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tireater

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i went to water my hops at a friends farm and noticed a gopher ate the biggest shoot on his rhizome...
12" of climbing goodness was gone...He was no a happy camper...
Think Caddy Shack with homebrewing insted of golf...
 
i went to water my hops at a friends farm and noticed a gopher ate the biggest shoot on his rhizome...
12" of climbing goodness was gone...He was no a happy camper...
Think Caddy Shack with homebrewing insted of golf...

I was just thinking the same thing... time to bust out the Dynamite! ;)
 
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just sayin!
 
I too have always had gopher problems, and I have been at this address for 38 years. EVERYTHING I plant has to have a chicken-wire basket set into the hole, before the tree/vine/shrub veggie goes in. The DW, on the other hand, just sticks her flowers in the ground bare. The garden depts. at Lowes, HD & Target cheer whenever she shows up, since they know she is good for at least $30 worth of "gopher chow".
 
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just sayin!

I HAVE to get one of these ! What an opportunity! I'd open a gopher killer business ( Yep, I'd call it that and dare the PETA to call me out on it ) and have a fricking BLAST going to work each day (pardon the pun).

EDIT: Sorry, this was supposed to be for the Rodenator. I have an Oxy/Acetylene setup, and I think I can duplicate this. Now if I can just get that redneck neighbor kid to take my striker over to that little hole.... Two birds, one stone :)
 
$1,200 + ........

Umm, if you've had gophers, 1200 for just a little revenge, peace & sanity seems like a small price. I bet the little bastards get about $50 a year in my bulbs.

Hell, I'd be getting up early in the morning to start the day off right! :D

Talk about amassing friends - a homebrewer with a gopher-killing-explosion-gun !
 
We used seal bombs (M-80) a couple times...One person lights it and drops it in the hole...
The other person put a shovel over the hole and the first person stood on he shovel...Dangerous fun !
 

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