Yul Lose Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I’ve always had a battle with gophers around our place and this year there seems to be a bumper crop of them. I’ve used all sorts of traps and deterrents over the years and I think I’ve found the best one yet. A few days before my wife retired from the ranch that she worked at one of the ag supply salesmen came in and gave her a couple of these GopherHawk gopher traps as a going away present because he knew she was a gardener. They’d been using them for awhile out on the ranch with great success so she brought them home for me to try. You don’t have to dig out the gopher hole to set them and they’re very easy to empty. No bait required. I’ve been sticking them down a fresh mound and the next morning there is a dead gopher in it. It’s 100% effective so far, every time I’ve set one it’s caught a gopher. You can get them on Amazon and ag supply stores, Im not sure about other places. I tied a strip of surveyors tape to the top of the spring so that I can tell by looking that there’s a gopher in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I always wanted to try this gopher trap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just checked it out on Amazon. very cool trap. Think I will order one to try. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: Just checked it out on Amazon. very cool trap. Think I will order one to try. Thanks! I got my 9th gopher last night out of 9 tries. I’ve never had that success with the Black Hole or others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 My son, Sassparilla Kid, swears by these things. I've had gophers, but Elvira, the coal-black, sweet but feral cat who adopted me about seven years ago, has done a most excellent job of keeping me supplied with gopher carcasses. Sadly, she passed on earlier this month, so I reckon I'll be gettin' myself one of these gems. Think I'll name it Elvira, in memory of that other terrific gopher-getter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Ordered one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Thanks, I may have to try them myself. When I first moved into my house it had a beautiful lawn out front. Gophers eventually turned it into a minefield of dips, mounds and blind holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Should work better than my alternate plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Finagler 6853 Life Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I've got moles. How do they work on moles? The steel pointy traps work intermittently and the plastic jaws of death are impossible to get in the ground correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 My tried and true was water, calcium carbide, and a match. Run some water in, toss in a small handful of the carbide, flush it deeper with more water, wait a minute and toss a match. Or you could lay down some fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 do these come in wombat size ? .... we don't got gophers here ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 But then again... this one might be more funner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Finagler 6853 Life said: I've got moles. How do they work on moles? The steel pointy traps work intermittently and the plastic jaws of death are impossible to get in the ground correctly. Yes, they work on moles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: But then again... this one might be more funner.... It’s good until the gopher tunnel extends under the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: But then again... this one might be more funner.... Oh please God, don't let my bride see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Am I the only one who feels sorry for the cute lookin' furry little animals these things are native aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 34 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Am I the only one who feels sorry for the cute lookin' furry little animals these things are native aren't they? You are~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 A one pound of Gearhart Owens FFFFg black powder works wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Am I the only one who feels sorry for the cute lookin' furry little animals these things are native aren't they? How’s about I live trap some and send them to you? You’ll be on the top 10 most wanted list in about a year if you turn them loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 My neighbor used a commercial propane gun. He blasted a flaming gopher up his pantleg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 We have Pocket Gophers they rarely show above ground and trapping is kind of spooky in Rattlesnake Country. Absolutely successful has been Gopher Getter, it deposits a poison bait in their underground runs. They find it very attractive, eat it and die underground. Usually one application is all it takes, the most has been twice. https://www.mws-d.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=10871 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: We have Pocket Gophers they rarely show above ground and trapping is kind of spooky in Rattlesnake Country. Absolutely successful has been Gopher Getter, it deposits a poison bait in their underground runs. They find it very attractive, eat it and die underground. Usually one application is all it takes, the most has been twice. https://www.mws-d.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=10871 And just where is the manfun in that?!?!?! My favorite was sitting with my Hawken and a cold beverage. Aim low. It either skids in or humps up the ground under them. A six foot high cartwheel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: And just where is the manfun in that?!?!?! My favorite was sitting with my Hawken and a cold beverage. Aim low. It either skids in or humps up the ground under them. A six foot high cartwheel! Whatever, you sure can't see them, so you just must be able to guess where to shoot. Had them all around the house till I found this gadget, and now they're gone. I shoot Prairie Dogs and other unpleasant varmints around the buildings when I can see them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Just wait 'til you've got raccoons living in yer attic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Good news! No Attic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Lucky you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggle Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Neat trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Yul Lose said: How’s about I live trap some and send them to you? You’ll be on the top 10 most wanted list in about a year if you turn them loose. LOL....but then they'd be ferals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: LOL....but then they'd be ferals Yes they would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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