Journal Hafner, M.S. 1978 1 km. W Santa Rosa, Cartago Prov., Costa Rica. "lecheria" (dairy) and noted numerous signs of gopher activity in the surrounding fields. (This area is mainly used for dairy cattle with occasional small plots for vegetables.) We set out 10 sets (pedal traps) then began our wait as usual. At about 1000 a local guy (about 25 years old) came by holding 3 pedal traps (not ours). He told us that many people trap gophers in these parts and that his uncle was a 'professional of sorts' in that he was paid 20 colones ($2.50) per gopher to trap them in people's yards. The people then eat the gopher and drink its blood. We told him that we would pay 30 colones for several gophers - he said "fine" and went off to work in the lecheria. Not 10 minutes later he returned with a friend who had a live Macrogeomys hanging from a pedal trap. We took the animal and paid the fellows. They will return at 2:00 pm when they get off of work. (working hours in Costa Rica appear to be 6-2). The gopher was medium- large with fairly dense fur - It reminded us of Zygogeomys and had it the same smoke-gray fur coloration. 1300 we re-checked our traps; Sct had a set-off, I had no