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[Raven]

the golpher traps out west used the tunnel trick too

of course tho it was a belly squeezer bar trap but very effective

but the way they fooled the gopher was to make a small round hole

in the back side of the trap [ o ] so when they look ahead it
APPEARS as though the tunnel exit is up aways and then they'd stumble/bump
into the spring lever....

so R9's method is tried and true dead on

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by Raven

the golpher traps out west used the tunnel trick too

of course tho it was a belly squeezer bar trap but very effective

but the way they fooled the gopher was to make a small round hole

in the back side of the trap [ o ] so when they look ahead it
APPEARS as though the tunnel exit is up aways and then they'd stumble/bump
into the spring lever....

so R9's method is tried and true dead on

I've caught 100's of them that way.... almost any varmit can be caught in a blind set... all animals ( and fish) are creatures of habit.... with a little study and careful placement of said capturing devise.. they all can be caught.. rather easily...

and I have eaten them before... they are rather tasty ...slightly/mildly gamey.. but not unpleasant...very simular to muskrat...