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[jetboatperformance]

Frustrating .... Well the wifes vegetable garden is off and growing but , the Gophers are already at it however despite the veggies roots are buried in mesh , One critter is super smart keeps tripping the traditional traps any "tried and true methods from the "brain trust"

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[Yellowboat]

find the hole, fill it with acetylene, the light it.

 

[3queens]

i find theses to work best
open the hole wide enough to get your hand in there push trap in hole, tie a string to the trap and to a spike of some sort outside hole
leave hole open the little rodent will come to fill it and WHAMOOO

 

[jetboatperformance]

i find theses to work best
open the hole wide enough to get your hand in there push trap in hole, tie a string to the trap and to a spike of some sort outside hole
leave hole open the little rodent will come to fill it and WHAMOOO


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This peckerhead has tripped that style trap 3 times

 

[SBMech]

Stick a peeled carrot in the ground outside his hole, a pellet gun should take care of it real quick.

I used to get paid a dollar for each one I got in my grandparents garden lol.

 

[redone76]

Gopher Hawk...
Made in Oxnard
Buddy in Arroyo Grande uses a bunch on his 5 acres and they work great

 

[buck35]

This peckerhead has tripped that style trap 3 times

You need to open the hole and find the Tee in the tunnel and place one in each direction. And yes leave it open , when they come to investigate, bnag! Shove them in a ways, and lightly cover to keep anything else out.

 

[DWC]

I use gopher gassers and a shop vac on blower mode. Shove 3-4 down the hole and blow away. You'll see where they're coming from in a heartbeat.

 

[TBI]

Kill it with a stick :tbi

 

[Runs2rch]

A piece of emt with the hose attached. Floods a little where they are at. They pop up and get a whack with the Chuvel!!!!

 

[Headless hula]

I shot this mofo in the head @50 yds.



Absolutely LOVE my 17hmr.

 

[Old Texan]

Kill it with a stick :tbi

A bowling pin on a 6'-8' rope works quite well.......Leaves greasy grimey gopher guts splattered every which way.:skull

 

[Old Texan]

I shot this mofo in the head @50 yds.

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Absolutely LOVE my 17hmr.

One of my SiL's friends hunts varmints with a centerfire 17 Remington......Those bad boys travel around 4200 fps and leave bits and pieces on small rodents.:yikes

 

[K-DOG]

i find theses to work best
open the hole wide enough to get your hand in there push trap in hole, tie a string to the trap and to a spike of some sort outside hole
leave hole open the little rodent will come to fill it and WHAMOOO


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My old house always had gophers. I used these traps to probably kill 25 of them over a few years. I never left the hole open though. I would always cover the hole with cardboard so no light came in. The gophers would come through and hit the trap within a day or so every time.

 

[Meaney77]

After many failed attempts with the traditional gopher traps, I finally had good luck with this:

https://www.amazon.com/Various-Blac...F8&qid=1495484363&sr=8-4&keywords=gopher+trap

I got mine at a local hardware store.

 

[Old Texan]

We used to get gophers in the yard when I was a kid. We had a beagle that would dig them up and kill them. He was a digging fool and went after them with a vengeance. We had good loose dark sandy soil and he'd often dig so deep all you'd see was the tip of his tail and flying dirt.....I got the bad end of the deal as I had to fill the holes after his execution digs had wiped out the gophers. That involved hauling in a couple and more wheelbarrows of dirt as the digging dog scattered the bulk of material beyond recovery. Then I had to reseed the area which took several weeks at best.

Moral of this is, even though they are very efficient, do not use canine gopher control as they use a scorched earth procedures leading to backbreaking human labor.:skull

 

[procraftkev]

Go to home depot and get the black box gopher trap its works great cut a piece of potato and put in back of the trap works every time.

 

[2Driver]

Trump must have told the gophers your secrets.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Go to home depot and get the black box gopher trap its works great cut a piece of potato and put in back of the trap works every time.

buying today .... potato really hmmmm

 

[jetboatperformance]

One of my SiL's friends hunts varmints with a centerfire 17 Remington......Those bad boys travel around 4200 fps and leave bits and pieces on small rodents.:yikes

Buzzard Sushi right .... used to shoot them (ground squirrels) with .06 with sabotted 55 grain "surface to critter missiles"

 

[SBMech]

Buzzard Sushi right .... used to shoot them (ground squirrels) with .06 with sabotted 55 grain "surface to critter missiles"

Ahh. I love my 25/06 , such a fun little gun!

