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New style. A bit tricky to set, the neighbor that was nice enough to get me these broke his in the process. But, once a runway is found it appears to do the job: the yellow section is hidden when set, so I hoped it hadn't just tripped when I went out this morning Nope, not a false hit. And Breeze thought the catch would make a lovely morning snack: The damn things get a pass if they stay out of the fenced yard. But they ain't so smart. Can't risk having a dog catch a leg in hole when it's going 20 mph.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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Ha ha.
I texted the neighbor that pic of the dead one and said "Die Cong Gopher".
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Hell of a way to make a living
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[bleep] job but someone has to do it, right?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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The harmless squirrel.
LOL
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Gopher hawk. I bought one. Works really well. Told my neighbor about it and he bought three. Sometimes a little hard to find the tunnels in this sand, though
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The harmless squirrel.
LOL Yep, harmless when they eat their way into your attic!
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Gopher hawk. I bought one. Works really well. Told my neighbor about it and he bought three. Sometimes a little hard to find the tunnels in this sand, though Mostly clay here, and when they backfill a tunnel it's hard to tell the difference from the native soil too. It's like they pack it hard. Probably to keep me from running the hose down there again.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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I just set one this evening. The Gopher Hawk works great as long as you can find the tunnel like mentioned. My second preferred method is the sulphur flakes in the hole then the weed burner torch. Amazing how far you can see sulphur smoke traveling through those tunnels and coming up through the cracks in the ground!
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I just set one this evening. The Gopher Hawk works great as long as you can find the tunnel like mentioned. My second preferred method is the sulphur flakes in the hole then the weed burner torch. Amazing how far you can see sulphur smoke traveling through those tunnels and coming up through the cracks in the ground! Where do you source your sulfur flakes? I've used the gopher bombs, same principal. But they didn't work on this one during the spring. I'm guessing he was holed up with passages closed off. Not many cracks in this clay during the spring, so I didn't have the same pleasure as you in following the smoke.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Those poor dogs, having to live with a dumbass like that.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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Traps for us, we don't use anything the dogs might get into. We even have a high cupboard in the kitchen for our chocolate.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Well there's that.
Sheesh yeah u aint to Oracle yet?
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I use the Victor 0610 little galvanized job
JMHO- I'd advise putting a piece of chain or cable on any gopher trap, and staking it out just like a varmint trap unless you want some other worthless varmint to haul away trap gopher and all. BTDT
The local redtails do a good job on the gophers when the crows leave them alone
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I've used a lot of gopher traps over the years. The best I've found is the old fashioned box trap.
When I was a kid, my best friend's grandfather made his own trap. It was an old 410 shotgun with both stock and barrel sawed off and rigged on a stand, triggered by a cork on a rod that protruded down the hole. The gopher got face full of #6 from 1 foot away. It was recommended that you keep your dogs and kids well away from it.
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Are you taking about gophers or ground squirrels there Geno? Apparently it makes a difference
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We used to use Victor 3 ought traps.
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