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Added to the vast array of tourism attractions in Saskatchewan is gopher hunting.

But shooting the gophers is "the only effective solution" right now, Mr. Jordet said.

Word of the problem has spread. People from as far away as British Columbia have asked him if they can gopher hunt on his property.
"We had a fella come in and he spent a week with us, him and his wife, and he shot 12, 14 hours a day," Mr. Jordet said.

"He slowed 'em down but, you know, that was a month ago or a month and a half ago, and they're back."

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, with more than 25,000 members, says a lot of people have called to ask where they can gopher hunt.
Darrell Crabbe, the federation's executive director, said gopher hunting is "somewhat of a Saskatchewan tradition."

"Gopher hunting has been entrenched in many dad-and-son or -daughter [relationships] for decades," he said.

He agrees hunting the varmints could develop into a tourist attraction.
"It can be a very fruitful little economic generator for small-town Saskatchewan."

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