Sheila’s Gopher & Mole Control

After 3 months of trying to figure out what was causing all of the dirt mounds in my yard, I finally called Sheila’s and she & Chuck came out to my house. They are 2 of the friendliest and most knowledgeable people I’ve met. Instead of just setting up traps and catching the gopher, Chuck took the time to teach me how to do it myself so that next time I would not have to call them. How honest is that and he really loves teaching others. 3 days later we checked the traps and sure enough we caught the gopher. I have not had any problems since them. I highly recommend their services!

Pros: Great service, nice folks, removed the gophers and showed me the carcasses. He really seemed to care about the job and finished it quickly.
Cons: I had to call several times to get an appointment, they’re kind of hard to get a hold of and didn’t return my first message.

Wonderful teacher and really helpful in getting rid of our gophers! Really recommend it! Chuck is really nice!

Thank goodness for Chuck, the gopher whisperer. He was responsive (via text) and showed up early both days. He was a patient teacher, encouraging me to find the right places to set traps and empowering me to do it on my own. He set 15 traps in total between my front and back yard. After a few days he came back to remove a total of 5 gophers! He warned me that our infestation was extensive and left me a set of traps to manage the problem. Two weeks later and still no more new mounds! I am now confident that I can take care of the problem if it comes back. Chuck even encouraged me to work with my neighbors to help them manage their own gopher infestations. He wasn’t even trying to drum up more business for himself, which I would have no problem endorsing.

We had dirt mounds appearing in our small front yard. I had stomped them down, but they kept appearing. Then I actually saw the nose of a gopher one day! So I called Sheila’s, and Chuck came out. He taught me how to find their tunnels and set the traps. We set 8 traps, and he left one with me to practice setting (it’s a bit hard to do at first, but now I’ve got it down. There are also instructions online). When he came back a few days later we dug up the traps and had caught (drumroll) 1 gopher and 1 mole! I was so surprised about the mole. ANYWAY, all was well… for a while.
Then I saw new dirt again. Hmm. So I bought the traps he recommended online, and all the little things he had shown me (gloves, flags, twine, long screwdriver etc.). I set traps 3 days ago. This morning — bingo! A Gopher! I knew exactly how to bag that guy without touching him, and I feel ready for the next infestation — when/​if it occurs.
Thanks Chuck! That was money well spent.

Chuck recently came to our home for what I thought was a mole or gopher problem.
He was honest, prompt, friendly and knew the second he saw the four holes in our yard that we were dealing with neither. He mentioned that based on the way the hole was dug that it was probably some sort of other creature digging down rather than coming from the ground up. Chuck offered some advice on a solution that we could do ourselves and headed out. I went for my checkbook as he was leaving but Chuck said he wouldn’t charge for the advice. I was extremely appreciative of his time and expertise.
If we were to ever have a mole or gopher problem (fingers crossed), Sheila’s Gopher & Mole Control will be the first person I’ll call. Thanks Chuck!

Eliminated my problem in one week. I wish I would have called sooner. Professional, on-​time and results delivered. Don’t waste your time using the pellets and spikes. This is the real deal.

I had been dreading dealing with our gopher problem because I’ve watched friends and family go through endless tricks and gadgets and seeing nothing work. The idea of trapping gophers always seemed daunting for some reason. But after Chuck came out to set some traps and teach me the basics, it seems so simple.
Between the traps Chuck and I setup together, we caught 4 gophers. And since then, on my own, I’ve caught 3 more. I only wish I’d done this sooner!

I hired Sheila’s company to get rid of gophers in our San Francisco back yard. Her colleague Chuck came out twice, once to set the six traps and once to collect them. We got one gopher. The whole experience was great. Chuck is super nice and spent (in the first visit) two hours showing me how to do everything and giving me confidence that if I ever see a gopher hole, I’ll know what to do. I couldn’t be more pleased.

My yard was overrun with gophers until Sheila conquered them! After setting the traps, she and her colleague returned a week later to check them. In my small corner lot they killed 3 active gophers (plus they found a nest near where they caught the mama, and her 5 babies didn’t make it).
I love Sheila’s business model of teaching her clients how to set traps themselves. When another gopher arrived in my yard, I called Sheila, got a couple traps for $ 10 each, and triumphantly caught him! I was so proud of myself. Thanks, Sheila!

