Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Second place gophers

With the pocket gopher I trapped today, this year now has the second highest total of pocket gophers trapped.  It is a bit of a surprise as I didn't think it was a big year for trapping gophers.  But I guess the amount trapped was steady throughout the year and they all added up.
2009 - 227
2008 - 134
2007 - 226
2006 - 322
2005 - 209
2004 - 114
2003 -   29

2 comments:

Jim said...

Hello, I was looking up census blogs and saw yours being from Montana. I live in Salem Or now but was born and raised in Evergreen and Kalispell. you mentioned a name in your blog of Arnie, thats not Marsh is it?
nice photo's. Is your ranch somewhere around Reserve Dr? certainly not on Farm to Market is it?

Tall Pines said...

No, the Arnie I know is not Marsh. The Arnie I know is 83 yrs old.

No, I don't live in the western part of the Valley. I live in the central part, north of Reserve and Evergreen.

Good luck getting a census job if that is is your goal. I got a 97% score and haven't gotten hired yet. I'm not a Veteran and they get bonus points. The Valley has lots of Veterans and the unemployment rate is high right now, so lots of competition for jobs. A friend of mine did get hired as a Census worker and she already worked a lot this Spring and Fall around NW Montana.