Animal terrorism is what the varmits have been doing to my yard for years.
So I called Inhofe's office and he authored a resolution to combat animal terrorism. I reported the resolution to the Comptroller and she procured a JGAS (Joint Gas Attack System).
A ribbon cutting ceremony on the auspicious occasion of my 49th birthday was immediately followed by a test and evaluation phase. I can now report that “animal terrorism” in my AOR is experiencing an explosive reduction in scope and effectiveness!
Seriously, I’ve been battling these little bastards nearly as long as we’ve been at war on terrorism. I think I finally have the upper hand!
My yard looked worse than that when I moved in, and I live in the middle of a couple thousand acres of gopher habitat.
I have tried, and done everything available on the internet to include some of the dumb things like bubble gum.
There is one thing out there that I have found that will stop them without damage to the lawn.
The explosive propane trick is incredible, but it sure takes a lot of filling in trenches.
I can't use chemicals, as my dogs can smell them in their tunnels, and do dig them out sometimes. We lost one dog when I tried Strychnine when it was legal.
This trap is similar to some that are sold in big box stores, but I can assure you it is the real deal. The similar traps in the box stores work rarely. Poor design.
I trap one or two a week as soon as they put up a mound. My yard (4 acres) is pretty much gopher free. The ones from the surrounding area will still come in, but I can control them.
http://www.traplineproducts.com/