anybody dealing with gophers?

found a dead, eviscerated gopher next to a plant this morning - I think the neighbor's cat killed it then dragged it into the garden. that's what I hope anyway, and that it wasn't killed in the garden - I don't see any gopher holes inside the fenced area... anybody dealing with these guys? all of a sudden I wish I was in large containers instead of the ground... shoulda lined them holes with something!

Haven't had a problem personally - but know a guy with a really bad gopher problem. He did line his holes, but the gophers found a way to get through a few of them. What he ended up doing (and has now done this for several years) was placing bamboo poles around the perimeter of his garden (every 5 feet or so). On each pole, he attaches a pinwheel. Literally the cheap kind you might see kids carrying around. When the wind kicks up, the pinwheels go crazy - which apparently vibrates the bamboo poles just enough to create a bit of ground vibration, which apparently keeps the gophers away. I can't vouch for it personally, but he swears by it. And he loves to brag that the entire setup cost him less than $20. Hope that's the only gopher you see this year! Good luck!

I love this answer. a solution that makes the garden even more fun to be in!

word to the wise. "if you kill all the golfers they will lock you up and throw away the key" Cinderella story.. hes going to use about a nine iron

I personally use chicken wire and a shot gun lol

Jack Russel Terrier! What gophers?

Haha myne won't go after anything other than snakes lol and he just throws them up in the air and shit its hilarious but he's like 17 now and only has I think 8 teeth left but he's still a cool ass dog lol