the great gopher war of the summer of 18'

[quercus alba]

Here at our new location, the gophers are destroying my yard and my mower blades. Then they started getting into my wife's flowers and the General ordered me to launch an all out assault.

I started out putting out poisoned peanuts. Apparently that's an aphrodisiac as even more appeared.

I tried the poison gas bombs. They'd seal off the tunnel and push up three more mounds out of spite.

I upped the ante, I bought two Victor scissor traps. It was blood and guts time, no more Mr Nice Guy. They buried them and pushed up even more mounds.

I bought a trap to use bait to lure them into it. They packed it full of dirt and pushed up even more mounds with pictures of gopher faces drawn on them with their little tongues sticking out.

I was in dire straits, I had considered opening a tunnel and sitting over it all night with a light and a baseball bat. I had once last tactic to try, I opened a tunnel and took a little garden trowel and dug back about 8-10 inches widening the tunnel and pushing the trap back to where the tunnel narrowed. Now he'd have to crawl over the trap to get to the opening to fill it in.

Bingo. The last three sets have produced a dead rodent. The tide of battle has turned.

Man, I just thought catching a coon in a Blake and Lamb jump trap was hard

[DeputyDog]

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[Thumper]

Piece of cake .... get a CAT!!

[Chicken Dinner]

Piece of cake .... get a CAT!!

A mole maybe, but my money would be on a gopher over a cat.


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[Thumper]

I’ll rent Duke out. He’ll have that yard cleared out in no time flat. That dude will kick a possum’s ass! They’re just big rats to him.

[quercus alba]

Got two dogs that don't like cats. Personally, I prefer gophers over cats although cats are easier to get rid of, just shoot them off the top of the car

[Thumper]

Once Duke got there, those dogs would be begging for mercy!

[BarryBobPosthole]

Is this gonna turn into a pussy measuring contest?

BKb

[Bwana]

Sounds like you got yourself a nasty pocket gopher infestation. Those buggers can be a HUGE pain in the butt.

Good luck and may the Force be with you!

[Thumper]

Is this gonna turn into a pussy measuring contest? BKb

My pussy's bigger'n your pussy.

NO WAIT!!!!

[quercus alba]

The war rages on but the forces of good has launched a new offensive.The traps I have been using are cheap made and the trigger is so stiff that a gopher needs a sixteen lb sledge to trip them. I did my research and bought a couple of Cinch Traps. I've caught 4 since last night.

If you have a gopher problem then I strongly suggest a Cinch Trap. Maybe I can have some grass next year