tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post3910624123445061532..comments2024-03-23T11:35:36.777-07:00Comments on Dale Cox, Historian & Author: #83 The Gopher Tortoise (100 Great Things about Jackson County, Florida)Dale Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07756272433232589890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post-63144561353919758182014-04-27T17:15:31.870-07:002014-04-27T17:15:31.870-07:00I went "gopher pulling" with my dad seve...I went "gopher pulling" with my dad several times back in the late '50s and early '60s. He loved to eat them. Me, not so much, but I loved going with him.<br /><br />Bruce M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post-69617531061210808662014-04-07T18:47:10.431-07:002014-04-07T18:47:10.431-07:00Jackie, They drive my poor old dog crazy. I don...Jackie, They drive my poor old dog crazy. I don't let him bother them so he sits and cries each time he sees one stroll through the yard!<br />DaleDale Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756272433232589890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post-4937727833826948812014-04-07T17:47:58.253-07:002014-04-07T17:47:58.253-07:00Dale, thank you for stirring up yet another memory...Dale, thank you for stirring up yet another memory from my upbringing in and around NW Florida and Jackson County. It has been so long since I lived in that area, I had forgotten all about the Gophers. I use to see them all over the place and they were fun to have as temporary pets, too! <br /><br />Jackie B. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com