I just got 5 more traps. I use an auger bit slightly smaller than the tube. I pull the dirt out as I go, then wallow the hole to fit. I also use the open end of the tool to pull up loose dirt in the tunnel. They do get more wary after a while and it can take longer the second or third time.
@merlenelson48945 ай бұрын
Auger bit...great idea in my harder dirt. Thanks.
@jeovannyguevara2 ай бұрын
Good job, thanks for sharing
@shanew73612 ай бұрын
I just ordered 2 of these. My concern is proper placement and correct height. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure I have pocket gophers, too. I have tried poison mole worms, and they're not working. I also ordered some Victor gopher and mole poison to try.
@iamtroyhollingerАй бұрын
Just watch a few of my vids, I basically cover everything in them.
@shanew7361Ай бұрын
@iamtroyhollinger I returned them, completely ineffective.
@christianguitierrez3753Ай бұрын
I just got one of those traps from Amazon and I set it up and within minutes I killed one !!!!
@barrett148 ай бұрын
I have pocket gophers and have caught 8+ with the Gopherhawk but its very difficult for me to find their tunnels. I've only had luck finding a dirt mound and placing a trap closeby. Probing around, you don't feel the obvious break in resistance like you would with a larger tunnel.
@robynwalters60837 ай бұрын
I must have some pocket gophers on steroids then. But i do know they are pocket gophers… just ran one over with the lawnmower today- gruesome
@shanew73612 ай бұрын
I just ordered 2 of these. My concern is proper placement and correct height. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure I have pocket gophers, too. I have tried poison mole worms, and they're not working. I also ordered some Victor gopher and mole poison to try.
@barrett142 ай бұрын
@@shanew7361 I have had the best luck finding the mound of dirt where they are kicking dirt out of their tunnel. Use the probe tool near the mound to find the tunnel. I use a drill and tiller to make a hole and then use the probe tool again more laterally to find the tunnel hole. Place the trap. It takes a lot of practice but keep at it.
@shanew73612 ай бұрын
@barrett14 I also ordered the wire tek traps. I'm not sure if I have gophers or moles, but the poison mole worms didn't work.
@charlesmorales57378 ай бұрын
Poor Gopher. Just coming back from a hard days worth of work for a cold beer just to get caught up 😂
@bigpapi26582 ай бұрын
Do these come with the probe?
@iamtroyhollinger2 ай бұрын
Yeah you can buy as a set or separately.
@TB-vz5bh4 ай бұрын
I see good reviews about that device so you prove it 💯 % ?
@jc2091Ай бұрын
Thanks
@BflyMom_21210 ай бұрын
Oops! Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck with your next catch!
@merlenelson48945 ай бұрын
Great example, thanks.
@wizardfpv785611 ай бұрын
Cool
@oildalejones5677 ай бұрын
I’ve only trapped one so far. Wily buggers.
@mikeo8890Ай бұрын
I bought that expensive thing and the critter would just dig around it, don't waste your money get a pitchfork and Wait for activity.
@iamtroyhollingerАй бұрын
I think the problem is with the indian, not the arrow.
@mikeo8890Ай бұрын
@iamtroyhollinger maybe it was a mole and it wouldn't dig deep enough for the trap
@keegan7733 ай бұрын
You’re causing more damage than the gopher did.
@iamtroyhollinger3 ай бұрын
@@keegan773 I clean it up after
@keegan7733 ай бұрын
@@iamtroyhollinger 👍
@JamesTuller-hw1cp11 ай бұрын
Get a fn shovel. Wtf
@iamtroyhollinger11 ай бұрын
Lol, yeah I probably should’ve use a shovel in this scenario haha!
@Itisntenough9 ай бұрын
@iamtroyhollinger It was disturbing and triggering for some people. You could have cut off the camera and then came back on.
@michaell318 ай бұрын
@@Itisntenough If this type video triggers you- don't click to watch!!!
@bobdole8707 ай бұрын
He hit it once and it died. Not sure how a shovel would be any different. You could say it was “risky”, but it did the same thing a shovel would do.
@oildalejones5677 ай бұрын
@@bobdole870He meant use a shovel to dig it out.
@Peekul17 ай бұрын
gopherhawk stinks for moles. It's not the right size for the holes so you have to do all this extra work to get the trap to sit up right. this is crap for moles. get a wiretek 1001
@Natedoc8083 ай бұрын
I hate the gophers tearing up my property, but this vid is bad considering you did 10x the harm to the ground that the gopher did.
@iamtroyhollinger3 ай бұрын
@@Natedoc808 clean it up after
@Natedoc8083 ай бұрын
@@iamtroyhollinger yeah for sure. Just seems silly. One shovel sized plug, gopher gasser, reinstall plug to seal it, done. Cannot even see where in the lawn you did the work.
@DavidCooper-rv6wg11 ай бұрын
Just leave nature alone
@iamtroyhollinger11 ай бұрын
Not leaving rodents alone on my property!
@cosmicbilly6 ай бұрын
Will you let nature live with you? I got a done i can drop off at your house of you want.