My favorite is my 220 swift for squirrels/Marmots though, damn thing shoots so far and straight.

 

[Instigator]

We have 2 Black Mouth Cur Dogs that keep EVERYTHING out of our yard and they get them above ground without digging. Even Hummingbirds!:eek
They are serious hunters.
Another option in to buy a Gas powered Gopher Getter for 400.00 or make one yourself. They work amazingly good and are very easy to use. No mess, No Fuss and they are already buried when done.eek
http://gopherheaven.com/

 

[boatdoc55]

We used to get gophers in the yard when I was a kid. We had a beagle that would dig them up and kill them. He was a digging fool and went after them with a vengeance. We had good loose dark sandy soil and he'd often dig so deep all you'd see was the tip of his tail and flying dirt.....I got the bad end of the deal as I had to fill the holes after his execution digs had wiped out the gophers. That involved hauling in a couple and more wheelbarrows of dirt as the digging dog scattered the bulk of material beyond recovery. Then I had to reseed the area which took several weeks at best.

Moral of this is, even though they are very efficient, do not use canine gopher control as they use a scorched earth procedures leading to backbreaking human labor.:skull

We have a friend that used to winter with us down at Mayflower, outside Blythe. He had a Doberman that would go after them damn things like nobody's bizz. Sometimes all one could see was the dogs ass and tail in the hole. We always kidded he should rent the dog out for backhoe service.

 

[Yellowboat]

I love my 17 rem mag... 25 grains at 4100fps or 20 grains at 4500 fps. it turns critters to goo inside. hit more them my fair share of yotes with it. tiny entre hole, no exit. but the insides are jello.

 

[port austin pirate]

After many failed attempts with the traditional gopher traps, I finally had good luck with this:

https://www.amazon.com/Various-Blac...F8&qid=1495484363&sr=8-4&keywords=gopher+trap

I got mine at a local hardware store.

Yeah B.D. I had good luck with the blk hl also, Lowes, home depot usually carry them:thumbup:

 

[Taboma]

I kills shit loads of these pocket gophers every year --- mostly because my friggin neighbors are too lazy and they're breeding the bastards :grumble:

I've never had any luck with gopher gassers, or tail pipe gas, because they can plug the tunnel in seconds. Now if you could pump straight carbon monoxide in, with no odor, that might work. Also in my case due to my property sloping, I can't flood them.
A guy did recently mention the gopher gassers in combo with the shop vac, that would tend to fill the tunnels much more quickly, could work ??

Anyway, I've had excellent success with the Victor "Black Boxes" over 90% kill rate. But, it's all about the preparation and finding the Tee for the main tunnels going in each direction --- roughly 8-10" behind the mound. Then setting a trap facing each direction. I also have had much better success covering and essentially sealing the hole over the two traps.

Occasionally they'll bury them, if that's the case I might move locations and try again, 2nd try I'll switch to the Macabee style you've been using.
With those be sure to tie a hefty string to them and stake the string. Otherwise, if you snag the gopher by the tail (Done that several times) or the trap gets him by the ass, he can pull the trap into the tunnel. Again, two traps and cover and seal the hole.

I also bait all my traps with a dab of peanut butter, I have no idea if it helps, but I've just tried to stay with what has worked for me.

 

[Hullbilly]

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[TITTIES AND BEER]

find the hole, fill it with acetylene, the light it.

find the hole and stuff a water hose down it and turn it on full blast and get a beer and stand at the hole with a shovel

 

[Taboma]

find the hole and stuff a water hose down it and turn it on full blast and get a beer and stand at the hole with a shovel

Or stab the bastard with a 3' long phillips screwdriver

 

[jetboatperformance]

Or stab the bastard with a 3' long phillips screwdriver
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That one was a "Boone and Crockett" trophy gopher right there !

 

[redone76]

My uncle shoots them with a bow and arrow

 

[Lumpy]

Gopher Hawk...
Made in Oxnard
Buddy in Arroyo Grande uses a bunch on his 5 acres and they work great
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What he said but leave the dead for others to see......if not.....early morning hunt with a 22.

 

[redone76]

What he said but leave the dead for others to see......if not.....early morning hunt with a 22.

Yep...he keeps the local vultures well fed