the vaporizing of prairie dogs using a 30-30 rifle.
No, I don’t think so. Must have been hard to get within 2 feet of a prairie dog, though. Actually, i remember stopping at a few prairie dog towns while traveling. You can get pretty close, If you’re feeding them. i do remember “Bless the Beasts and Cbildren.”