Cannot say enough good things about Sheila’s Gopher service. The previous reviews are all absolutely correct so I will not repeat everything they say. It is so great to be in competent hands. I am so happy that I found this service, and sorry I waited so long, but … we are already winning the battle against these critters. It may be a long fight, but we now have the expertise and support Sheila and Chuck, and a Big Thank You for your professionalism and sharing.

We’ve had gopher problems for about a year now. I got frustrated last summer and called a few places. We were leaving on a two week vacation and I needed someone there asap so I didn’t return to a ruined yard. Sheila was booked up and couldn’t come before our trip so I hired someone else… big mistake. It took the other company three months and $ 400 to get rid of three gophers. It wasn’t their business to educate their clients so she just came and went whenever she had time. Soon thereafter, of course I found more hills in my yard. This time I called Sheila and hired her. We made an appointment and she told me to get ready to learn how to do it myself as they teach their customers to take over the trapping. She and a gentleman came out and they were very personable and patient. They took their time in teaching me exactly what to do, from poking the ground to find the tunnels to setting the traps and marking their locations. We set about 6 — 8 traps and they made an appointment to come back a week later. We caught three gophers in one week! They showed me how to release the trap to put the gopher in the bag (it’s not as disgusting as it would seem). They watched and guided me as I set a few more traps. I bought four traps from them for $ 10 each — WELL worth it. Within two months I caught seven, yes 7, gophers in all! They charged me $ 275 and taught me to take on the gophers on my own. I will not have to hire another company again. I just set traps at my mom’s house as she is having gopher problems as well. If you have gophers or moles, this is the only company to hire. You are educated not only how on to trap gophers, but patterns and habits of gophers as well. You will not regret using them! They saved my yard!!!

Our hounds may miss having the fun of tracking our two uninvited critters (gophers) around our precious back garden, but our neighbors appreciate the nights free of Beagle howls! Thanks to Sheila’s expert and affordable trapping, we are gopher free in just 1 week… and we know who to call as soon as Buddy or Deuce alert us to any new intruders. Sheila’s service is beyond professional — On time, friendly advice and conversation, down to earth, generous spirit and affordable and effective. Highly recommend!

I have used a variety of gopher and mole services over the years with marginal success until I found Sheila. She is the BEST. She came out promptly, set a bunch of traps, and educated us on how to set the traps ourselves. On the second visit, she had caught about 10, including the mole in our lawn that other companies had tried but failed at.
She has loads of experience and is very friendly and really wants the customer to learn how to trap themselves. She is very reasonably priced, too.
I am also happy to report that she taught us well; we’ve caught one mole and 2 gophers on our own.

Sheila and her colleague Jeff came out the same day I called (05÷7÷13). Even though they had worked a 12 hr shift the day before they were kind of enough to add me to an evening visit since our veggie garden was under siege! There was one flat fee for up to three visits. They were professional, easy to book and educational. They both probed the entire yard, explained where the gophers would be coming from and going, how they behave and what to look for. Large holes were identified that we did not even know how to begin to look for. 12 traps were set and within 24 hours we trapped three large gophers. Sheila left us with one set of traps and instructions for trapping them ourselves. We have since trapped one more on our own and will continue to monitor and trap.
Why Hire Her?
She’s a veteran gardeners/​pest control expert from the SF Park and Rec. She knows what she’s doing and will educate you and enable you to feel confident in controlling your own garden. She will also advise you on how to protect plantings for the future.
What didn’t work for us?
Chemicals deterrents, other over the counter traps, sonic devices, etc… you name it, we bought it and it did nothing as far as we could tell. They were the best use of our money and affordable for our middle income budget.
The only thing that works is installing gopher proof garden beds (cages and wire) and if you live among gophers like we do, hiring the expertise that will educate you to control them by trapping as necessary. We would not choose to kill an animal but when put up to the choice of having our food crops eaten or killing them before they multiply, the choice became easy. We highly recommend Sheila. Worth every penny.
Edited To Add: Sorry about the confusion! Jeff was not identified as her partner but her «helper» at the time.

