I live in urban San Diego , and our backyard runs down a small canyon. This summer I started noticing a TON of gopher holes - the bottom of our canyon looked like a small war zone where miniature explosions left craters and trenches. I tried several things: sonic devices and powdered blood as a repellant, live traps, large mousetraps marketed for gophers, and these.
The sonic devices seemed to help but weren't 100% reliable. Once in a while I'd see a hole near where the sonic device was inserted. I bought 12 of them, put them closer together than instructed (20 ft) and kept them just because they seemed to help a little. I'd give them a B-
The bloodmeal honestly didn't seem to do anything. I'd pour some in a hole, and a new hole would open just a foot or two away. It was expensive, time consuming, and troublesome. I'd give it a D
The live trap didn't work. I tried baited and non baited. I just don't think gophers come out of their holes far enough to wander inside. It sat in the yard for a week before I packed it up and returned it. F
The large mousetraps didn't work either, presumably for the same reason as above. I returned them. F
This trap, however, worked well and best of all - worked quickly. I set one out and within 4 hours it was trapped. I bought two more, and continued catching gophers within hours of setting the traps. They worked like magic, but there is a technique that helps.
First, go out in the yard and cover all the holes with dirt, and come back the next day. That will identify active holes. Next, using your hand or a small shovel, clear enough dirt away from the hole so you can fit this trap snugly up against the opening. On a hillside, I didn't have to clear much, but on a lawn you may have to dig a small hole. You want the trap to be in-line with the tunnel. I put a handful of dirt in the tube, and covered the part where the trap meets the tunnel with dirt. After each catch, I also clean the traps with soap and water. May or may not be necessary, I just figure better to make sure to remove any scent.
I also planted shrubs and plants that gophers don't seem to like. Basically, anything herby and smelly (salvia, sage, rosemary) or anything with a white milky sap. They haven't gone near those, but I keep seeing holes elsewhere. Somewhere I read online that gophers are solitary and territorial, and usually you'd find one per acre... total lies. Our lot is a fraction of an acre, and I caught 4 within the last few days, with I'm sure more to go.
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I haven’t been doing well with the victory traps, but that’s not to take away from them as I am sure they are equally as efficient but I have found that they do need space to trigger and function as intended which I think is what makes them difficult for me. This trap however first time using it, identify the active hole, put the trap in front of the hole, put some dirt around the trap and you are ready to go, I think what makes this efficient is that it works as a snare and the mechanism is on top which is exposed and not obstructed in any way. 100 % recommended!
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I haven’t been doing well with the victory traps, but that’s not to take away from them as I am sure they are equally as efficient but I have found that they do need space to trigger and function as intended which I think is what makes them difficult for me. This trap however first time using it, identify the active hole, put the trap in front of the hole, put some dirt around the trap and you are ready to go, I think what makes this efficient is that it works as a snare and the mechanism is on top which is exposed and not obstructed in any way. 100 % recommended!
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