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Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: bblwi] #8424075 06/22/25 07:40 AM 06/22/25 07:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Fall Creek, WI T TraderVic OP trapper
TraderVic OP trapper T Joined: Mar 2013 Fall Creek, WI	Originally Posted by bblwi I just use rat traps baited with peanut butter. I just set near their burrow entrance and do not leave them out for long periods. During the day they are in and out constantly. Bryce Besides shooting them as possible, this has been my approach as well. In the last year, I'm just not getting ahead of them.

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: TraderVic] #8424126 06/22/25 10:27 AM 06/22/25 10:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	Glue strips. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: TraderVic] #8424273 06/22/25 03:14 PM 06/22/25 03:14 PM
Joined: May 2009 ohio T tomahawker trapper
tomahawker trapper T Joined: May 2009 ohio	458 win mag www.tomahawkoutdoors.com

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: TraderVic] #8424343 06/22/25 05:38 PM 06/22/25 05:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Wisconsin L Lance Squires trapper
Lance Squires trapper L Joined: Jan 2007 Wisconsin	I agree with Bryce. I just use a #0 or #1 longspring with peanut butter on the pan. Works great. 57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: TraderVic] #8424678 06/23/25 07:39 AM 06/23/25 07:39 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 USA MN Snowpa trapper
Snowpa trapper Joined: Jan 2008 USA MN	Gallon milk jug filled with water stick the jug in hole water goes out gopher goes in bottle to escape drowning Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: tomahawker] #8424697 06/23/25 08:57 AM 06/23/25 08:57 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by tomahawker 458 win mag I didn't try that but the 12ga wallops them good , the pattern was still so tight it cut a line in the lawn America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: 20scout] #8425670 06/24/25 07:05 PM 06/24/25 07:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 s.e. mn T timbremn trapper
timbremn trapper T Joined: Oct 2008 s.e. mn	X2. a #0 works as well

Re: Striped Gophers (aka Ground Squirrels) [Re: TraderVic] #8425711 06/24/25 08:20 PM 06/24/25 08:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 SD T TC1 trapper
TC1 trapper T Joined: Jul 2016 SD	Get yourself a lawn chair, cooler with preferred beverages, and a fishing pole. Tie a surgeons loop in the line, bring the main line back thru to create a loop. Find an active hole and place loop around the rim. Await them to poke their head out and the rodeo begins…helps to be about 20-30 yards back… Thread snitch non reporter #2

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