Prairie dog and rodent control for ranches and acreage on Colorado’s Front RangeBig ground. Handled.
Ranches, horse property, school fields, open space and reservoir land.
05 · Ranch and acreage
What it is, and what it costs you.
Homeowners are only part of the list.
The Rodent Ranger also works for farms, ranches, city open space departments, private schools and water departments.
Large ground is where burrowing rodents cost the most. Prairie dog holes are a hazard for horses and cattle.
Gopher mounds wreck hay ground and ball fields, and burrows weaken ditch banks.
The PERC® rig rides on a trailer behind a UTV, so it goes out onto the colony instead of working from the road.
It treats 12 to 20 holes an hour, depending on terrain and weather.
Field signs
How to tell it is ranch and acreage.
Pasture colonies
Prairie dog towns that spread a little further into the pasture each year.
Ball fields and grounds
Gopher mounds and holes on school fields and park turf, where people play and mow.
Ditch and reservoir banks
Burrows along water: one more thing that undermines a bank.
Horse property
Holes in turnout and riding areas where a hoof can go down.
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.
- 1
Probe in
A probe from the rig goes into each active entrance. Several hoses work at once.
- 2
Pressure on
Pressurized gas, about 2.5 percent carbon monoxide, fills every connected tunnel.
- 3
Purged in seconds
The burrow is purged of air before the rodent can get out another entrance.
The job
How Rich handles it.
There is no bait on the surface. Cattle, horses, dogs and the hawks that hunt the colony never get near poison grain.
For a school, a city department or a reservoir, Rich can walk the site with whoever manages it.
The plan works around games, grazing or public use.
We loved working with Richard!
I manage a 40 acre ranch in North Boulder and we noticed an increase in prairie dog activity this year with the drought, we reached out to Rodent Ranger to help us and he did a great job, we haven’t noticed a single prairie dog since.
Richard was communicated, professional, and educational. Would 100% work with him again and refer to others.
Survey the ground
Rich walks or drives the property and counts the active holes.
The quote is per hole and set once the land is surveyed.
Work the colony
The rig goes out to the holes. Hose reels let more than one hole be worked from a single spot.
Come back for reopeners
Holes that open back up get treated on a follow-up pass.
Where
Ranch and acreage in these towns.
Ranch, Acreage and Public Land is available up to 125 miles from Milliken: Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Denver and the towns below.
Questions
Common questions.
Can you handle a very large colony?
Yes. Big colonies are what the trailer rig is for.
The count and the quote come after Rich has seen the ground.
Do you work for cities and schools?
Yes. City open space departments, private schools and water departments are all on the client list.
Is there anything left behind for livestock?
No bait, no pellets and no traps. Keep animals away from the hoses during treatment.
Other services
Something else digging?
Free estimates · Open 24 hours
Ready when you are. Call the Ranger.
Say what you are seeing and roughly how many holes. The walk-through and estimate for ranch and acreage are free.
(970) 301-8724Free 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
Request a free estimate
Say what is digging and where. Rich calls back to set a time to walk the land. The estimate is free.