Gopher hunt goes wrong
- Thread starter samb
- Start date
- Location
- interior b.c.
He should have used a big vacuum then trucked them to B.C.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC
The torch wasn't registered,that's why he's in deep ####.............
IDIOT.
Never done it myself, but there are commercial services who will pipe down a slightly rich mixture of propane and oxygen for a certain amount of time, then ignite the mix from a distance. The flash and pressure spike supposedly collapse the critters' lungs and/or cause concussion damage to the brain and spinal cord.
Sounds like this guy just tossed a lit torch into the entrance of a hole, based on the wording of the story.
-M
Never done it myself, but there are commercial services who will pipe down a slightly rich mixture of propane and oxygen for a certain amount of time, then ignite the mix from a distance. The flash and pressure spike supposedly collapse the critters' lungs and/or cause concussion damage to the brain and spinal cord.
Sounds like this guy just tossed a lit torch into the entrance of a hole, based on the wording of the story.
-M
leveractionjunkie
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, BC
Lots of farmers do it, U can rent the gopher rig. U don't need a open flame, It works well and the kill is complete. This has become more popular since they changed the gopher poison used here. Remember these guy have to use the land to make a living, not a recreation shooting range. Just my .02 AJ
Donny Fenn1
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East Kootenays
the guy obviuosly needs some "help" and if i'm not mistaken he couldn't shoot in that area as it is a "no shooting/firearms discharge" area...
The sad part of it other than the obvious loss of property, is that the word "hunt" is used in conjunction with a newspaper title describing an act of stupidity.
Exactly. I suppose I'm fly hunting when I spray Raid in my house? ('Tis the season - and they seem to be back with a vengeance this year).
Soon as the fields dry up here in the spring the farmers will be competing to see who can burn each other out
Same here in Saskatchewan. Usually there are a couple of glorious fires that get away and cause at least major panic until someone gets a big tractor and disc fired up and arrives on the scene. It is an unwritten law for some farmers to burn every little pothole out. Can't have those damn chickadees sitting around!! With continuous cropping, stubble fields can run for miles, allowing a runaway fire to cover a lot of ground. The day will come when purposely lit fires will be a big no-no.
Same here in Saskatchewan. Usually there are a couple of glorious fires that get away and cause at least major panic until someone gets a big tractor and disc fired up and arrives on the scene. It is an unwritten law for some farmers to burn every little pothole out. Can't have those damn chickadees sitting around!! With continuous cropping, stubble fields can run for miles, allowing a runaway fire to cover a lot of ground. The day will come when purposely lit fires will be a big no-no.
