Boulder Reservoir under big clouds, just west of Gunbarrel, CO
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Prairie dog, gopher and vole control in Gunbarrel, COOpen space out back. No holes in the yard.

Lawns that back onto open space and fields are where the trouble starts.

Photo: Zach Dischner, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gunbarrel Commons Park sign listing the Gunbarrel neighborhoods it serves
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Just northeast of Boulder

Rodent control in Gunbarrel.

Gunbarrel sits northeast of Boulder along the Diagonal Highway, about 16 minutes from downtown.

Neighborhoods like Willowbrook, Powderhorn and Hunter Creek share a private park, Gunbarrel Commons.

A lot of Gunbarrel backs onto open space, farm fields and the Twin Lakes area.

Boulder Reservoir sits just to the west.

That open grass is prairie dog and vole country, and it starts at the back fence.

Most calls here are lawns and gardens.

Think gopher mounds after a wet spring, vole runways after the snow, or prairie dogs from the next field.

Bigger lots and pasture edges toward Niwot get colony work as well.

The rig is built to go out onto the field instead of working from the road.

Based in Milliken, COOpen 24 hours

The PERC® method

Every tunnel, in seconds.

PERC® stands for Pressurized Exhaust Rodent Control.

Instead of a bait on the surface or a trap at one hole, the treatment goes down the burrow and through it.

How the PERC® method treats a burrow Cross-section of a prairie dog burrow. A probe from the rig goes into one entrance. Pressurized gas flows down through the connected tunnels to the nest chamber, a side chamber and the other entrances. 1 2 3 PROBE IN THE ENTRANCE NEST CHAMBER OTHER ENTRANCES
Cross-section of a prairie dog burrow, drawn for this page. Real systems vary in depth and length.
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    Probe in

    A probe from the rig goes into each active entrance. Several hoses work at once.

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    Pressure on

    Pressurized gas, about 2.5 percent carbon monoxide, fills every connected tunnel.

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    Purged in seconds

    The burrow is purged of air before the rodent can get out another entrance.

Google review

In their own words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Rich with the Rodent Ranger was excellent! We had a gopher issue in our yard.

Rich was knowledgeable and explained the process. We felt comfortable with his advice/plan with the holes.

We have not had an issue since.

Google reviewerGoogle review
Service area map Map of Colorado’s northern Front Range. Home base is Milliken, between Greeley and Loveland. Marked towns: Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Johnstown, Milliken, Longmont, Niwot, Gunbarrel, Boulder and Denver. The service area covers the plains along the foothills, up to 125 miles from Milliken. FOOTHILLS 25 34 119 FORT COLLINSLOVELANDGREELEYJOHNSTOWNMILLIKENHOME BASELONGMONTNIWOTGUNBARRELBOULDERDENVER THE WHOLE FRONT RANGE UP TO 125 MI OUT N ↑
Gunbarrel on the map. Home base is Milliken; the service area runs up to 125 miles out.

Questions

Gunbarrel questions.

Our yard backs onto open space. Can you treat our side?

Yes, on your property.

The open space itself is managed by its owner, so the treatment covers the holes on your land.

How far is Gunbarrel from you?

Gunbarrel is inside the service area, which runs up to 125 miles from Rich’s base in Milliken.

How is the job priced?

Per active hole. Rich walks the land and counts first.

The estimate is free, and the quote is based on what is actually there.

Terrain and weather set the pace: 12 to 20 holes an hour.

How fast does it work?

The pressurized flow purges a burrow in seconds.

The Rodent Ranger’s own figure is about a 90 percent reduction from one treatment.

Holes that reopen get a second pass.

Free estimates · Open 24 hours

Gunbarrel property? Call the Ranger.

Prairie dogs, gophers, voles or rats in Gunbarrel: say what you are seeing. The walk-through and estimate are free.

(970) 301-8724

Free estimate

Tell Rich what is digging.

A quick description is plenty: what you are seeing, roughly how many holes, and where.

Rich calls back and sets a time to walk the land.

  • Call or text(970) 301-8724
  • HoursOpen 24 hours, every dayAs listed on Google
  • PricingFree estimate, priced per holeSet once the land is walked
  • Based inMilliken, COServing the Front Range, up to 125 miles out

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Say what is digging and where. Rich calls back to set a time to walk the land. The estimate is free.

Rather talk? Call or text (970) 301-8724, any hour.

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