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My mole catcher had 250 last year, I mopped up another 20 on that patch, then his tally this winter ended up at 189!
There’s still a few left to tidy up...
61 cought
Almost certainly not, I write from experience... I bought a dozen - I think - Talpexs online at the going rate, and they worked / work superbly. I saw some similar traps on Amazon and in my local Wynnstay for a lot less so thought I'd try them, waste of time.These look very like Talpex but a fraction of the price. Make is Pest-bye, available from Amazon for £3.99. Worth a try?
Thanks, that's kind of what I expected. Much as I prefer the price of the others, it's only a saving if they work. Mostly use Pest-stop tunnel traps with a reasonable amount of success but there's always an odd one I can't get.Almost certainly not, I write from experience... I bought a dozen - I think - Talpexs online at the going rate, and they worked / work superbly. I saw some similar traps on Amazon and in my local Wynnstay for a lot less so thought I'd try them, waste of time.
All my traps get left in soil for a week or so before use, and all are set equally carefully with hammered ground etc., but... and this isn't scientifically accurate, I reckon that in the last year or so per type of trap, I've caught far less than 10% the number of moles with Talpex-copies than with the original Talpex traps. A chum down the road also has experience that exactly mirrors this.
I've no idea why such small differences in the angles and curves should make a difference, but they certainly do. I'll not buy anything other than Talpex from now on.
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These look very like Talpex but a fraction of the price. Make is Pest-bye, available from Amazon for £3.99. Worth a try?
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These look very like Talpex but a fraction of the price. Make is Pest-bye, available from Amazon for £3.99. Worth a try?
I didnt know there was a season. If I see a molehill I set a trap. Caught moles throughout the year.Does anyone keep trapping through the summer? I know its hard to dig the ground in a dry spell, but in showery weather is it worth a go? Anything I read says September to May but a lot of that spell has been frozen or waterlogged this year and I'd keep going if I thought there was half a chance of success. Only takes about an hour to set my dozen traps and then check them when going round stock.
Can get you number of a good mole man in Monmouthshire if you’re still looking
Thank you for the offer, but I am having some luck setting my own traps now. Was abit of a learning curve at the start, but patience and perseverance is seemingly paying off.
Patience and perseverance are key, also putting enough traps down to make a difference...... as I’ve gone on I need less traps to get em.... but occasionally a clever mole gets hammered with a lot of traps..like 5 or 6 ... you get em eventually
Yeh, I got a sneaky buggar near the edge of the field that pops out and puts up the mounds just to annoy me. Will get the buggar sooner or later
It is definitely a numbers game. There is a mole trappers group on facebook and there is quite a bit of willy waving going with pictures with captions of "only managed to catch 30 today" [sniff] type comments. He later admitted that in order to catch the 30 that day he had 300 traps laid!Patience and perseverance are key, also putting enough traps down to make a difference...... as I’ve gone on I need less traps to get em.... but occasionally a clever mole gets hammered with a lot of traps..like 5 or 6 ... you get em eventually
I do avoid having unnatural smells on me when trapping, and have a dedicated set of mole gloves; I only set on the spot where a mole hill has come up, the idea of poking around for tunnels elsewhere seems barking to me.Care to share your tips?...
It is definitely a numbers game. There is a mole trappers group on facebook and there is quite a bit of willy waving going with pictures with captions of "only managed to catch 30 today" [sniff] type comments. He later admitted that in order to catch the 30 that day he had 300 traps laid!
Care to share your tips?
The kind of rules that I use is if I can find a straight run I use a tunnel trap, if I find a three-way or non-straight run I use the puntages, when I get a mole that fills in the traps I used scissor trap. I always try and set a trap in the run as close to the hedge / fence, but seem to have much more luck with the newly dug runs further out.
I haven't noticed any difference related to scent, set with washed hands, dirty hands, gloves and without and still caught. Even set traps after a bit of creosoting and still caught. I've cleared entire patches and only caught males, so no idea where all the female ones are.
It is surprising how far they will travel overland. Had one that set up about 250 yards from where he was originally digging.
gosh, I thought I was doing well with 12!I can’t see much point when waterlogged but rest of year I keep going. 115 since middle of March.... had a good go last year but this year has slackened them . No doubt will be a mess next spring in places but they get less and smaller.
I don’t take any pleasure from killing them but i can’t help being a bit ocd about them now I’m winning a bit..... I did have a heck of a mess start last year tho !