High Plains FilmsA project of Big Sky Pictures, LLC
“A Classic.”
High Country News
“VARMINTS will have you rooting for the underdog.”
Matt Groening
“Opening with a scene that plays as if Walt Disney's VANISHING WILDERNESS was remade by the Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY), in which yahoos wearing 'Explode them Dogs' buttons use high-powered rifles to play pop goes the prairie dog, Hawes-Davis' VARMINTS explores the conflicting morass surrounding the endangered (or non-endangered), keystone species (or pest), better forage producing (or forage destroying) cuddly rodents known as prairie dogs. A thought provoking microcosmic look at a situation that will invite discussion on larger, more general, issues.”
Video Librarian
“It's hard to forget, or forgive, the prairie dog "recreational shooters" seen in VARMINTS, who sit at tables and take target practice on the rodents a quarter mile away. Doug Hawes-Davis, director of this informative and sometimes gory nature film, is ecumenical enough to include their commentary, along with that of ranchers and scientists, debating the role of the creatures, burrowing menaces to some and cuddly ecosystem cogs to others.”
The Oregonian