old pic from 2004 taken using my R9 at the time. About 20yrds is my guess. One of the few gofers I have gotten he stuck his head up one too many times!!
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How long were you waiting on him and what time was it? We've got what appears to be a ton of gopher holes on farm land where I am at. I'd love to go out with my daughter and see if some of them wouldn't mind if we shot a couple. I just have no idea what that would look like. Like what time of day they come out if at all and how long I should expect to be sitting out there waiting.
They are usually most active in the morning from Sunrise until 9am or so. You won't every see them above ground just their little heads poking up above the ground as they move dirt out of the way. I would position yourself 15 to 20 yards away. They are a very small and they don't stay still for long their heads pop up and down in the hole constantly. You will only get a head shot. I got this one throough the eye with my R9 I think it was from probably 15 yards. I was at my friends hunting ranch on the moutains and his grass out back was full of gofer holes. I just looked outside one morning and saw this guys head popping up and down in the grass and knew I had to try and get him. You have to be patient and and ready to go. I suggest a shooting biod or tripod I use a tripod so you can rest your gun while you wait. Good luck!
I have to agree,they are about the hardest "pest" to "off".
They are digging away the cliffs that overlook the Pacific Ocean in Sonoma Co;Bad thing as it speeds up eroision .i did not realize what a pest they are until I saw the hundreds of holes they had dug up and down the coast plus they eat the roots off plants....damm those little rodents...
