best way to kill a mole

MJT

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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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MJT

Member
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 .
 

liammogs

Member
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 .

I find the first day setting traps most time consuming!! As they dont all go 'off' after that so your only moving a fraction of traps each day after that! But dam is it addictive!!
 

Wids

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Location
Yorkshire
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?
 

milkloss

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
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?

Could always wait till spring and go out with the roller. You can then either shoot them or maybe stand a better chance with traps while they work.
 

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