LETTERS

Pasture pest control

I thought your suggestion that “a motivated dog can rid a pasture of an unwanted digger” was simplistic and unrealistic (“Preventing Pasture Injuries,” Hands On, EQUUS 490).

We have rock marmots that show up from March through July annually before they “disappear” into the basalt cliffs above our place. The coyotes and red-tailed hawks struggle to keep up with the population, which I have battled for six years now. I even bought a $1,000 CO machine; however, the “condominium complex” extends far longer than the 120 feet the machine allows for. An exterminator costs more than I can budget. Luckily, the majority of the dens are