Hows the gopher situation your way?

[xxclaro]

Last several years has been dismal in my area, around Vegreville/St.Paul. Heard similar from many others, including Saskatchewan. Sounds like a disease wiped them out? How are they doing in your area? Good for the farmers, but sure puts a dent in my archery practice and general summertime fun.

[spoiledsaskhunter]

......last four days I've shot 143/45/25/35. been shooting over 4000/summer for the last6/7 years and don't even see a change in numbers.

guess I'm a lucky one!

[6.5 shooter]

Same here, numbers are not great yet but been out for 4 weeks...First 3 weeks were singles here and there now getting multiple gophers at one mound...Things are looking up...

[xxclaro]

From what I've been hearing in talking to people and reading reports, it seems the more southern area's are more or less normal, while farther north there are far less than there was 4-5 years ago. I used to spend an afternoon shooting them with a bow and could often stand in one spot and empty my quiver almost without pause, and then pretty much shoot as soon as I had recovered and arrow. Mind you this was a truly exceptional spot, maybe the best I've ever seen, but I had multiple area's where you could run through a brick of .22 in one session. Those same area's now you might get a half dozen shots in an afternoon. All in all I'm happy for the farmers, its one less headache and expense for them, but I sure do miss it. I learned to shoot a recurve bow out there, and it was a blast.

[TACTICALSIXGUN]

Still lots all around calgary. Easy to run out of a brick of 22.

[Scottmisfits]

We were out yesterday evening with our bows and got 43. If we were able to use our 22's I'm sure we could've walked away with 4-5 times that many.

[Songdog270]

Running out of them at the ranch, going to have to import some I guess...


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