Yard Butler IGBA-1 Gopher/Mole Bait Applicator

Very strong, dependable, easily penetrates the ground, easy to tell when you've hit a burrow or nest. Takes a bit of time to learn where to poke to find the underground nests. Highly recommended.

I am so excited the gophers are gone (for now). I know new ones will come but when that happens I'll be ready. Some history: I had pocket gophers destroying one of my garden beds, digging underneath and eating the roots of the plants from below, then emerging on the surface at night to eat the plants from the top, completely destroyed my plants. I tried other methods like smoke bombs and traps not wanting to use poison. But after the bed was completely decimated, I finally broke down and purchased this Yard Butler Gopher Bait Applicator and the Go Die gopher bait (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L3MPCL1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to make sure I do the job right. Using this applicator, I was able to poke around the mounds until I found the den. It was over 2 feet down and huge! I made sure I dispense plenty of the bait. Then I dug open several of the surface tunnels. If the gophers are alive, they will usually repair the damage the very next day. Well, it's been a week they are as I left them. There is no more gopher activity. I have even replanted the bed... and so far, so good. Additionally, I feel good about delivering the poisonous bait so deep in the ground that the bait pellets themselves and the dead poisoned gophers cannot be accidentally be eaten by other animals, or come to the surface when I put plants down. I have to say that this applicator in combination with the bait was SUPERBLY effective. This applicator seems like it will be around as long as me. And I have bait for years in case a new family of gophers decides to take up residence in my beds again. Looking back, I should have done this sooner. I might have been able to save some of the garden before it was destroyed. TLDR: I highly recommend this applicator and get some Go Die bait while you're at it. Sometimes you need to just spend some money to make sure you're getting effective tools for the job at hand!

OH YOU GUYS. I was literally loosing my mind and sleep over this gopher issue we were having in our yard. This is the firs time I've ever had to deal with them. I was trying to play nice, but they are waaaay too smart and I lost my patience every time a huge mound would appear. I tried gassing them, flooding them, then put down some traps, and was completely unsuccessful. A bigger mound kept appearing every time I tried SOMETHING. It was almost like they were were saying, "TRY ME AGAIN LADY!". So, I bought this mechanism with the "Amdro Mole & Gopher Bait". I agree with others that filling the bait was a bit tricky. I wore gloves the entire time, and carefully deposited the bait into the mechanism, and have to maneuver my way onto get the lid bad one, without opening the doorway and allow bait to fall out in the garage. We have pets so I laid down a tarp to capture any fall out (and there were definitely some). The first time I dropped some bait down, and followed the instructions with turning the lever twice. But we saw a mound the following morning, though it was much smaller. Then I just dropped about 5-6 punctures along a "hallway", if you will, along their tunnel and instead of turning the lever twice, I probably disposed a good load down there (this was my last shot!!!) And remained patient... the next morning.. NO MORE MOUND. YOU GUYS WORKED!!!! It was well worth the money. I kinda wanted to meet the sucker eye to eye, but am just overjoyed that it's gone!!!! My peace has been restored! Try me again, gophers!!!

Haven't used it yet, but is strong and will make setting bait much safer for my animals.

Got tired of trying to keep up with the traps for the miserable pocket gophers at the lake. I don't like to use surface poison because it kills everything. This unit puts the poison where it needs to be.....underground. Doesn't always work. Sometimes the vermin miss it and dig around it but still way easier then excavating a ton of dirt to set 20 traps. My only complaint is the little wire handle that agitates the seed and rotates the drop mechanism....it's a little flimsy. Otherwise I'd have given it 5 stars.