RC Gopher Snake

[Bret Cahill]

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.

It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.

A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.


Bret Cahill

 

[Adam Funk]

On 2013-12-06, Bret Cahill wrote:

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.

It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.

A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.

Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?
;-)


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[Bret Cahill]

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.



It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.



A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.





Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?

;-)

A noose equipped model that has the capability of dragging the rodent live out of his hole by his rear led would fetch up to $69.95. A little free publicity from PETA and you could make several hundred thousand $ before the knock offs appeared.


Bret Cahill

 

[defaullt]

On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 10:41:31 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill
<bret.e.cahill@gmail.com> wrote:

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.



It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.



A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.





Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?

;-)

A noose equipped model that has the capability of dragging the rodent live out of his hole by his rear led would fetch up to $69.95. A little free publicity from PETA and you could make several hundred thousand $ before the knock offs appeared.

No. You'd be in court trying to protect a patent while Chinese knock
offs appeared on every street corner (assuming what you had was the
least bit profitable).

Capitalism without limits. Ain't it grand?

But then there are easier, less expensive ways, to deal with moles,
gophers, voles, and the like.

 

[Bret Cahill]

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.







It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.







A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.











Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?



;-)



A noose equipped model that has the capability of dragging the rodent live out of his hole by his rear led would fetch up to $69.95. A little free publicity from PETA and you could make several hundred thousand $ before the knock offs appeared.



No. You'd be in court trying to protect a patent while Chinese knock

offs appeared on every street corner (assuming what you had was the

least bit profitable).



Capitalism without limits. Ain't it grand?



But then there are easier, less expensive ways, to deal with moles,

gophers, voles, and the like.

Nothing this fun, however.


Bret Cahill

 

[Bob Masta]

On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 10:41:31 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill
<bret.e.cahill@gmail.com> wrote:

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.



It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.



A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.





Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?

;-)

A noose equipped model that has the capability of dragging the rodent live out of his hole by his rear led would fetch up to $69.95. A little free publicity from PETA and you could make several hundred thousand $ before the knock offs appeared.

What would you do with a live gopher, that would still keep
PETA happy?

I used to have a neighbor who live-trapped chipmunks and
skunks in his yard. Then he'd release them at a park "out
in the country". What he didn't realize is that, basically,
all habitats are pretty much at their carrying capacity
already, due to normal reproduction, competition, predation,
etc. Adding yet-another critter may have salved his
conscience because he didn't kill it directly, but you can
be sure that it didn't live a long and peaceful life "out
where it belonged".

By the same token, removing one critter from your property
just adds an opening for one more of its siblings or
offspring to survive. Just a never-ending trap cycle unless
you do something to make your property less attractive to
them in the first place.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

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[Bret Cahill]

One thing everyone would like for Christmas is a remote control gopher hole invader, a high torque low speed cylindrical vehicle with traction belts on all sides.







It would be tons of fun to photograph down hole the expression on a gopher's face.







A smaller pocket gopher model would really sell too.











Let me guess, you watched _Caddyshack_ recently?



;-)



A noose equipped model that has the capability of dragging the rodent live out of his hole by his rear led would fetch up to $69.95. A little free publicity from PETA and you could make several hundred thousand $ before the knock offs appeared.



What would you do with a live gopher, that would still keep

PETA happy?

Feed it some carrots and other roots and then let it go.

This isn't a pro or anti-gopher endeavor. Just some fun.

How far down a gopher hole can you get a 50 MHz signal?


Bret Cahill

I used to have a neighbor who live-trapped chipmunks and

skunks in his yard. Then he'd release them at a park "out

in the country". What he didn't realize is that, basically,

all habitats are pretty much at their carrying capacity

already, due to normal reproduction, competition, predation,

etc. Adding yet-another critter may have salved his

conscience because he didn't kill it directly, but you can

be sure that it didn't live a long and peaceful life "out

where it belonged".



By the same token, removing one critter from your property

just adds an opening for one more of its siblings or

offspring to survive. Just a never-ending trap cycle unless

you do something to make your property less attractive to

them in the first place.

The local farmers use poison bait.

Best regards,

Bob Masta



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[Adam Funk]

On 2013-12-07, Bob Masta wrote:

I used to have a neighbor who live-trapped chipmunks and
skunks in his yard. Then he'd release them at a park "out
in the country".

How do you safely trap & transport a skunk? I know someone who traps
squirrels & transports them out of town, but he brings the trap in at
sunset because he does *not* want to have to deal with a trapped
skunk.


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[Tom Biasi]

On 12/7/2013 3:10 PM, Bret Cahill wrote:

How far down a gopher hole can you get a 50 MHz signal?


Bret Cahill

My guess is not very far you are better off with a wire.
Do you know what kind of power and traction you would need to pull a
gopher out of a hole?

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:24:19 -0500, Tom Biasi <tombiasi@optonline.net>
wrote:

On 12/7/2013 3:10 PM, Bret Cahill wrote:


How far down a gopher hole can you get a 50 MHz signal?


