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  1. earth-thrower
    If I had a few of your 'mole contracts', i might be , Katch ! ??
  2. earth-thrower
    A recently seen a video of a guy, "Dave Archer" ,....talking about moles, (British guy, it was one of the BPCA, ones, he shows this Trap, f..k sake , a thought it was a "bear Trap " ,...but he claims it was a "man Trap " ?,....you ought to have seen the SIZE of this thing, unbelievable (I'm too thick to know how to post links from You Tube here)
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    A was thinking what you where, about the design, but wasn't sure , so glad you confirmed ?,.....so your not gonna buy a dozen then, Phil ? ??
  4. earth-thrower
    Looks a monster size,......interestingly the Netherland/Dutch mole (its European, so same type, but whether a sub species, im not sure ?) are LARGER, or have been found to be, generally , than on the UK mainland, etc, it seems ?
  5. earth-thrower
    I tried to source a French trap or two, the other day, CAUET , original mole trap. But, im not even sure they are still available ? & the website returned my order money,etc ,...(well, there didn't seem to be any direct shipping to UK , anymore , anyway , & I tried to get round it, but failed....maybe Brexit ?),......
  6. earth-thrower
    Interesting stuff,..
  7. earth-thrower
    How , whats your thinking, does the mole not warrant the level of respect, as regards , any control measures ????? (just asking)
  8. earth-thrower
    How discerning of you ?,..but insightful ! Reality for me is, it still doesn't adequately address, the issue of any foul caught mole, or inadequate trap, etc, anyway ? Catching pregnant & suckling doe moles, what about that ? ,....if I stopped trapping end of March/ beginning of April up here , i could avoid more potential suffering, than the latter proposed measure, perhaps. (Be out of a job too, but ! ?)
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    "Welfare" for moles ? ..any proposed measure by whoever, just falls far short, anyway. If translocation could prove to be a viable alternative, to any lethal control method,...i would adopt it, where possible, & as a way forward...but alas, any preliminary field trial results (very limited, right enough) by the wildlife researchers, etc, in that regard so far, have proved inconclusive. I personally feel , there's scope , for further more extensive field experiments, nevertheless. (easier said than done, I don't doubt )
  10. earth-thrower
    Makes sense.
  11. earth-thrower
    Some valid points, you make.
  12. earth-thrower
    'How to catch a mole' , by Marc Hamer,....I think it is. Maybe I should read it, for the enlightenment. ? (although I've always wrestled with myself, regarding this occupation, in truth,...)
  13. earth-thrower
    Great skills,.......(when you doing me something special, with a wee mowdie (mole), then ? ?)
  14. earth-thrower
    "Rob Atkinson" , who I've also had correspondence with in the past,....his attitude is indeed thought provoking,....sure, there's also some former Welsh mole catcher, (more recently) who obviously also had some writing talent (hence a book, deal, apparently),....now advocates the mowdies shouldn't be culled, but instead tolerated,......
  15. earth-thrower
    This dairy farm is the only one I do, that voluntarily converted, to injecting slurry directly in the ground, for a good few years now. I've noticed this practice appeals to the local mole population. It's drawing them in from neighbouring boundaries, obviously cause of the improved soil habitat for earthworms & invertebrates. They also put a few fields over to wheat (unusual here,...& when it's ploughed & rolled, afterwords, also creates ideal conditions for moles prey, eventually. This stubble field had quite a few suddenly appear in it , after a period.
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    ?,...just for the novelty, & far too expensive, they are anyway.
  17. earth-thrower
    Was bored,....so I decided to purchase this trap, & some of the kit ?? Swiss manufactured,.. this device, quality materials (stainless steel, I think) & nicely engineered. Managed to get it installed in a mole run, failed to catch ,..but caught mole on my second attempt, in another location....lol (thank f..k,...don't ask how much this all cost me !! ???) Anyway, good design , & is set up to target the mole/vole, etc , around the head/ neck area. Seems a very humane dispatch.
  18. earth-thrower
    Right again,...ave had to tell a couple that too, basically, only wanting to go £5 & £6 a mole.
  19. earth-thrower
    Definitely !
  20. earth-thrower
    £12.50, minimum, on silage/hay now.
  21. earth-thrower
    Only actually talked too him in person once, like a ghost in the night, the c..t, lol but see all his markers, when he's around, can't miss them !
  22. earth-thrower
    Me being me, text asked if alright to ring him, about something, now I know it wasn't my place, but a says "Allan, should you not be charging them more , mate,....the boys I'm aware of , further down South, etc, charge more than that " (& rightly so), it was as much for him, I said that, (not just for me ! ??),.....as far as I'm aware now , he's at least £300, now ?
  23. earth-thrower
    I've observed (when passing, before) he actually bangs all the traps down, over a couple of days (if bad) , & I reckon he picks up end of the week, in reality,....not checking in between, etc
  24. earth-thrower
    Hopefully, you'll get a couple more mate ? (anno, depending on competition, etc)
  25. earth-thrower
    Katch, would you be surprised to know how much this quad moley boy, charged per farm, when he first appeared here, bout 5 year ago,......£250 ! no matter how 'black wi moles' ! , gives them a weeks attendance (still not sure if hes actually over the 5 days or 7,.......& I remember thinking then, how the f**k am I meant to compete with this now ! ? ? lol
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