Holy Mackerel, have we a lot of gophers this year! We notice in the country that when there is a plethora of some creature, soon there is a corresponding plethora of a larger preying creature. Hence, the years we have been overrun with grasshoppers, we expect to see frogs, etc. later. I'm surprised there don't seem to be as many large birds of prey around as usual - maybe that's why the gopher binge - but maybe we'll have some later. Hmmm - what else eats gophers?
I was reading an article in the Maple Creek Advance Times the other day about rattlesnakes. A man from Burstall area has several rattlesnake dens on his property and he likes it. He says he never has the trouble with gophers that other farmers have. I personally think I would rather have the gophers.
