Moles

[DrWazzock]

I often wonder why some moles follow a curved path while others go straight. Some will follow a subsoiler slit perhaps. Not stupid.

 

[Landy Nick]

I went past that Volvo place near Duxford on the A505 the other day.
What should have been a nice frontage with a good sized lawn. Looked more like the Somme with 100's of mole hills everywhere.

Can gassing them out be an effective way of getting rid. I have had success with rats this way with the exhaust pipe down the hole.

 

[Moley2]

If you go onto..

http://www.associationofprofessionalmolecatchers.org/

You will find the trap page for suppliers of good traps or if you need help from a mole catcher in your area there is a list on one of the pages.

There are a lot of mole traps on the UK market that are not of a good standard which will effect your catch rate.


For those that haven't seen a white mole as mentioned in earlier posting look here ....

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Professional-Mole-Catchers/553269534750866

 

[DaveJ]

I know this has been posted previously but well worth a read for anyone who hasn't seen it

http://walcotefarm.fernhillsolutions.net/molecatching/mole_catching.htm

Second this. The advice on modifying scissor traps is especially good. I couldn't catch a thing with them and had moved to using tunnel traps before adjusting a couple as suggested. I've since done the lot and hardly use the tunnel traps now.

Although you would not believe how successful two of us with shotguns were in reducing numbers here last spring...

 

[Spartacus]

Would anyone bother setting a trap in a run with water sitting in it? I never have but I'm wondering if moles will still use them despite being so wet?