Forum The Longship Getting Rid Of Gophers

Getting Rid Of Gophers

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2XBQbS0ACm4&feature=youtu.be
Instructions were simple enough:

Run a gas hose from your BBQ propane tank into the gopher hole. Let-off a “little bit” of gas into the hole. Propane is heavier than air and will settle into the low spots below ground.

Ignite from a distance . .

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That looked like good clean American type fun, didn't it? Too bad he didn't save it for the barbecue with the in laws!

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I have a neighbor who is a retired fireman.  He got rid of my gophers by lighting a road flare; sticking it down the hole and sealing the hole in my yard.  Worked like a charm.

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#3 · Aug 5, 8:29 PM
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@"VikingOracle" said: I have a neighbor who is a retired fireman.  He got rid of my gophers by lighting a road flare; sticking it down the hole and sealing the hole in my yard.  Worked like a charm.
just make sure the flare isnt close to pvc sprinkler pipe. Made that mistake once.  (burned through one of the supply lines to the manifold-antisiphon valves)

PITA

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#4 · Aug 6, 12:04 AM
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on the bright side, the guy wont have to dig for his “in ground” jacuzzi

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#5 · Aug 6, 12:06 AM
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Like a real life Carl Spackler.

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#6 · Aug 6, 5:49 AM
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A real DIYer. 

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Interesting. Been looking for a less back-breaking way to rototill the garden. 

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