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<blockquote data-quote="Aries" data-source="post: 3262459" data-attributes="member: 44328"><p>For gophers, I take a big screwdriver and poke holes in the ground in a circle around the mound until I feel a tunnel. Then I cut a circular hole through the tunnel so that there's a round hole, with two tunnels leading into it. Set the traps and push them into the tunnel so that if the gopher comes from the tunnel toward the hole, he has to push the trigger on the trap to try to get through.</p><p></p><p>Put a trap into each hole, then set the cut out of turf back over the hole. The gophers will come to a block in their tunnel and try to push the trap out of the way, impaling themselves in the trap.</p><p></p><p>Be sure to tie a string to the trap and anchor it outside the hole, I use the same screwdriver pushed into the ground, and tie the string off to it. Otherwise, they'll pull your trap backwards into the tunnel.</p><p></p><p>I use traps like these, a large screwdriver (or a piece of rebar, anything you can poke into the ground), and some string is all you need. It works most of the time.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Easy-Gopher-Trap-Twin-Pack/dp/B000VYD0MA/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3DEA0LVY59Y5X&keywords=gopher+traps&qid=1566090022&s=gateway&sprefix=gpher+trap%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-3" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Easy-Gopher-Trap-Twin-Pack/dp/B000VYD0MA/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3DEA0LVY59Y5X&keywords=gopher+traps&qid=1566090022&s=gateway&sprefix=gpher+trap,aps,220&sr=8-3</a></p><p></p><p>That will probably need some clarification....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aries, post: 3262459, member: 44328"] For gophers, I take a big screwdriver and poke holes in the ground in a circle around the mound until I feel a tunnel. Then I cut a circular hole through the tunnel so that there's a round hole, with two tunnels leading into it. Set the traps and push them into the tunnel so that if the gopher comes from the tunnel toward the hole, he has to push the trigger on the trap to try to get through. Put a trap into each hole, then set the cut out of turf back over the hole. The gophers will come to a block in their tunnel and try to push the trap out of the way, impaling themselves in the trap. Be sure to tie a string to the trap and anchor it outside the hole, I use the same screwdriver pushed into the ground, and tie the string off to it. Otherwise, they'll pull your trap backwards into the tunnel. I use traps like these, a large screwdriver (or a piece of rebar, anything you can poke into the ground), and some string is all you need. It works most of the time. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Easy-Gopher-Trap-Twin-Pack/dp/B000VYD0MA/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3DEA0LVY59Y5X&keywords=gopher+traps&qid=1566090022&s=gateway&sprefix=gpher+trap%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-3[/URL] That will probably need some clarification.... [/QUOTE]
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