The best bait for gophers is fresh and succulent portions of vegetable roots and stems, or any part of their agricultural favorite plant, alfalfa. Carrot sticks, celery sticks, apples, and peanut butter are all highly attractive to gophers.

do gopher traps work on moles? Moles eat live earthworms and are not the kind of animal that will be drawn to bait. Some traps, as the Victor Harpoon, are designed for the surface burrow and skewer the animal when it goes by. The trappers job is to trap or snare the mole as it moves along the tunnel.

Also know, how do you trap a gopher without killing it?

To repel gophers naturally, try putting a few drops of peppermint oil on cotton balls, and then placing the cotton balls inside tunnel entrances. Gophers do not like the smell of peppermint, so this non-lethal gopher control method is a natural gopher repellent that can help rid your yard of these subterranean rodents.

What is a gopher hawk?

GopherHawk® Trapping Set for gophers and moles, includes Wedge and Probe tool. The trap kills gophers and moles without the use of poisons or bait.