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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3654706" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I have fought gophers and moles for over 30 years living in the country with sandy soil. Hundreds of them.</p><p>Gophers are easy to catch. Day or night although they typically get caught at night.</p><p>For gophers:</p><p> <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/323238698631?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=323238698631&targetid=4580496732614417&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233788&mkgroupid=1230353745471221&rlsatarget=pla-4580496732614417&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=d75c8a948ed219c54151ebfd8f8a7c7f" target="_blank">4 TRAPS-GOPHINATOR GOPHER TRAP-STAINLESS STEEL-USA MADE | eBay</a></p><p></p><p>First thing is to find a 1/4" to 3/8" rod to drive into the ground to find the tunnels on both sides of the mound. (with a T handle if your a welder) Gophers put out a half moon mound with a small circle in the middle which is the last place they pushed dirt out of the tunnel.</p><p>Use the push rod to find the direction of the tunnel,(when you find the tunnel, the push rod kind of drops without any effort through the hole and then gets harder to push) then take a long handled steel soup spoon to dig out the small circle in the direction of the tunnel. You will find the tunnel when the spoon breaks into the tunnel, typically 90 degrees away from the half moon mound.</p><p>Open the side tunnel where the mound is. Dig wider than what it takes to put the trap into. It will typically be at a 45 degree angle or less. The object with the bigger hole is that it takes extra effort by the gopher to back fill in the bigger hole resulting in the critter getting into the trap.</p><p>After getting the trap set, push the rod into the ground and attach the gophinator to the rod with nylon string or whatever to keep a gopher that is just wounded from dragging the trap back into the hole, resulting in losing the trap which I have experienced.</p><p>Typically takes a few hours with the fresh air going into the tunnel to make the gopher want to plug it.</p><p></p><p>For moles. We have night crawler worms in the yard which is a favorite food for them as well as grubs and other subterranean insects.</p><p>We have tried dozens of different mechanical and chemical treatments to get rid of them with zero success until lately.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LWDRSRM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Bought these traps. Caught 5 moles in two weeks. My yard is clear of moles currently.</p><p>Here is the method.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]228285[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Used the three wheeler and a roller I built that weighs about 300 lbs. Ran it around the yard to collapse the tunnels.</p><p>The next morning, got up to see where the new tunnels were located. Put a trap in each and over two weeks of rolling over the new tunnels and catching them with the traps, we are mole free for now.</p><p>Living in the sticks like we do, it's an ongoing process to keep them under control.</p><p>Edited to add pic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3654706, member: 5412"] I have fought gophers and moles for over 30 years living in the country with sandy soil. Hundreds of them. Gophers are easy to catch. Day or night although they typically get caught at night. For gophers: [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/323238698631?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=323238698631&targetid=4580496732614417&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233788&mkgroupid=1230353745471221&rlsatarget=pla-4580496732614417&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=d75c8a948ed219c54151ebfd8f8a7c7f']4 TRAPS-GOPHINATOR GOPHER TRAP-STAINLESS STEEL-USA MADE | eBay[/URL] First thing is to find a 1/4" to 3/8" rod to drive into the ground to find the tunnels on both sides of the mound. (with a T handle if your a welder) Gophers put out a half moon mound with a small circle in the middle which is the last place they pushed dirt out of the tunnel. Use the push rod to find the direction of the tunnel,(when you find the tunnel, the push rod kind of drops without any effort through the hole and then gets harder to push) then take a long handled steel soup spoon to dig out the small circle in the direction of the tunnel. You will find the tunnel when the spoon breaks into the tunnel, typically 90 degrees away from the half moon mound. Open the side tunnel where the mound is. Dig wider than what it takes to put the trap into. It will typically be at a 45 degree angle or less. The object with the bigger hole is that it takes extra effort by the gopher to back fill in the bigger hole resulting in the critter getting into the trap. After getting the trap set, push the rod into the ground and attach the gophinator to the rod with nylon string or whatever to keep a gopher that is just wounded from dragging the trap back into the hole, resulting in losing the trap which I have experienced. Typically takes a few hours with the fresh air going into the tunnel to make the gopher want to plug it. For moles. We have night crawler worms in the yard which is a favorite food for them as well as grubs and other subterranean insects. We have tried dozens of different mechanical and chemical treatments to get rid of them with zero success until lately. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LWDRSRM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details[/URL] Bought these traps. Caught 5 moles in two weeks. My yard is clear of moles currently. Here is the method. [ATTACH type="full" alt="011F5565-5D2F-4A70-8250-58EBAE27CE4F.jpeg"]228285[/ATTACH] Used the three wheeler and a roller I built that weighs about 300 lbs. Ran it around the yard to collapse the tunnels. The next morning, got up to see where the new tunnels were located. Put a trap in each and over two weeks of rolling over the new tunnels and catching them with the traps, we are mole free for now. Living in the sticks like we do, it's an ongoing process to keep them under control. Edited to add pic [/QUOTE]
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