Posted: 5/27/2008 5:15:59 PM EDT
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I have tried smoke bombs in the hole and waited out with a 10/22. Don't know if I got him smoked out. Short of nuking it from orbit, how the hell do I kill one of these? Max |
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Can you run a water hose to the hole? We used to catch gophers when I was a kid down at the baseball field by making lassos out of twine and putting them around the holes. Then we'd put a hose next to it and flood them out - as soon as they popped up, we'd pull the twine and play "walk the gopher" for awhile. If not, just bring that 10/22 out quietly early in the morning and wait patiently for them to come get some sun. |
I spent 7 yrs battling gophers in my yard in California. It took me about one year to figure out how to do it. I'm not telling................ (my best day was 8 caught, live...) I used water. I figured out the slope of my yard, and when I actually caught them digging, and I saw dirt flying, I would nail them with water, and they would eject asap, as long as you got to them fast enough. Grab them by their little pink tail (they cannot bend around and bite)... toss/dispose/release in neighbors yard at your discretion. Find their plug holes, don't bother with large mounds, unless it is open/active. I once hit one with water, and I had water run out of gopher hole across the street, and two doors down. They love to burrow under house, street, anywhere. I was amazed. Smoke is useless, poison bait (if legal, is ok, but there are major issues with that). Other remedies like bubble gum, dishwasher soap, bleach, "thumpers" are silly, and I don't think any of those methods work. Water, shovel, BB gun, dogs do work. Have fun |
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Poison. Liked the car exhaust one but those bastards dig tunnels everywhere. Who knows if it'll even go to the hole that's all CO'ed up? 10/22 with can (that's what I use) Water but if its hilly like where I live you gotta get the upper hole and the air holes. That was a lot of water. Shotgun with turkey loads also worked well for me. A little loud but do it on a Saturday when everyone is cutting their lawn. I shot one with a 1911 loaded with Speer 230gr hollow point. It was effective  .You could also call a professional to "remove" them. Kill them now! They will have little ones (if they already haven't). |
This works great. I seen this thing in action and it takes care of business. |