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zeuspaul · May 21, 2018

These cinch traps are designed to be set from the surface. https://www.amazon.com/Cinch-Gopher-...ct_top?ie=UTF8

I have a few almost identical traps made by Gopher Goner but don't use them. The Gopher Goner traps need some maintenance to keep the tripping mechanism clean and working.

I use the Victor Blackbox gopher trap https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Black-.../dp/B000FBMFDO

This trap can also be set from the surface. You just need to square off the hole to get a good fit for the trap. Make sure you set a hair trigger for any trap you use.

The other option is poison. I don't use poison because I want to know for sure that I got the rascal and also don't want to risk secondary kill.

Either way you need to go after it as soon as possible.

May 21, 2018	#2
zeuspaul Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: North County, San Diego Posts: 419	These cinch traps are designed to be set from the surface. https://www.amazon.com/Cinch-Gopher-...ct_top?ie=UTF8 I have a few almost identical traps made by Gopher Goner but don't use them. The Gopher Goner traps need some maintenance to keep the tripping mechanism clean and working. I use the Victor Blackbox gopher trap https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Black-.../dp/B000FBMFDO This trap can also be set from the surface. You just need to square off the hole to get a good fit for the trap. Make sure you set a hair trigger for any trap you use. The other option is poison. I don't use poison because I want to know for sure that I got the rascal and also don't want to risk secondary kill. Either way you need to go after it as soon as possible. Last edited by zeuspaul; May 21, 2018 at 05:08 PM. Reason: grammar