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BajaBlanca
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gophers in the garden
we have just had our first sign ever of gophers around the yard but they haven't found my garden yet......how do I prevent them from eating all my
plants ?????
thanks for any tips !
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Russ
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pellet gun
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Osprey
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Tuza trap at your local feed store.
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mcfez
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We have them here at the farm...............the way we rid em is to put the water hose down the tunnel and leave the flow going til the water backs
out of the tunnel opening.
These tunnels can run 30 - 40 feet!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Bob H
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Lot's of good info here....
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-trap-a-gopher/
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Bajatripper
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They have gophers in Baja? Must be up around the border, they'd get dehydrated and mummified in their tunnels down in these parts.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Bob H
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Small video clip....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPpqhG3tYbI
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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durrelllrobert
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Are you sure that they are not moles? Moles don't eat plants; just bugs. Big hills = gophers
Bob Durrell
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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A friend had them undercutting the pavement at his machine shop. I used acetylene, 5X heavier than air. Worked like a charm. In Michoacan, we have
Mexican whip snakes. Fast, aggressive, and with a high metabolism. No problems with gophers. Way out in the country campesinos used to dig out old
rattlesnake dens, bag the dirt and spread some around gopher holes. Adios...
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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thebajarunner
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The first year we moved into our place here in the foothills outside of Oakdale I trapped 200 gophers on our three acres..... Whew, no
exaggeration....
The traps are the only way to go.
But, the advice given shows only wire traps.
You need at least two kinds of traps, cuz some gophers figure out how to avoid one type...
The other trap is a 'box type' trap, hard to find the old wooden ones, but Orchard and Lowes sell a plastic box that is good.
The other secret, make sure that the end of the hole is sufficiently covered with dirt or a large board so that no light gets in- if they see light
they will push dirt to cover it.
Hose down the hole- well, that sure makes you feel good, once in a great while it works, but it does a lot more underground erosion damage than any
occasional benefit of a catch.
If you have a dog be sure to secure the trap area- my Lab races me to check the trap and she is an expert at digging em up and eating them whole- naw,
not the trap, the gopher.
Final tip..... I have an owl house on a 20 foot pole out back. An owl will eat 3 to 5 critters, mostly mice and gophers, per night. Right now we
have a pair, plus three little owlets.... which means every night at least a dozen critters are being consumed around our area.
Hope this helps- and put away the hose!!
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baitcast
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How not to attack gophers 101
After trying many things that were guaranteed to rid me of a colony that had taken over a slight slope between my place and the lake I was
ready to try anything.
My try at the water attack nearly washed away the side hill after pumping in hundreds of gallons in one hole and having hundreds of
gallons coming out of many holes
What next?........Gasoline yes why not,got a couple of gallon cans and started pouring away the fumes should get them any time now,but
nothing was happening by now I had put one can down the hole what now? a brain cramp was being to form as I pulled out a match
Picture this I'm standing over the hole as I dropped the match in,an explosion took place,a fire ball comes out of there and burns
everything in sight,eyebrows eyelashes,instant sun tanned face
Nature took care of things a few days later when a huge King snake set up shop on the slope,problem solved.
Never ever use gas
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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bajaguy
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Mood: must be 5 O'clock somewhere in Baja
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Gopher Blaster
http://www.rodentblaster.com/
Cool videos.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrGnW0KLFZk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYTLm5bLfqw
Shades of Caddyshack!!!
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I just trapped 3 gophers last week with the black box. I got it at home depot. I was using gas bombs and poison for 9 months prior trying to get
them. I bought the black box and 2 days later no mas gophers! 
http://www.victorpest.com/store/mole-and-gopher-control/0625
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Brian L
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Black Box has beaten all other remedies I tried, I highly recommend it!
Brian
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BajaBlanca
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WHO CAN BRING ME 3 BLACK BOXES URGENTLY ?????????????
In exchange for lunch or one night at our B&B or you name it.......
three boxes might be overkill, I would be happy with one or two, if you think it will do the job. I found the first hole last week. The second one
yesterday. It'd be nice to get rid of them before they take over .... other nieghbors had mentioned having problems but we have never seen them here
in the 6 years we've been here.
[Edited on 5-24-2012 by BajaBlanca]
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DENNIS
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I think all agriculture districts will have a poison store for the farmers...insecticides, etc.
There's one here in Maneadero called "Quimical" and I buy these large tablets in an aluminum cigar tube called "Aluminum Phosphide." Toss a tablet
into the hole, cover the opening with dirt and wet the soil over the tablet.
It's just like sending the little critter to the gas chamber.
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mrfatboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I think all agriculture districts will have a poison store for the farmers...insecticides, etc.
There's one here in Maneadero called "Quimical" and I buy these large tablets in an aluminum cigar tube called "Aluminum Phosphide." Toss a tablet
into the hole, cover the opening with dirt and wet the soil over the tablet.
It's just like sending the little critter to the gas chamber. |
Yes, I hear you can get some very deadly stuff down in mexico that you can't get in California.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
Yes, I hear you can get some very deadly stuff down in mexico that you can't get in California. |
Paraquat is one of my personal faves. When I just walk outside and mention the word, weeds start to die. 
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Bajamatic
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I have crazy gophers in the desert. Traps are the only thing. The water theory only changed the small gopher holes into gopher highways. traps -
instant gratification. I like the king snake idea though.
yuletide
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backninedan
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The movie "Caddy Shack" shows several fool proof ways for getting rid of gophers.
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