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Thank alot for that. Got the idea now, I will have a play un see what I can know together
Thank alot for that. Got the idea now, I will have a play un see what I can know together
what the going rate for mole catching these days?
Think we were paying £6 but last year he had over a thousandwhat the going rate for mole catching these days?
Think we were paying £6 but last year he had over a thousand
local chap was about £13 per dead mole , last year
I've just ordered some more trapsWow! On both counts!
I've just ordered some more traps
I said to the boss it would be better to employ someone part time. Send him moleing in the winter and help with harvest in the summer!Well done. Could you imagine spending £13k on mole control!
That sounds like a nice job.I said to the boss it would be better to employ someone part time. Send him moleing in the winter and help with harvest in the summer!
Trouble is, it's not easy to find a couple hours a day in the light, to set/check trap.Seems crazy money, a couple of boxes of traps and couple of hours every few afternoons and soon make a dent in few fields.
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Trouble is, it's not easy to find a couple hours a day in the light, to set/check trap.
Couple of hours may have been an exaggeration , but For the equivalent of paying someone £200 to catch them I can find the time here and there. I tie it in with Checking traps near to fields when you go to move electric fences etc. Always leave trowel in each quad box too so if driving past and traps need re setting or moving then doesn't take much extra work .
local chap was about £13 per dead mole , last year
A pipe from the exhaust down the tunnels is illegal now isn't it.
Any tips on catching the last few moles on the farm that seem to know every which way to not get trapped!
I've caught moles successfully over the years but I've two places where hey have a stronghold! I'd guess from experience there could be no more than 10-15 moles at each stronghold.
I cannot catch any here..... They are setting the traps off on the whole but usually just stuffed up with soil or now and then gone under the trap. I've tried all my tricks to baffle them! Driving me mad now. Using mainly scissor traps and tunnel traps.
Put into context I'll have caught 49 so far this last year, year before 90odd, year before 120odd, year before 170odd. I'm clear of them on 95% of the farm just these last few wise ones....
I'm tempted by the shotgun but not often enough time to do it and I've never had the need to before
Any help/advice?