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Such a valuable video. I love your traps and have killed hundreds of gophers with them. Any suggestions when you are trapping in very sandy soil. I notice they fill back the holes more often and the traps don't get set off.

Interesting that some trappers insist you must cover the hole, others say you can keep it open. My guess is that an open tunnel may indicate a predator was there, so they might abandon it. Thoughts?

Really good example!

Great tips on gophers. Plus he built a prototype so you can "see" how it works! Great video!

Very instructional video. Even better, the trapline products work as advertised, even for a rookie! So nice to be able excellent trap Made in the USA.

Impressive results. Thanks!!

The gopher tunnels around my place are too small in diameter for the trap jaws.

I have trapped over a thousand gophers with the Gophinator, the big brother of the “molinator,” demonstrated in this video. But I have caught not one single mole with the Molinator. I HAVE had great luck with scissor type traps.

Thank you.

I have been using Gophinators for over 15 years. I’ve caught, literally, over a thousand gophers. I never use a shovel. I typically use two fingers to poke into a fresh mound to find the tunnel, usually located in the open part of the horseshoe shaped mound. (Not all are horseshoe shaped). The fresher the mound, the better the chance the gopher hasn’t tightly filled the surface tunnel yet. I can usually clear out the tunnel with my bare hand, reaching far enough in to determine if there are intersecting tunnels. If you can feel more than one tunnel, you have to put a trap in each one. Otherwise, he’ll come around through the adjacent tunnel and bury your trap. If you don’t find another tunnel within 12-18 inches of the surface, you’re safe in using only one trap. Don’t cover up the surface hole! Light and fresh air will make the gopher come plug up the hole and he’ll walk right into the trap. Be sure to anchor the trap with wire and a stake, stick, or dowel stuck into the ground. Otherwise, a gopher, once trapped, could back down into the tunnel and take your trap with him. If your string or wire is pulled tight when you go back to check the trap, it’s a good sign you got one. Sometimes, they’re still alive when I pull the trap, in which case I just whack it with big stick or something. I usually push the dead gopher back down into the tunnel , then fill in the hole and smooth the surface flat. Happy Hunting.

Can you please make a ground squirrel trap. They ate all the blossoms off my squash plants.

It's not an exact science, you just have to keep at it and you will be successful.

I worked for a guy that told me he made this trap for his company. 😂. But yes very good traps.

Use the gopher hawk. Traps from above, direction doesn't matter

Most common mistake is touching the trap with your hands and getting your scent on it

If you leave the hole open, they'll push dirt into the trap and bury it while trying to close the hole

video quality is terrible!

Nice job

Been using trapline products successfully for many years and I highly recommend them. Only trapping system that gets lawn rodents easily and consistently. Thanks for making such a great product.

Well done!

Thanks for the very helpful video. Now that I'm setting the traps correctly, I'm catching gophers! One questions: If I catch a gopher, should I move on to another tunnel, or could I possibly catch another gopher in the same spot? Thx for your thoughts.

Found these mole and gopher traps years ago, best ever! So simple yet so effective. The large sized mole traps work great for the smaller gophers too.

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Can you tell me how to make the trap

I love your content! Is there a way I can sell your traps on line?

I’ve tried everything. This will be my next step!

What type of hand trowel are you using?

Thank you, Stephen Albano! After trying myself with other traps and spending hundreds of $s to an exterminator (who did a great job) to rid my yard of gophers (after they destroyed my hedges), I (finally) asked the exterminator how, what, etc. to do...he simply said: use Trapline traps, here's how you set them, - it's easy, etc. Bingo, bango (gophers dead)...I thank my exterminator (who, I think, was embarrassed for charging me money for something that I could easily do myself) and Trapline!

Are these reusable?

I trap as a second job in my neighborhood. I can say that this is very good information for those who are frustrated with back fills. I actually us my probe to run along the sides of the tunnel to see if it T's off. If it is too short then I will definitely cut back another foot or so with the shovel to expose the main run. I love Trapline traps and have been using them for years. When I trap peoples gophers, I put out as many Trapline traps as I can and stake them down by first attaching a key ring to each one and then using aluminum tent pegs found at Home Depot to stake and flag inside of the ring. That way the gopher doesn't back peddle with my trap and loose it. No need to bait or close the hole. The open hole IS the bait, as the gophers don't want predators or elements entering the run. In regards to finding the run, if the mound is in a horse shoe formation, then come back about a foot from the part of the mound that has the least amount of dirt and shovel there. Try to place the trap so deep that it is invisible. Have fun!

The biggest mistake is thinking that gophers nedd trapping.

what if the tunnel is very small because of a smaller gopher but not an adult? The trap won't' even fit in those.

Good info...myself and the hardware employees had some trouble figuring out the basic macabee trap (the trigger bar has to go under and be completely pulled up and centered which is the key). Found the burrow in lawn yesterday, set the trap, and just nailed the gopher today!

We are at the end of a road to No where. They are messing with us. They are doing everything but tripping the trap. We even had a string tied to the end of them and they chewed through the string without setting the trap off. Is there a way to make it more sensitive? They are moving the traps even. Nothing is setting them off

Thanks so much for this video! I trapped my first gopher tonight after many unsuccessful attempts. You pointed out exactly what I was doing wrong!

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Thanks for making this video. It is very helpful. I just set my first traps today and am sure I messed up but will now know the best way to do it. Usually how deep below the surface are their tunnels or does that depend on the climate/soil/location? I thought I found the tunnel but it was only a couple inches below the surface. Didn't know how deep to dig.

I use a shovel and patience. Works 100% of the time!

I purchased the larger traps by mistake. Set 12 throughout the property using your technique. Will the larger ones work for moles or do I have to buy the smaller ones?

I had been fighting with gophers in my backyard for 16 years with more than 20+ methods and hundreds of dollars spent. I ended with 2 to 3 gophers caught and backyard totally destroyed. In short, none of them really worked well after a lot of time spent and we ended with helpless and frustration. However, after seeing Stephen's videos in April 2020, in 2 years, using his traps and his techniques. ( I studied very carefully every video he put out), I have caught 20+ gophers so far. The success rate is over 90%+. Thank you Mr. Albano!

I am traumatized for life 😪...lol jk thanks for the tips will go gopher hunting in my backyard now

Thank very much. Liked and subscribed.

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Trapline is all I’ve ever used. Over 1000 trapped gophers/miles and counting. Nothing else even comes close

Another trapper says to leave hole uncovered because if gopher senses its open he will come to close it to keep other varments out..seems cool..

What do you do when you don't have grass roots that holds the soil and you can't lift out a "plug" that can be set back in? We have sandy soil with no grass (in our garden) and the sandy soil collapses.

I did put my hand in the tunnel to clean out all the loose dirt. I did get it cleaned out, but the damn gopher bit my finger. (LOL) I had the last laugh though. I got him. Next time I'll wear a glove. I have had gophers bury my traps with dirt. Wish I knew what I did wrong.

Stop talking this useless stuff, I have been trapping gophers for years and they are smarter than the guy in video.

I have set the trap described in this video and each time the gopher covers up the trap as it pushes dirt to seal up the opening in the tunnel i made. I have set two of the described traps, one in each direction of the tunnel and both were buried with dirt and did not trip. What am i doing wrong?