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Pocket Gophers Gone Wild
Two words, "Gopher Traps".
They are spring-loaded snares that are dug into the tunnel, when the little critter passes through they get the 'sleeper hold'.
Short of that I can send you a Jack Russell Terrier, guaranteed there wont be a rodent left alive in a wide circle around your place. They have a set of genetic instructions to kill rodents that comes ahead of food or sleep, and a determination that is impressive by anyone's standards.
Of course a 'Jack' will probably dig up more of your yard trying to get to the gophers than any colony ever could destroy.
Best of luck.
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Iowa, I don't know what kind of traps you tried that the little critters were able to bury them, the ones we get up here are kind of like an upside down mouse trap, except the flat part is about a 6" x 12" piece of aluminum plate with a hole in it. You place it over the opening and cover the edges with dirt, when the little bugger comes up through the hole he gets it. You either put one on each hole, or cover half and put traps on half, either way, they're gone.
Best of luck.
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Scooter, you can't get enough water from a garden hose to flood them. You need at least a 2" line to get enough water down there at once. See if a neighbour has a big spray tank or something you can borrow.
You also need to put a LOT of water down to get them, they have little raised dens along the tunnels to deal with rainwater, etc., gassing them is the best way.
If you can get a V-8 powered vehicle close enough, put a hose from the exhaust into one hole at the far end of the field and plug every hole you can find except one at the other end. An hour of fast idle will kill a pretty good sized colony.
Best of luck.
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Scooter, carbon monoxide is heavier than air, if introduced in sufficient quantities, thus my comment about a big engine, it will displace ALL oxygen in the tunnel system.
To be effective though you need to fill from one end to the other, plugging the holes in the center of the colony. After enough time to fill the tunnels plug the few holes you used as fillers and vents. This will trap them below ground with no oxygen to breath, they WILL suffocate.
The propane/oxygen is also effective, usually it kills by burying them alive, they either suffocate right away or trying to dig their way out.
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If "gophers are satan's minions" I guarantee, a Jack Russell terrier (terror?) will "put the fear of God in them".
My little fellow can, and has, much to my wife's dismay, run down a wild hare before it can make it to cover.
They have a particular instinctive hatred for rodents though, he runs so fast after a squirell that when he gets to the tree he follows it right up, several 'red rodents' have met their end when they went only a short distance up a tree and stopped to turn around to chatter at him. Getting down is another story.
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