The first question I ask is, "are the holes in the mound plugged or open?" If the holes are plugged, you most likely have pocket gophers. There are four different species in New Mexico.

While gophers and groundhogs are often mistaken for one another, there are key differences in their size, appearance, ...

Gophers are small, furry rodents that burrow tunnels through yards of North America and Central America. Their full name is pocket gopher because they have external fur-lined cheek pouches, or ...

Pocket gophers grow to between 5 to 14 inches in length and use their strong front claws for digging holes and creating a tunnel system. It pushes soil to the surface to form mounds.

What do gophers look like? Pocket gophers get their name from the fur-lined pockets in their cheeks that allow them to carry food. The pockets open externally on each side of the gopher’s mouth ...

How much damage have these gophers caused? Pocket gophers grow to between 5 to 14 inches in length and use their strong front claws for digging holes and creating a tunnel system.

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As pocket gophers dig their tunnels, they have to do something with the soil they are excavating, so they push it out via holes in their tunnel to form mounds.

If you ever want to be a part of a gopher Cavern on the Green, just look for a house with mounds of dirt artistically covering the front lawn. Then, dig a hole, if you can find an empty space, and ...

For pocket gophers, Vail suggests finding the tunnel entrances and putting repellent in those holes. Pocket gophers usually breed in the spring and produce one litter of typically three to four ...