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Lots of info on stuff that doesn't work is out there. If you use a gas engine, make sure it isn't a modern car; with the pollution controls it doesn't put out enough CO to do the job. Here's what works: Confirm the area is in use at this time by running your garden hose down thru the center of the mound into the holes and washing as much dirt as you can back into the tunnels. If this area is in use, he will push the dirt back out again in a day or so. They often have such large networks they might not come back to a particular part for weeks. You need an active area. Locate the runways by probbing with a rod or a very long screwdriver. Runways are not under the mounds; they go off to the side to push the dirt out, so the runway won't be under the mound.
Get an "Out o' Sight" trap. Hop it up by grinding down the trigger mechanism (grind down the lip on the plate--you'll figure it out when you see the trap). You want the rod to slip off easily. Leave only about 1/32" of lip.
Dig into the tunnel, making a hole about 6" x 6" if you can keep it that small. Put a mound in the middle of the tunnel to make a hump--a rock works well for the hump. Being sure to keep the safety mechanism in place, set the trap in place to straddle the hump--make sure if you use a rock that the rock won't keep the trap from slicing the critter in half. Set the trap deeply enough that the critter has to go up against the trigger plate to go over your rock or mound. Undo the safety, then place a bucket over it to keep the light out. Check it frequently. Coyotes will make off with the trap if it has a mole in it--don't ask me how I know! Give it a few days in that one spot, then move on if unsuccessful. Good luck! Richard Scott
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