Here they come again ! Gophers tearing up my front lawn. Poured poison bait down their holes twice, but they kept on digging. Didn’t want to wait until my entire lawn was full of gopher mounds so I decided to call Sheila.
I called her in the morning and setup an appointment for her to assess my gopher problem and set some traps. The traps were set in the morning and when I got home, a dead gopher was already on the lawn ! I called Sheila the next morning and let her know that a gopher had been killed and she replied that she’d pick up the dead gopher and also check and reset the traps. While resetting the traps, another dead gopher was found. Sheila also cleaned up the excess dirt that was spilled onto the driveway by the pests. Much appreciated !
A few days later, she returned to retrieve her traps. Job well done. No more gopher holes !
Sheila is friendly, professional, effective and the cost is reasonable when compared to the cost of replacing your lawn after it’s been destroyed by varmints.
I highly recommend her trapping service if you want gophers eliminated promptly and efficiently.

Our yard used to be a sand lot for years — about the best thing about it was the horseshoe pit that the roomies and I made out of drift wood.
After the room mates left and the old lady moved in and after countless hours of effort it was then transformed into a bit of an oasis on the block. Flowers and shrubs were planted, soil cultivated and lawn cared for. A crushed gravel picnic area was another summer project and after a while the yard started looking really nice.
Critters of every type would flock to our yard, bees and hummingbirds for the pollen, racoons and skunks would occasionally visit at night over the years too and the local stray cat would sun itself on our chair set during the day as if it owned the place.
Then about two years ago the gophers arrived.
I have learned to really not care for gophers much but at first I tried to co-​exist with the varmints.
BIG MISTAKE!
After a while the problem got bad… real bad… and I started to try to get rid of them. First I tried the poison pellets but nothing seemed to stop the holes and destruction.
Then I tried those battery operated stakes that buzz and beep in the ground… I guess those things are supposed to irritate the gophers and I think they did at first because one morning I went outside to find the stake had been uprooted and pushed out of the ground!
This gopher meant business! I planted more of the stakes in various locations throughout the yard and waited.
After a day or so the tunnels just became more aggressive and it seemed that I had caused the critters to up and move or something causing more damage.
The final straw happened when the landlord hired some workers to fix our fence on one side of the yard. After the three days of labor had finished back there the gophers went absolutely BERZERK and just laid complete havoc on my yard.
Off to the hardware store I went and bought some traps and I tried my hand at trapping.
Needless to say I was not sucessful AT ALL and I finally found Sheila here on Unilocal.
First off let me say that Sheila is AMAZING!
Sheila is the Gopher Whisperer.
Sheila is Dances with Gophers.
Sheila is the Long Island Gopher Medium.
I called her and she was at my door in 45 minutes with her buckets of gear. We headed out into the yard and she started checking on the mounds etc… Sheila is great about not only trapping the critters but teaching you how to trap them yourself.
Sheila believes in teaching you to fish, not just giving you the fish.
Anyhow, she taught me how to arm the traps and what to look for in fresh tunnels. She taught me to think like a gopher… then she located a few areas to try and laid some traps and set a date to come back in a few days.
The next day our resident stray cat was toying with something in the yard and sure enough it was a trapped gopher. When Sheila came back she pulled the remaining traps and we had another one.
She reset the traps in different locations and then I checked them a few days later and I had another varmint.
Sheila left me with a few of the traps and now I feel that I may be able to continue trapping these gophers myself until they are finally all eliminated.
The great thing about Sheila is that not only is she an incredible trapper but she is a great teacher as well and is generous with her knowledge.
I strongly recommend that you give Sheila a call and a try. She is punctual, courteous, effective, and pleasant.

Sheila true professional, After assessing my yard, she determine it was a Gopher set traps and after few days sure enough her assessment was true, she had caught the gopher. She taught me how to set the traps for future– great teacher.
Very friendly and trustworthy. Would recommend her services to anyone.

Sheila is unbelievable at what she does. We had them in our front yard and two other companies couldn’t seem to get rid of them. Along comes the new super hero, «Gopher Lady» and it or they were gone. Several months later we had another one in our back yard — yep, gone too! Overnight! Plus she’s delightful.

Awesome service! 2 visits and my yard was rodent free. One visit to set the traps and another to remove them. Prices are reasonable. Removing rodents without using any poison is a definite plus.