gophers

eddiemunozep · 11-21-2013, 09:43 AM

Besides traps and poison (flooding is out) what can be done to get rid of those varmits??

Abnshrek · 11-21-2013, 10:06 AM

Takes patience, but effective method.. :^)

eddiemunozep · 11-21-2013, 10:30 AM

Waiting to get a job to buy a rifle with a scope. Getting my son in laws 12 gauge and a box of bird shot this weekend for the rabbits!

Abnshrek · 11-21-2013, 10:40 AM

Nothing wrong w/ a lil bait and one of these.. :^)

sunfish · 11-21-2013, 10:47 AM

Feed them beans

eddiemunozep · 11-21-2013, 10:52 AM

Dry or cooked beans?

Your not joking are you?

dana mastro · 11-21-2013, 10:57 AM

put a hose and stick it in the hole and connect it to your cars exhaust pipe did this in Montana it really is the best way carbon monoxide kills everything!

just rev that engine for a while. hence most will die inside the holes but if they do come out you can watch them have seizures
note: this is not a family event you should not have kids watching its kind of traumatic the way they scream :S

dana mastro · 11-21-2013, 11:00 AM

and for a friendly way Plant a gopher spurge. This is a plant that gophers seem to dislike. Plant several in your gopher infested areas.

eddiemunozep · 11-21-2013, 11:00 AM

Going to try the beans and the carbon monoxide.

Maybe they will explode!

crazy banana · 11-21-2013, 02:41 PM

It is not any kind of beans, it is castor beans.
Be careful with having pets around. The castor beans have to be buried very deep in the gopher tunnel and make sure that they cannot be pushed out to above ground.
Personally, I cannot use this method with having dogs, cats and chickens around.

Greg Jordan · 11-21-2013, 07:15 PM

I've heard that Juice Fruit gum in the tunnels can be effective.

bananimal · 11-22-2013, 12:19 AM

Put TOMCAT jelly worms in the tunnels. They are designed for gophers and moles, voles. Any Lowes or HD. I haven't seen a tunnel all year this year.

Magilla Gorilla · 11-22-2013, 02:15 AM

I tried all that in Santa Barbara. For me trapping was very easy but the are rodents and screw like hell. Solution, move to Hawaii. We don't have gophers. No I just need to deal with the mongoose.

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11-21-2013, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
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11-21-2013, 11:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
dana mastro Banned Location: moscow idaho Find me on the map! Zone: 6 - 7 Name: banna Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 124 BananaBucks : 44,736 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 82 Times in 53 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 18 Times	Re: gophers and for a friendly way Plant a gopher spurge. This is a plant that gophers seem to dislike. Plant several in your gopher infested areas.

11-21-2013, 11:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
eddiemunozep Eddie M Location: Lake Elsinore, California Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Eddie M Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 276 BananaBucks : 79,713 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 324 Times Was Thanked 204 Times in 97 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: gophers Going to try the beans and the carbon monoxide. Maybe they will explode!

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crazy banana Location: San Diego Find me on the map! Zone: 9-11 Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,641 BananaBucks : 2,358 Feedback: 73 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,026 Times Was Thanked 2,964 Times in 1,116 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,000 Times	Re: gophers It is not any kind of beans, it is castor beans. Be careful with having pets around. The castor beans have to be buried very deep in the gopher tunnel and make sure that they cannot be pushed out to above ground. Personally, I cannot use this method with having dogs, cats and chickens around.

11-21-2013, 07:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Greg Jordan Push the limit in Colo. Location: Longmont CO. USA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Greg Jordan Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 16 BananaBucks : 5,900 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 25 Times Was Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 12 Times	Re: gophers I've heard that Juice Fruit gum in the tunnels can be effective.

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bananimal Member bananimal's Photo Gallery Location: Port St Lucie, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Dan Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,512 BananaBucks : 730,842 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,688 Times Was Thanked 4,979 Times in 1,509 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: gophers Put TOMCAT jelly worms in the tunnels. They are designed for gophers and moles, voles. Any Lowes or HD. I haven't seen a tunnel all year this year.

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Magilla Gorilla Magilla Gorilla's Photo Gallery Location: Holualoa, HI Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Andrew Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 727 BananaBucks : 290,577 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 612 Times Was Thanked 1,183 Times in 357 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 79 Times	Re: gophers I tried all that in Santa Barbara. For me trapping was very easy but the are rodents and screw like hell. Solution, move to Hawaii. We don't have gophers. No I just need to deal with the mongoose. __________________ Andrew

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