Crazy gophers

TimMiller · Oct 23, 2009

Any idea on how to get rid of gophers? I have heard of putting chewing gum down in the holes, along with taking a water hose and sticking it down the hole and shoot whatever comes out.

lucas boy · Oct 23, 2009

i got one to come out by throwing some moth balls in the holes.

Uncle Ernie · Oct 23, 2009

I have had real good luck getting them to go and stay away.
I bought a small windmill out of the back of a farm magazine that is made to drive them away. It has a BB inside that rattles the slightest bit . It must drive them crazy as they DO leave and stay away. I am not a big fan of such gadgets but my wife saw it and got the first one. Danged if it doesn't Work!! I bought a second one for a different area and it works too!
Good products!

Anonymous-0 · Oct 23, 2009

Water and a good dog.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 23, 2009

We used to shoot them with .22's . Fun afternoon shooting gophers, some places even paid for dead ones . My dad and uncles were a bit more extreme . They'd put 1/4 stick of dynomite by some holes and wait till gopher appeared , then quick shot with .22 would set the charge off ! Fun yes,,,overkill ,,yes ! Those were the days ! lol

S.Crum · Oct 23, 2009

We had the gophers of the northeast, Woodchucks. They were handy for keeping the .300 Savages,.308 Winchesters and 30-40 Kraigs sighted in. Later we had 2 dobermans "the sisters" (they were sisters). They didn't need to be told to go hunting. Dad would "trade" them a soup bone each when they brought him a fresh kill. Even the neighbor's fields were chuck free.

jwal10 · Oct 23, 2009

1/4 cup powdered sulpher in the hole and a propane blow torch for 1 minute. hard on any plants nearby and watch for fire with dry grass. I use it during the late fall and spring....James

KSTractor · Oct 23, 2009

check the web sight for "rodenator"

Gun guru · Oct 23, 2009

Get a .22 rifle and blast away.

Charles (in GA) · Oct 23, 2009

http://www.amazon.com/Chaser-Windmill-Covers-100ft-Diameter/dp/B0000AXDTQ

From looking at the reviews, its about half and half, either the windmills work and run off burrowing rodents, or they don't.

Might read this...............

http://strongasanoxandnearlyassmart.blogspot.com/2006/07/gopher-capital-of-world.html

Charles

glennster · Oct 23, 2009

i use poison peanuts or mole-nots. ace hardware sells mole nots , the are in kind of an upside down ice cream cone shaped container, put a teaspoon full way down in the gopher hole, works good.

TimMiller · Oct 23, 2009

I really like the rodenator thats cool. Just the price is pretty steep

. I think i will give the water and 22 a try. Maybe fire off a bunch of the 12 awg dove shot i have too.

fixerupper · Oct 23, 2009

Plain old poison corn, if you can get it anymore. If not that, poison peanuts.

I had a gopher infestation this summer and I started out with pouring water down the holes and letting the dog have fun catching them. Then they really got thick so I dug out an old box of poison corn that must be fifty years old, threw some down every hole I could find, and the gophers disappeared. I walked past one of the holes a couple of days later and there was a dead smell around it. Jim

Anonymous-0 · Oct 24, 2009

Might get a few clues from "Caddyshack"

patiolant · Oct 24, 2009

http://www.gophinator.com/

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