Let me preface this by saying I have spent over 25 dollars on all manner of poisons/deterrents/smoke-out products trying to get rid of this pocket gopher in my yard. He has been destroying our beautiful lawn, pushing up 2-3 foot mounts of dirt all over the place. I'm afraid of walking out there because I may step on a spot where I could push through with my foot and hurt myself.
WOO HOO! Shot that pocket gopher in the front yard. Man, I have been trying to kill him for over a year now. I've been practicing with the pellet gun to make sure I can shoot accurately, and boy, I got him!
I got home from work last night to find a 2-foot mound of dirt in the front yard again. Well, as I'm walking into the house, I see him next tot he mound, pushing dirt! He saw me, and dove down into his hole. Well, I pulled out the pellet gun, and sat down on a chair in the front room. I sat with my rifle scope focused in on his little gopher hole for what seemed like an eternity. (Probably 20-30 minutes...) If he catches a glimpse of me, he always disappears for awhile before coming back up.
Well I went to get a bottle for the baby, and get the other two kids busy with some toys in the playroom. As I got back in the front room, there he was -- out of the hole again! I laid the baby down on the couch and got the pellet gun down again, aiming again for his hole. Well within 10-15 seconds, he popped back up again. He didn't even know what hit him! Pellet shot straight thru him, and I saw a puff of dirt kick up directly behind him. He flopped once, and was able to dive back into his hole.
I ran out there and stuck the hose in the hole in order to hopefully finish him/drown him out. I am just hoping there isn't a whole family of 'em under my yard, or else I'm in for a surprise...
WOO HOO! Shot that pocket gopher in the front yard. Man, I have been trying to kill him for over a year now. I've been practicing with the pellet gun to make sure I can shoot accurately, and boy, I got him!
I got home from work last night to find a 2-foot mound of dirt in the front yard again. Well, as I'm walking into the house, I see him next tot he mound, pushing dirt! He saw me, and dove down into his hole. Well, I pulled out the pellet gun, and sat down on a chair in the front room. I sat with my rifle scope focused in on his little gopher hole for what seemed like an eternity. (Probably 20-30 minutes...) If he catches a glimpse of me, he always disappears for awhile before coming back up.
Well I went to get a bottle for the baby, and get the other two kids busy with some toys in the playroom. As I got back in the front room, there he was -- out of the hole again! I laid the baby down on the couch and got the pellet gun down again, aiming again for his hole. Well within 10-15 seconds, he popped back up again. He didn't even know what hit him! Pellet shot straight thru him, and I saw a puff of dirt kick up directly behind him. He flopped once, and was able to dive back into his hole.
I ran out there and stuck the hose in the hole in order to hopefully finish him/drown him out. I am just hoping there isn't a whole family of 'em under my yard, or else I'm in for a surprise...
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