Greasy Grimy Gophers!

In the quest for the perfect suburban lawn scape, I spent the day digging up gopher trails and planting traps. I wonder who is making a bigger mess of the yard, me or the gophers? I was also humming "Kill the gophers, kill the gophers..," to the tune of Wagner' Ride of the Valkyries."

Once we capture the gophers.... I usually toss them on the back hill as an offering to the Sky Gods. But the fellow below has a better idea....