Re: RC: gophers

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Dear Lynn
Sounds like something out of the script of Caddy Shack! (Chevy Chase and
Bill Murray--- priceless humor for all those with gopher problems!)
Bette

Lynn Kinsky wrote:
> 
> >In a message dated 03/15/2001 8:59:59 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> >scottj@cyberlynk.com writes:
> >Hi, Dede.
> >
> >Depends on how big your pasture is.  I've got ground squirrels here and my
> >method worked on my 5 acres, and now the cats keep them from coming back.
> >Try shoving regular road flares down the tunnels, or use the hose.  You have
> >to do it several times before they get discouraged and move on to greener
> >pastures.  I don't like poisons or traps either, but the cats catching them
> >just seem to be more "natural".  Less guilt for me, I guess.  I'm actually
> >more concerned about myself than the horses.  Broke my ankle by running full
> >tilt and stepping in a gopher hole.  : (  Good luck.
> >
> >Abigail Madden
> 
> If you are going to use road flares, make sure you know what else is in
> those tunnels.  Where I lived previously my neighbor and I shared a hill
> that was riddled with gophers.  Water didn't work -- to much natural
> drainage.  So the neighbor's kids got the bright idea of stuffing
> firecrackers down a hole and lighting the fuse.  They didn't even think
> about the possibility of methane from our septic tank drainages or that
> there were natural gas lines going to the houses through that area.  The
> gas lines were apparently tight because our houses stayed standing, but
> when their little bomb went off some flames and lots of organic debris came
> shooting out holes all over that hill!  Their dad, who was a fireman, was
> not amused -- but the local gopher population experienced a major set back.
> 
> Lynn Kinsky (Santa Ynez, CA)
> http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky
> 
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