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What to do with shot gophers
Hey all! I came across a farmland area with plenty of gophers. I’ve never hunted them before, and I want to start doing that, but to my understanding, hunted games cannot be wasted (must be cooked? Is my understanding). Does that apply to gophers as well? If so, what recipes do you all follow? Or, are you allowed to leave them in the field because they are pests? TIA!!
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03-31-2023, 08:42 PM
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Any chicken recipe will work.
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03-31-2023, 08:43 PM
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donate them to the
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03-31-2023, 08:55 PM
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You consider gophers a game animal ?? What gun are you hunting them with ? Have you told the farmer your stance on gophers as a game animal ?
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03-31-2023, 08:56 PM
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Good in a stew.
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03-31-2023, 08:57 PM
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Taxidermy
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03-31-2023, 09:03 PM
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Thinly sliced with a bit of wasabi. Mmmmm mmmm. Prairie sashimi. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Don't forget the Chardonnay.
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03-31-2023, 09:11 PM
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Don't let them BS you!
Gophers make an excellent sub for squirrel in squirrel head stew!!! Every Okie n Texan on this forum will back me up eh!
Go Get em!
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03-31-2023, 09:13 PM
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Pests, on private land just shoot them and let nature absorb them. Pretty sure the same goes for Crown land.
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03-31-2023, 09:23 PM
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The recipes are endless. Anything you can do with chicken you can do with gopher. Just make sure to stay away from the scent glands on the back legs with your knife, especially if they are in the rut.
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03-31-2023, 09:29 PM
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They are really ground squirrels, so use a squirrel recipe.
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The regs also say you can't waste the hide of a fur bearing animal, so make sure you skin them all, and have them tanned.
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03-31-2023, 09:40 PM
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The regs also say you can't waste the hide of a fur bearing animal, so make sure you skin them all, and have them tanned.
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Tanned with the hair on and turned inside out they are very nice and warm in the winter.
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03-31-2023, 09:45 PM
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Cook them
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03-31-2023, 09:46 PM
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Any chicken recipe will work.
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03-31-2023, 10:00 PM
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gopher on a stik over an open fire...garlic to taste... jerky???
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only one way to clean em
I use the gutless method myself for cleaning them, takes a little longer but the backstraps are to die for!
Just ask the crows & Magpies
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03-31-2023, 11:22 PM
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try it with the Costco butter chicken sauce . add a bit of paprika and coconut milk .
serve over noodles or rice.
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03-31-2023, 11:39 PM
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One of those threads, haha.
Just leave them where you shoot them, OP. They aren’t game animals.
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One of those threads, haha.
Just leave them where you shoot them, OP. They aren’t game animals.
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Was thinking the same thing. These clowns are going to have the poor OP saving every gopher he shoots. Poor guy haha.
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Originally Posted by ey212
Hey all! I came across a farmland area with plenty of gophers. I’ve never hunted them before, and I want to start doing that, but to my understanding, hunted games cannot be wasted (must be cooked? Is my understanding). Does that apply to gophers as well? If so, what recipes do you all follow? Or, are you allowed to leave them in the field because they are pests? TIA!!
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Bro, cmon bro...
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Collect them all and freeze them, then use them in your bear bait barrel 
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Poor fellow...walked right into the lion's den...
But you did get an answer or two, so that is good.... 
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04-01-2023, 09:53 AM
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Someone is on the ball! Made my Saturday morning.
I shoot them with centrefire rifles. I for one am not going to pick up the pieces all over the place. I will eat a salad!
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04-01-2023, 10:23 AM
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Someone is on the ball! Made my Saturday morning.
I shoot them with centrefire rifles. I for one am not going to pick up the pieces all over the place. I will eat a salad!
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Your wasting a lot of prime meat.
The way I see it is post a serious question get a serious answer. Post a ridiculous question expect ridiculous answers.
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04-01-2023, 10:46 AM
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Just like grouse hunting keep it to head shots only. Lots of fantastic rotisserie possibilities.......... I just can't......
Leave them where they die and it will all work out.
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04-01-2023, 10:53 AM
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I only save them on April 1st,of course its up to the individual.
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04-01-2023, 10:54 AM
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I use the gutless method myself for cleaning them, takes a little longer but the backstraps are to die for!
Just ask the crows & Magpies
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Yeah, gutless method performed by the old 30-06...... Pew Pew....
J.
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Umm April 1st?
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