HOW to GET RID of GOPHER

Gophers are about 5-14” long. They have fur-lined pockets outside of their mouths and gophers use these pockets to carry food. They have small and flat heads with small ears and eyes. Gophers tends to like being alone but you can see them year around but are most active in the spring and fall.

GOPHER INSPECTION

Gopher holes can be up to several hundred feet in length and they will also push the soil up to the surface and leave a mound that’s usually shaped like a fan. While inspecting your yard and come upon a mound that is fan shaped, it is a sign that you do have gophers.

GOPHER CONTROL METHOD

Traps:

You may set traps in gopher tunnels to catch them and set them free away few miles from your home because they might find their way back. To set the traps (HAVAHART COLLAPSIBLE TRAP #1089) you will need to locate the main tunnels that the gophers use and correctly place the traps within the tunnels. You should place the HAVAHART COLLAPSIBLE TRAP #1089 in pairs on opposite directions in the main tunnels. You can locate the main tunnels by prying with a sharp stick or a rod 1-2 ft away from the mound, and once you locate the tunnel you should open it with a shovel to allow the Havahart trap to fit. Remember you should cover the trap so the air doesn’t get in because then the gophers would not use the tunnel anymore because of the air flow. Then after setting the gopher trap you should wire it to stakes to allow safe and easy trap recover. You will need to check the gopher trap twice a day. After you have captured a gopher, you should release the gopher few miles away from your home so it doesn’t find its way back.

Havahart Collapsible Trap

Smoke Bombs:

Smoke bombs can be used to scare the gophers (GIANT DESTROYER SMOKE BOMBS). You will just set the bombs inside the gopher’s tunnels and cover it quickly with dirt. You will need to locate fan-shaped mounds with signs of recent gopher activity. You will need to find the horseshoe-shaped depression on one side of the mound, to locate the main gopher tunnel, probe the ground 15-18” from the mound with signs of recent gopher activity. The main gopher runway has been located when ground friction on the probe has been release. Then you should dig down to main tunnel, taking care not to block it off with dirt. Create an opening large enough for easy insertion of the cartridge. Collect enough dirt and other material to close the opening. Light the fuse and insert fuse-end first. Immediately cover opening, taking care not to smother cartridge with loose dirt. Cover any openings where gasses escape. You should treat all active mounds.

Giant Destroyer Smoke Bombs