Professional Grade Gopher Trap - 5.5 x 2.5

Your solution for gopher control! Made in the USA.

Many popular gopher traps fall short when it comes to catching larger adults and preventing trap shyness. Gophers that survive trapping quickly become wary, making it challenging to catch them. But fear no more!

Our Gopher Trap is specially designed to eliminate trap shyness and ensure successful captures:

1. Powerful and Reliable: Our trap features a robust torsional mechanism that swiftly and consistently kills even the largest adult gophers. With enough force to hold them in place, escape is not an option.

2. Trap Avoidance Minimized: The trap's design provides a clear path to the trigger, making it less likely for gophers to identify it as a threat. By walking mostly on dirt, they won't recognize the trap as a foreign object in their tunnel system.

3. Durable and Rust-Resistant: Constructed entirely from high temper stainless steel wire, Our trap remains powerful and maintains trigger sensitivity throughout years of use. No rust-related performance decline!

Gophinator Placement Instructions

⚠️ This is a powerful trap capable of injuring hands or fingers. Always wear work or gardening gloves. Never place hands or fingers between the tines of a set trap. Do not allow the winder to slip while under tension. Do not set with wet or slippery fingers.
Setting the Gophinator

1. Unhook the rear winder from the upright portion of the trap body at point A. (Traps ship in the unhooked position.)
2. Open the front tines and hook the left tine (B) under the small nub on the front end of the trip wire at point C. Only the short nub goes over the tine — do not force the long length of the trip wire over the tine.
3. Place the distant end of the trip wire under the inverted U-shaped hook on the left side of the wire trip pan at point D. The trap is now in the set position.
4. Holding the wire pan down with the trip wire hooked in place, and keeping hands and fingers clear of the front tines, give the winder one full turn under tension. Hook the winder handle onto the upright trap body at point A. Do not turn the winder more than one full turn — over-tensioning will damage the spring.

Tip: Attach a small nylon string or cable just behind the spring before setting, so the trap can be staked down. This prevents loss if moles pull the trap into the tunnel or scavengers carry it off.

Placing the Trap

1. Dig open a 4–5 inch section of tunnel.
2. Hold the trap by the winder spring handle with thumb and index finger. Keep light pressure on the back of the wire trigger pan with your index finger to prevent accidental firing as you slide the trap in.
3. Push the trap into the tunnel, tines upward, until the pan and at least part of the winder spring are inside the run. The fit is snug — do not enlarge the tunnel.
4. Bed the trap slightly into the soil by applying gentle downward and forward pressure on the winder handle at point A. This drives the tines slightly into the soil. Do not push straight down on the winder spring — this can tip the front of the trap upward and block the mole's path.
5. Fill in behind the trap with dirt clods and loose soil to block light from entering the tunnel end.

Note: Keep soil away from the end of the trip wire where it hooks under the U-shaped hook on the pan — soil buildup here will significantly reduce trigger sensitivity.

STORE POLICIES

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We do not provide recommendations on pesticide use. Products are sold for home use only, not commercial use.

QUALITY GUARANTEE

If your beneficial insects or other perishable products are not viable when delivered, email info@naturesgoodguys.sbs within 48 hours of delivery with your order number and a description of the problem. Photos may be requested. Approved replacements ship on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Open your package right away and check for storage instructions. Some products need refrigeration, and improper storage voids the guarantee.
• Ice packs help moderate temperature in transit and are not expected to arrive frozen.
• Some insects need time at room temperature before they become active, and many are hard to see without magnification.

SHIPPING

• Processing: 1 to 3 business days. Orders placed by 12:00 pm Pacific may process the same day, but this is not guaranteed.
• Overnight: ships Monday to Thursday, and Friday for addresses with Saturday delivery, excluding holidays.
• Second Day: ships Monday to Wednesday, and Thursday for addresses with Saturday delivery.
• USPS: ships Monday to Friday.
• We do not ship to PO boxes.

Some products are harvested on set days, and we may hold shipments during extreme weather to protect product quality. We will contact you if your order is delayed significantly.

CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS

Please contact us within 30 minutes of placing your order to change or cancel it.

RETURNS AND REPLACEMENTS

Beneficial insects and other perishable products cannot be returned; they are covered by the Quality Guarantee above. Unopened garden supplies and tools can be returned within 30 days. Full details are in our Refund and Return Policy.

Replacements are not available for an incorrect shipping address, storage or use instructions not followed, or packages left uncollected after delivery.