gophers yet?

marlin1 · #1 03-18-2011, 11:48 AM

anyone seeing any today? thinking of taking a drive

pickrel pat · #2 03-18-2011, 12:03 PM

i seen a gopher on the side of the road between stettler and camrose last sunday when it was nice and warm that day.

riderpride55 · #3 03-18-2011, 12:04 PM

saw lots on the way home from oyen last weekend.

gonefishin · #4 03-18-2011, 12:21 PM

There are lots playing in the snow here.

timsesink · #5 03-18-2011, 12:29 PM

Haven't seen any in the north yet, anyone seen any around Edmonton?

lannie · #6 03-18-2011, 12:34 PM

Drive down to Cowley area and bring lots of ammo.

Redneck Renagade · #7 03-18-2011, 12:46 PM

I've seen a tonne of gophers around spruce grove. I am just waiting for the females to give birth so I don't ruin the fun for later in the season. Good luck to all. And happy shooting

MWD 800 · #8 03-18-2011, 12:52 PM

I can't wait to get home!!! Got a new .17 Remington Fireball to try out on gophers. Along with the .204 Ruger, .22 Hornet, .22lr, .17HMR and the 22-250 look out gophers... it's open season!

Rockymtnx · #9 03-18-2011, 01:55 PM

I just got home from Red Deer and seen a ton of them out on the way home.

jvillads · #10 03-18-2011, 02:03 PM

I saw about a dozen in a 1/2 mile drive last night. Spring is coming.

crawfy · #11 03-18-2011, 02:08 PM

They have been road kill down south here for a few weeks now.

ishootbambi · #12 03-18-2011, 02:16 PM

im sitting on a well at alliance. i got 4 this morning with a slingshot.

TheLegend · #13 03-18-2011, 02:53 PM

As the redneck renegade said wait for the females to give birth so that there may be good shooting all season

not saying that we shouldnt shoot any now but lets let a few stay around to reproduce

happy shooting!! I can barely wait to get out myself!!

muley300 · #14 03-18-2011, 04:29 PM

The son and I got 5 this afternoon south of Calgary.

Springer · #15 03-18-2011, 07:03 PM

Saw lots on the snow covered ground SE of Red deer today while looking for sheds. Also saw 1/2 dozen coyotes.

marlin1 · #16 03-18-2011, 07:41 PM

got 12 between the 2 of us they were out but not in full force yet

lone wolf · #17 03-18-2011, 07:44 PM

heading out this weekend

Bull's-Eye · #18 03-19-2011, 12:11 AM

Nice lone wolf! Good luck! I can't wait till my new .17 HMR comes in or I'd be heading out as well.

pickrel pat · #19 03-19-2011, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redneck Renagade

I've seen a tonne of gophers around spruce grove. I am just waiting for the females to give birth so I don't ruin the fun for later in the season. Good luck to all. And happy shooting

albertas gopher managment. and kill all badgers! they are wreaking havic on our gopher herds. seen 2 already this spring. badgers have devestated gopher herds in our wmu. i excpect many wmu's will have gophers on draw in the near future.

just havin fun.

pointer · #20 03-19-2011, 05:53 PM

me and my boy went out this afternoon he shot 9 and i got 6 lost out but still lots of snow to get around

bowhunter9841 · #21 03-19-2011, 06:16 PM

I took some backspace home from red deer the other day and saw a field with about 50 of the buggers running around! But the field was right next to the highway! Lucky bastards!

HunterDave · #22 03-19-2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timsesink

Haven't seen any in the north yet, anyone seen any around Edmonton?

I just got back from the trailer out at Lac Ste Anne and there are plenty of gophers out in the fields on top of the snow. I figure that their holes must be getting filled with water from the melting snow because there is still about 2' of snow in allot of fields. They are kind of dopey (still sleepy?) and not running around at all, just kinda sitting there going "WTF?". There seems to be quite a few coyotes taking advantage of the situation as well. If it's a nice sunny day it shouldn't be a waste of time going out to your favorite gopher patch in the Edmonton area right now but it'll get better in a week or two when more grass is showing through the snow.

Oh yeah, make sure that you sight in your rifle before heading out........not like me!

densa44 · #23 03-19-2011, 07:01 PM

Just outside of Calgary they are already dead on the road.

coyotekiller · #24 03-19-2011, 07:05 PM

saw 1 the other day. he is

no longer living

Ceilidh69 · #25 03-19-2011, 07:13 PM

I ran over one (by mistake

) on Country Hill Blvd in Calgary yesterday. After the snow coming tomorrow they will be out and easy to see. Going to warm up the .17hmr and 10-22 .22 tomorrow.