It might be over kill but this is how I plan on keeping the critters away from my figs this summer.  Security System

What are they armed with? Send them my way!

It's probably only $100K per pass but the figs are really worth it.

LOL, here is something for the gophers that love fig roots:

Selfridge ANG base is about 10 miles from my house. I will contact them as soon as I return from my trip and arrange for at least two jets fly in circles at least 500ft over my house during the daytime.

This will be seven days a week from early May all the way through October.

Sounds like turning critters into craters!

Not a plundering critter left in sight.

Unfortunately, a few fig trees were damaged...  ;)

Sounds like gopher mulch, which I understand is great for fig tree roots but rather hard on the gophers.

Great idea!

Hey, wait for a good rain and you can do some water gardening.

Or wait for a new ice age to do some ice skating. :)

Oh wow man, it's a good thing that meteor just missed that road!

Bring back the low flying airforce jets that created the sonic booms back in the 60s that will scare most critters.

LOL, good one.  :)