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CountAllVotes

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17. Far NW Calif.

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:18 PM

Jan 29

About 120 miles from the Oregon border.
I don't know what kind of gophers they are but I've never been particularly worried about them as I never see them, so ?????

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Gophers galore! [View all] CountAllVotes Jan 24 OP

Seems it would be hard to kill all of them that way. DURHAM D Jan 24 #1

Plan is to sit in the yard for several hrs. CountAllVotes Jan 24 #4

Chase em away with Poison,,,,,,turn em up. multigraincracker Jan 24 #2

This guy be able to help Beachnutt Jan 24 #3

Is he located in Texas only? CountAllVotes Jan 24 #7

..Really? whathehell Jan 24 #5

I'm not fond of his plan either! CountAllVotes Jan 24 #6

more humane than the fool-yourself catch and release that too many think will work Kali Jan 24 #9

A gopher but not so neighbours friendly solution... FirefighterJo Jan 24 #8

Interesting CountAllVotes Jan 24 #14

Well, it takes some time. FirefighterJo Jan 24 #15

cats and coyotes will catch them Kali Jan 24 #10

I had three cats last year at this time CountAllVotes Jan 24 #11

they don't really hurt much, (unlike ground squirrels) but will kill garden plants Kali Jan 24 #12

Frankly, I never gave a damn CountAllVotes Jan 24 #13

Where are you, and what kind of gophers? Retrograde Jan 29 #16

Far NW Calif. CountAllVotes Jan 29 #17

Helpful video to identify mole or gopher. Emile Feb 5 #18