GopherHawk® Single Trap for Gophers and Moles, 1 GH-TRP

was recommended by a coworker. My Mini Aussie had caught a mole awhile back, but she was now striking out. I got 2 of these and within 24 hours my problem was caught. These are easy to use and effective and cheaper than paying someone.

speedy delivery, good quality, fair price, easy set up, and best part two days and mole was done.

I got 4 gophers and one mole. Works great if you find the tunnel of the animal. And if you can keep your dog from using it as a retriever toy…

I have about 6 of these and have been using them for three years. The advantage of these over traditional gopher traps (eg, the ones with jaws that you push onto the tunnel) is that you don’t have to dig a (fairly) large hole in your yard because the Gopher Hawks catch gophers no matter which way they are traveling in the tunnel so you only need one (with conventional traps you need two- one in each direction of the tunnel, since you don’t know which way they’re coming); Gopher Hawks are much faster to set and remove than conventional traps; you can visually see when GH have been triggered; easy to empty out so no messing with gophers bodies. I took off one star because for moles I feel the Wire Tex Gopher Eliminator is better because they work better on the shallower mole tunnels, whereas the Gopher Hawk tends to fall over in the shallow tunnels unless you brace it. Check out YouTube for tips on both the Gopher Hawk and Mole Eliminator.Tip: I spray paint the tops of my gopher Hawks pink or some other bright color so they are easier to spot than black plastic in the bushes. If the trap is really out of sight, I’ll put out a pink wire irrigation flag (garden section at Home Depot) or a pink plastic ribbon on front of the bush to remind me of where the trap is. In theory, you don’t need to leave them out more than a couple days if the tunnel is active, but life gets busy and then I forget where I put them

I was sitting on the fence about buying one of these. I have used just about every available option for keeping gophers in check...bait, box traps, pedal traps...this one works! I was hesitant to buy one because I thought it might involve digging through hard soil to plant the trap. But then my neighbor called me and said I had a gopher digging in my yard by the curb, and asked my permission to trap him with his Gopherhawk. I told him to proceed, and because the gopher was actively digging, he simply stuck the Gopherhawk down the open tunnel and set it. The trap sprung in 9 minutes, possibly a record for trapping a gopher! Well, you can't ask for more of a testimonial than that, so I ordered one.I also ordered a heavy duty garden trowel with a sharp point (search for ASIN B0CRVQ21YC on Amazon). When I saw on my security camera a gopher digging in my yard the day before, I knew I had an active gopher present. I used a long-bladed screwdriver to find the tunnel about 12" away from the mound and, using the sharp point of the trowel, cut a triangular-shaped hole down to the tunnel. I put the Gopherhawk into the tunnel as far as I could, trying to keep the open part of the "cage" facing upward. The Gopherhawk was sitting in the tunnel at an angle by this time. I didn't think it would work that way, that the gopher would sense the end of the trap and avoid it...but 4 hours later, I noticed the trap had sprung. The gopher had climbed over the round end of the cage and hit the trip lever and was dispatched immediately! EZ-PZ, and releasing the gopher from the trap was easier than any other trap I have used.The key to success with this trap, or any other method of gopher removal, is making sure that the gopher is in the area. If you're not sure, open up the tunnel and see how long it takes for the gopher to plug the tunnel. Gophers cannot tolerate an open tunnel...the noise and the fresh air is intolerable to a gopher. Make sure there is a gopher still active in the area and you will have success, especially with an easy to use GopherHawk.

THIS THING WORKS! Have caught dozens of them. Affordable and safe around pets. Just get a couple and you’ll be glad you did.

Decent product. Main part should last awhile if not abused. The strap is whimpy and there is a learning curve to setting it without bending the straps. Just have to train yourself not to push down as you pull the body of the trap up to set it. Works good in soft ground. If you have a dry year and ground is hard it’s not gonna work real well on its own. Would have to pound something the same diameter into the ground to use it as plastic on the probe isn’t made for pounding into the hard ground. Works good in deeper tunnels but in shallow mole tunnels it falls over as it requires support. I think it’s a good trap in its place but not a great all around trap for all conditions like other traps I use daily. I trap moles and other wildlife for a living so I use different traps daily. This is a good trap in certain situations but there’s better options for all around use traps.