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Gophers Are Expensive
The pocket gopher is a non-paying consumer of cash crops, and while it may look adorable, there is nothing cute about what they do to your property and your pocketbook. They will eat most types of plants, but they prefer thick rooted plants and vegetables. Legumes are highly favored, making alfalfa and clover their prime targets.
Plants are consumed by surface foraging at night, severing the roots in the burrow usually 6 to 10 inches below the surface, and pulling the plant underground. Their take can amount to 4 to 5 pounds of crop per acre per day, which can easily add up to more than 120 pounds an acre per month.
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