What kind of gopher?

[Flatrock]

I need some help guys. Just moved into a new house this past winter and have had lots of gopher issues. I've trapped a few pocket gophers so I know what those look like with the mounds and everything. I also trapped a few that must have been some baby ones as they were much smaller than the other ones. Now we've got some spots where there are just lines of small holes but no mounds. I've seen some young 13 stripe gophers but am not sure if those would make a string of holes like this? In one spot, I've got a line of about 25 small holes strung out over 30-40 feet.

Anyways, if somebody can tell me what exactly I've got, I'd sure appreciate it. The loony-tunes that we bought the house from didn't believe in trapping, spraying for weeds or lots of other stuff and so I've got quite a bit of work to get this yard under control.

Thanks!

 

[buckhunter24_7]

Just put a few conibears over the top of them and see what you catch

 

[huffranger]

garden hose and a shovel. Let the real life wack a mole begin, i'm all about immediate satisfaction !!

 

[deleted member]

yep. get a hose, let er flow and you will find out the cause of your problem rather quickly. sometimes a hose doesn't fill the holes fast enough. in that case, a bunch of already filled five gallon buckets will do the trick. dumping 8 of them in less than a minute will flood even the most complex of ground rodent establishments.

 

[Redmist]

I would say you have a few striped gophers holes with no dirt built up around it. The small holes that you are seeing are from a skunk digging up grubs . As soon as I see them start showing up in my yard I end up shooting a skunk.

 

[LBrandt]

Striped gophers have moved into the old pocket gopher runs. Could be skunks making the extra holes. Water hose starting on one end and then moving in one direction about 10 feet at a time should work. Have fun with it, 20ga if you live in country or shovel if you live in town.

 

[Flatrock]

Striped gophers have moved into the old pocket gopher runs. Could be skunks making the extra holes. Water hose starting on one end and then moving in one direction about 10 feet at a time should work. Have fun with it, 20ga if you live in country or shovel if you live in town.

Well, we live in a development but it isn't in city limits so technically, I believe I could go with the 20 gauge route.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Vollmers]

AGREE! I live out of town & the kids take care of the hose part but I use a 12 guage. The copper plated pellets in the "ultra pheasant" loads really penetrate those gopher hides!

Striped gophers have moved into the old pocket gopher runs. Could be skunks making the extra holes. Water hose starting on one end and then moving in one direction about 10 feet at a time should work. Have fun with it, 20ga if you live in country or shovel if you live in town.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

NDA Wack-A-Mole party anyone