Shootin Gophers

[Bunion 2020]

Not for mere sport. Because the little fuckers are invading my yard. Anyone else?

[lax]

"Pay no attention to that bush, moving around over there by that tree, it's just a bush. Nothing to look twice at. Nothing to be alarmed about. This looks like it could be gravy. I smell varmint poontang, and the only good varmint poontang is dead varmint poontang. Freeze gopher!"

[Cono Este]

I have moles and i'd like to torture the little bastards.

[Viva]

Not for mere sport. Because the little fuckers are invading my yard. Anyone else?

By any chance are you using "gopher" as a metaphor for "Bart"?

[corn dog]

A friend tried flooding them, which didn't work so well, then gassing them with carbon monoxide, by running a tube from the car exhaust pipe into the gophers' front door. They'd blocked off the other exits they'd found in the flooding excercise. I think the gassing kept them at bay for a while.

[steve]

are 'dem gophers good eatin'?

[Cyber Cop]

A friend tried flooding them, which didn't work so well, then gassing them with carbon monoxide, by running a tube from the car exhaust pipe into the gophers' front door. They'd blocked off the other exits they'd found in the flooding excercise. I think the gassing kept them at bay for a while.

lol, did your friend star in the movie Caddy Shack?


I hear coyotes work well? and wolves.

[LIP]

I hear coyotes work well? and wolves.

Only if they're made from plastic explosives and placed in the gopher holes. Or you could try crossing some Kentucky Bluegrass w/ some northern California sinsemilla. Way easier to shoot 'em when they're stoned to the bejeezus!!!

[mrw]

I have moles and i'd like to torture the little bastards.

Milky Spore is your friend. The down side is it takes 2 years to kick in but it kills the larve that the moles seek.When I bought my beach house, I had so many moles I was tripping over them. A short term solution is that larve killer stuff from Scott's or some place like that.

[MT]

Not for mere sport. Because the little fuckers are invading my yard. Anyone else?

I would suggest a .325 WSM

[Bandogge]

Know anybody who works Terriers?

Might want to see if there are any Terrier folk around your way, or a hunting club you could get in touch with.

10 month old "Sailor" with her first gh.

[Cono Este]

That is sweet. Can a wiener dog do the job too?

[ColMan]

"License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior firepower and superior intelligence. And that's all she wrote."

[schindlerpiste]

Contry-Style Groundhog
1 groundhog
1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. sugar
NOTE:Clean and skin as soon as possible. Remove all sent glands. Cut off head, feet and tail. Cure in cool place by suspending from hook approximately 4 days. When ready to cook, lard according to recipe.

Dress groundhog as for rabbit, removing the small sacs in the back and under the forearm. Soak groundhog overnight in salted water to remove wild flavor. Combine flour, salt, pepper and sada; rub into groundhog pieces. Brown grounhog in hot oil in skillet; sprinkle with sugar. Reduce heat; add 1/2 cup water. Cover; simmer for about 30 minutes or until tender. Remove cover; cook for 10 minutes longer.

Ich liebe murmeltiergulasch!

The Muffin Man

[Bandogge]

Well, yes and no..

Daschunds (Weiner dogs) were originally bred to hunt Badger (In German, "dachs" means badger and "hund" means dog.), so indeed, many do have instinctual drive in this direction.

The problem is that Terrier work is not an easy occupation for the dogs involved, and, just like other disciplines, there are breeds that are specifically bred for said function. While a Daschund may be able to best a gh, Terriers also work Fox, Badger, Raccoon... And do this day in and day out.

As a result, most hunting Terriers are Paterdales (Fell Terriers), JRT's, Lakelands... Breeds that, at relatively high percentages, throw dogs with the tools and mindset to go to ground against an opponent bigger than themselves and come out on top.

Just as show-bred GSD's, as an example, do not usually compete succesfully at Sch., Police work, or serious protection dogs, Hunting Terriers are specialist animals which may share physical similarities with the "show" or "pet" crowd, but are vastly different in ability, desire...

8 pounds of JRT on 10 pounds of gh.

[Cono Este]

That is nasty.

I am embarresed to say that we have a wiener dog in my house. Not mine, it belongs to my wife. I had two retrievers, now just one.

But this little bastard that lounges around my house can be a mean bastard. If I let him out, he runs for the rabbit holes and jams himslef in there. i have to pull him out by the tail.

i need to find a gopher and put the two in a cage. see what happens.

edit. i might need a back up wiener dog. my sister in law has two. this could work out great.

[Cono Este]

I have to try this! I dont believe it!

[Bandogge]

Here's a couple more for 'ya.