Replacement Straps

I have some Gopherhawks that are a few years old and have caught their fair share of gophers and a mole or two. The original straps were still intact, but were pretty bent out of shape after lots of use (I've manually reshaped them several times too). Figured it was just time for a refresh. Haven't had a chance to use them yet, but they seem to operate the exact same as before. Comes with instructions and are easy to replace (just 3 screws). Be sure to keep the 3 screws you remove as they don't include new screws with the replacement straps. Note: I took the advice of another reviewer and used a flat head screwdriver instead of a phillips, to keep from stripping the screw head.

Like the title says, I'm really glad I made this purchase. I bent the original straps pretty early on, and even though it was only a slight bend, replacing them really made a difference. Before I was mocked every time I set the trap, now I'm asked to set the trap. This product comes with a slightly steep learning curve. By the time I got good at placing the trap, the straps had bent. I thought I had fixed it and just had gophers with a Caddyshack level of intelligence, but I started trapping gophers no problem once I replaced the straps. I even caught a gopher the night I set the trap with the new straps! In the year that I kept the original bent straps I set the trap probably 20 times and I caught one mole (and I think it was by accident...caught him by the arm and had to kill him myself). Three months after replacing the straps I've caught 3 gophers, all dead in the trap. Replacing the straps was really easy after watching the video, and I'm really glad I did. Next time I see a bend, I'm placing it right away...though now that I'm pretty good at setting the trap, I hopefully won't have to.

These work great and easy to install. Will buy again.

The item was just as described but way too expensive! About 30% of the cost of the gopher hawk. They at least could send two for that price. Also, it was my first gopher hawk. I’ve used every trap they sell. The gopher hawk worked the first day but the gopher was still alive and it bent the bands. So it broke the first day! There’s a good video on YouTube on how to change the bands.

I’m back in business catching gophers in my backyard! I recommend replacing the straps if yours are bent and don’t make the round shape anymore.

My gopherhawk was a couple years old and bent out of shape. I actually only caught 2 gophers in all that time, but I shouldn't have left the gopherhawk buried so long I also forgot to twist the spring to release the tension when I did store it in our garage. The little floppy thing in the middle also popped out. This kit doesn't include a new floppy thing, but after releasing the tension and removing the old straps, it wasn't very difficult to snap the old floppy thing back in place using needle-nose pliers. I set it out again and caught my gopher on the third night (after moving it to a new location each day).

Works as advertised. Simple installation if you remember to keep your original screws.

Nice product bought 4 of them. It would be nice to get it sooner. It took a whole week to get.