Thank you Melissa, This is the best and straight forward Gopher video.

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Just wanted to add a comment in case you are still monitoring this site. I caught the gopher that had started destroying my lawn. I had to reset the traps a few times because I made some major errors that I realized afterward. I did a better job when I would reset them in the new tunnel it dug each day. Many thanks for going through the effort to make this video. I got the exact traps you recommended and they worked using the tips you gave. You probably saved me a huge bill if I would have had to call a pest control company.......THANK YOU!

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

Im glad I could help. When I built my place, it was completely overrun by gophers. I spent my first year there learning how to trap gophers. I had to get really good at it. I probably trapped 50 gophers in my first year.

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to tell you that where there is one gopher, there is another. Dont be surprised if another gopher pops up digging soon. But now you have the tools and skill to deal with it. :)

@SawdustmakerLori

2 жыл бұрын

@@melissarider3819 I am keeping a close watch for sure! I think the gopher I had was by itself because no more mounds have occurred for 9 days now and there was new digging every day prior to that. I've lived here since the 70's and have only had one other occasion when a gopher dug in my yard so I don't think there are lots of them around. It's sure upsetting when they destroy your lawn though. I've got underground sprinklers and read they can do a lot of damage to the PVC pipes/sprinklers so I sure didn't want that to happen. This one dug right over one PVC pipe but luckily didn't chew it. I do feel more confident now if I have a future problem thanks to your help!!! Now I have a new dilemma though. One of my dogs who never dug before has taken a liking to digging in an attempt to find whatever was living under those dirt mounds. It looks like an archaeological dig site in my backyard.....ugh!

@SawdustmakerLori

2 жыл бұрын

@@melissarider3819 Wow, no wonder you're so good at trapping gophers. You've had LOTS of experience!!!

Gopherhawk is less mess, less time, and really effective. I've taken out over 10 gophers in my yard in one month than any other piece of equipment combined.

Thank you, Melissa! I watched gopher videos all afternoon, and yours was my favorite 🤗 I just set my traps. Let the war begin! Haha!

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Your video was very helpful Melissa! Just got my traps from Amazon and set them this evening. Will see if I catch anything. Thanks for making this video!

@theclassifiedhorse

2 жыл бұрын

Dont give up if you dont catch anything the first few times. Trapping gophers is a skill. The more you do it, the better you will get at it.

Thank you so much, I'm about to set my first trap - fingers crossed!

@melissarider3819

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Thanks Melissa!! Appreciate the straightforward style :)

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Good job! I am gonna try today.

Thank you for your explanatory video!

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

Your Welcome!

Thank you so much

Thanks Melissa. I inherited some downright medieval gopher traps, huge with spikes and such. My critters are far too curious to use these traps. I am going to give these Victor traps a try. As a point of clarity you might throw in that you stake the traps to keep Wiley coyote from making off with your dead gopher and trap.

@theclassifiedhorse

2 жыл бұрын

I actually dont stake the traps. I tie the twine to the piece of metal pole so that the gopher doesnt drag the trap down into the tunnel. Sometimes the gophers get caught and they dont die. They will crawl down the tunnel and take the trap with them.

thank Melissa I been used Victor black box and had no luck with that.now i'm gone to go get same kind you used wishing me luck.

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

Try to dig down until you find a tunnel split so you can put 2 traps in going in 2 different directions. You will have more luck that way.

@woodchuck1946

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun handling dead gophers. You weren't setting your black box traps right.

Great Video, found three mounds today in my backyard. I have a mole trap, but I think these are gophers. The hole was off to the side and not in the middle, and the mounds are pretty big. I will go to the hardware store nearby and get me a two pack of these victor traps.

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

Did you check out the amazon link? Most of the time they can be delivered to you door in a day or two

You don't have to close up the hole. In fact that is part of the appeal to the gopher, which is to close it by back filling it. They want to protect the tunnel from predators and the elements. I do agree with placing the trap in as deep as possible though. To make a significant impact it is best to buy and set as many traps as you can. Just make sure that you stake them down or anchor somehow which will prevent the gopher from pack pedaling and you loosing your trap. Only set in fresh mound holes. Old holes are a waste of time.

@thejcraft8567

Жыл бұрын

Huh I haven’t tried not covering it but maybe I will now .

Great video thanks so much

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Great video

@theclassifiedhorse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Yours is the best.

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Found one of the victor gopher traps when I was digging around my trees. Will give it a try. Sonic devices, smoke bombs and worms did not work.

@melissarider3819

Жыл бұрын

None of that stuff works. I have tried it all. Traps are the only thing that gets rid of them.

@Claps1775

Жыл бұрын

@@melissarider3819 I will be checking the trap tonight when I get home.

Gopher keep piling dirt onto my traps, any idea what I’m doing wrong?

@theclassifiedhorse

Жыл бұрын

That means he is smart to the traps. You have to try to outsmart him. The most important thing you can do is dig back into the original hole until you find a tunnel split. Then you can put a trap in each tunnel so that no matter which directions he comes from, he will run into a trap. Another trick that I have had work is put 2 traps in line with each other. Then if he kicks dirt in the first trap and set it off, he might climb over it and get caught by the second trap. The last think I have tried that sometimes works is to bait the trap. They like carrots. I have put a baby carrot in the trap to bait him into it. I hope one of these tricks works for you. Let me know how it goes :)

You have large and healthy gophers. Mine are small that they fit between the strike plate and the claws.

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

Those are baby gophers. You can still trap them but they tend to not push on the the strike plate with enough force. Try baiting the trap with a piece of carrot to motivate the gopher to push on the carrot and set off the strike plate.

im always so tempted to give them a proper burial, but then i start thinking to myself 🤔” oh yeah you’d like that wouldn’t you?

@theclassifiedhorse

2 жыл бұрын

I used to bury them back into the tunnel. It's a good way to keep other gophers from coming in and taking over the tunnel. Then my dog started digging them up and eating them. Yuck!

I bought some of these traps today and within a couple hours, captured the one I saw yesterday. Unfortunately, it deployed on its rear leg and was very alive when I discovered it. Not sure what I did wrong, but I prefer not to let an animal suffer unnecessarily.

@theclassifiedhorse

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes that happens. Make sure when you pull a trap out of the hole, you pull it out with the twine that you tied to it. Dont stick your hand in the hole in case the gopher is still alive. It might bite you. Be prepared with a shovel to kill it if necessary. I would say that happens to me about 1 in 10 times of catching them.

@cornholius

Жыл бұрын

@@theclassifiedhorse thank you, i did use the twine as it was moving around a lot. I used a pellet rifle which was instantaneous. Still looking for the lead pellet with a metal detector in that row.

Thís does not work because gopher don't want to cross the trap but the gopher hawk worked great for me

@melissarider3819

3 жыл бұрын

I have trapped hundreds of gophers with those traps. You have to dig down until you get to a tunnel split and put one trap in each direction. Then they have no choice but to go into one of the traps.

Does not work! Trap snaps shut when setting it! Sent back to amazon for another brand.

@melissarider3819

2 жыл бұрын

They absolutely work!!!! I have trapped over a hundred gophers with those traps. If it's snapping shut when your putting it in the tunnel, you are trying to cram it into too small of a tunnel. You need to get a hand shovel and widen the tunnel. Then when you put the trap into the tunnel apply a little pressure against the pressure plate until you get the trap in place.

Black Hole traps. You don't have to handle the dead gophers!