I think that after approximately six weeks of fighting a lone gopher in our backyard, Mister was beginning to resemble Chevy Chase in “Caddyshack.” However, Mister has finally conquered the varmint! Almost daily, I would look out our north or east facing windows, to see Mister hauling a cart with two large canisters, that when both were pumped into the gopher tunnel, would then explode. Before that, it was poison, water, traps (apparently too small for this beast), and even a gun. This gopher was apparently made out of steel and was indestructible. Well, not today. Mister bought a super size, serious gopher trap and it worked! Finally!
This awesome dirt section in our backyard? Yeah, that’s a combo of the work of the gopher and of Mister blasting the tunnel system to break the lease of this critter. Talk about a professional squatter! Argh. (Ooh! Totally random, but today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day!) And here’s the rodent of destruction, below.
Gotta say, Mister has a lighter bounce in his step this evening. Now that the battle is over, Mister can sprinkle grass seed and close that chapter of rodent warfare!
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