Bret Cahill


My guess is not very far you are better off with a wire.
Do you know what kind of power and traction you would need to pull a
gopher out of a hole?

My Burmese cat simply sat at the hole and waited patiently... for
hours, sometimes... then swat with the claws extended ;-)

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On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:59:30 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:24:19 -0500, Tom Biasi <tombiasi@optonline.net
wrote:

On 12/7/2013 3:10 PM, Bret Cahill wrote:


How far down a gopher hole can you get a 50 MHz signal?


Bret Cahill


My guess is not very far you are better off with a wire.
Do you know what kind of power and traction you would need to pull a
gopher out of a hole?

My Burmese cat simply sat at the hole and waited patiently... for
hours, sometimes... then swat with the claws extended ;-)

...Jim Thompson

When I was a kid we had a cat that was hell on gophers. Same behavoir
as your Burmese. One day he was sniffing at a gopher hole and was
totally intent on whatever was coming close. He was doing that thing
that cats do just before they pounce, tensing the legs alternately. I
crawled up to him and was ignored. So I touched his belly lightly and
he took off straight up like he was launched. It was hilarious.
Eric

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[ABLE1]

Do you know what kind of power and traction you would need to pull a
gopher out of a hole?

My Burmese cat simply sat at the hole and waited patiently... for
hours, sometimes... then swat with the claws extended ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Not sure about gophers but moles and voles but I understand that they like
the taste of Juicy Fruit Gum. You poke a hole in the mound run, roll up
about a third of a stick and drop it in. The critter comes by and eats the
gum, they might think it is a grub which is their favorite food. Except it
blocks up their digestive system (can't shit) and they die. No need to bury
the little sucker since he is already buried. Just flatten the mound run
and go on with life.

Don't know if it really works as said above but my mole/vole runs have been
reduced quite a bit over the years. The alternative is get rid of the
Japanese Beetles which start out as grubs. BTW grubs are the food of moles
and voles.

Les

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

defaullt wrote:

But then there are easier, less expensive ways, to deal with moles,
gophers, voles, and the like.

As long as you get them before they run for office on a Democrat
ticket.


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[Michael A. Terrell]

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:24:19 -0500, Tom Biasi <tombiasi@optonline.net
wrote:

On 12/7/2013 3:10 PM, Bret Cahill wrote:


How far down a gopher hole can you get a 50 MHz signal?


Bret Cahill


My guess is not very far you are better off with a wire.
Do you know what kind of power and traction you would need to pull a
gopher out of a hole?

My Burmese cat simply sat at the hole and waited patiently... for
hours, sometimes... then swat with the claws extended ;-)

How long would it wait for a chance to slice a troll wide open? ;-)


Have you seen one of these?

<http://www.winerackbraflask.com/?gclid=COnfyqmxnbsCFTNp7AodHzUA-A>


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[Bob Masta]

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:04:24 +0000, Adam Funk
<a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:

On 2013-12-07, Bob Masta wrote:

I used to have a neighbor who live-trapped chipmunks and
skunks in his yard. Then he'd release them at a park "out
in the country".

How do you safely trap & transport a skunk? I know someone who traps
squirrels & transports them out of town, but he brings the trap in at
sunset because he does *not* want to have to deal with a trapped
skunk.

Turns out to be not as bad as it sounds. The trap cage has
a ceiling that is too low for the skunk to lift its tail, so
it can't spray. When releasing it, my neighbor would open
the door and then get out of range until the skunk walked
away.

But one time, on the way to the park with the trap and skunk
in the back of his staion wagon, he took a turn a bit too
fast. The trap rolled over on its side, which I imagine
rather annoyed the skunk. Since the trap was wider than it
was tall, once it was tipped over the occupant now had
plenty of room to raise its tail. Mayhem ensued, and an
exciting time was apparently had by all. <g>

Best regards,


Bob Masta

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[Adam Funk]

On 2013-12-08, Bob Masta wrote:

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:04:24 +0000, Adam Funk
a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:

How do you safely trap & transport a skunk? I know someone who traps
squirrels & transports them out of town, but he brings the trap in at
sunset because he does *not* want to have to deal with a trapped
skunk.

Turns out to be not as bad as it sounds. The trap cage has
a ceiling that is too low for the skunk to lift its tail, so
it can't spray. When releasing it, my neighbor would open
the door and then get out of range until the skunk walked
away.

Sounds like a bit of a risk of...

But one time, on the way to the park with the trap and skunk
in the back of his staion wagon, he took a turn a bit too
fast. The trap rolled over on its side, which I imagine
rather annoyed the skunk. Since the trap was wider than it
was tall, once it was tipped over the occupant now had
plenty of room to raise its tail. Mayhem ensued, and an
exciting time was apparently had by all. <g

....yes, that. Supposedly, one of my late relatives, when he was a
kid, heard that a skunk can't spray if you hold its tail up so that it
can't press down on the ground with its back legs. He tried to test
this, but gave up before reaching a conclusion.


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