Gopher Trapping Questions and Answers:
Question: When I see a new pile of dirt, how do I know where to start digging to find the entrance to the tunnel?
Answer: Study the photos on the instructional DVD. There is an indented ring of dirt where the tunnel begins.
Question: How many gophers do I have?
Answer: Probably not as many as you think. Gophers usually push up one or 2 mounds of dirt a day.
Question: How far do I need to dig to find the open gopher tunnel?
Answer: It all depends on how new the mound of dirt is. The plug of dirt could be anywhere from 1" to 12" in the tunnel.
Question: Sometimes I loose the tunnel when digging out the dirt plug. Where does it go?
Answer: Remove the dirt a little at a time so you can always follow the softest dirt. Sometimes the tunnel makes an immediate left or right turn only a short distance below the ground. When that happens, you will need to dig out more dirt so as to be able to set the trap straight into the hole.
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