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  1. earth-thrower
    Of course,....(to most of that),..but their 'training providers' (her or old Brian, id bet ?) are gonna train, the venues STAFF,.....so no work, potentially, for their members ?,....its a f***ing joke, & these so called members, need too wake up & 'smell the coffee' , urgently ! lol
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    The latest 'offer' from the BTMR, & i quote - " The British Mole catchers Register is now offering on-site training for UK sports venues who may be struggling to deal with moles and molehills across their pitches and courses,....blah,.....blah,.....Get in touch with us now about how we can train your grounds-keeping team and maintenance staff in the best ways to clear moles from your pitches, fields & fairways ! ",...........Question - How is this 'advertisement', gonna benefit, your 'subscription' paying members,then, exactly ?? ,............ Answer - its NOT !,.....cause its in
  3. earth-thrower
    The latest 'offer' from the BTMR, & i quote - " The British Mole catchers Register is now offering on-site training for UK sports venues who may be struggling to deal with moles and molehills across their pitches and courses,....blah,.....blah,.....Get in touch with us now about how we can train your grounds-keeping team and maintenance staff in the best ways to clear moles from your pitches, fields & fairways ! ",...........Question - How is this 'advertisement', gonna benefit, your 'subscription' paying members,then, exactly ?? ,............
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    Aye, for what seems like 'field' work ! lol,.....(maybe she thought it might just be the one, there ! ),....dont blame her for not quoting 'cheap',.....but, not at the thought of her telling potential clients, that the rest of us must be 'corrupt', if anothers price is more competitive ?,....its just unnecessary, and can give a 'bad impression', generally ?
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    Read a recent article, about 'mole catchers', ,... concerning this 'female mole catcher', & couldnt believe the 'cheek' of it, frankly !,................heres the paragraphs,........." Standing by the front door of a farmhouse in Norfolk, Chapman patiently waits for her first customer of the day to go inside to discuss pricing with his partner. She has assessed his field and intends to charge him £50 per mole, if he is willing to take her up on the offer. The customer sheepishly returns to decline her request, saying he'll have to check with his wife and that he will look elsewhere for a
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    I seen a 'hen' blackie, a couple o weeks ago , in a local park,.....'pied' do you call it ? (white patches, with speckling, she had ?),....first one, for a good few year,...only ever saw the odd 'cock' bird before, with a bit o white, too,...never a hen
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    I wouldnt have thought, beforehand,.. the moles would have readily, entered a plastic 'hollow cylinder',type trap, (in particular) so easily ?,.....but there, you go,...(its been proven),......these old style, ones, are ok, for the 'novelty' value,.....but for regular, commercial trapping,... im afraid, its hard too beat , your modern 'metal' type, of whatever preference. ? (for various reasons, i suppose ?)
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    No mate, i aquired one, as a gift,........(lucky, i think),...& then i commisioned, a very 'talented' lad, who works with wood,..too make me another (was expensive enough, though, for his time !),....this lads in his early, twenties,..& has worked with some, top 'wood carvers', 'turners', etc, from an early age....hes very good (with a workshop, with EVERYTHING you would need, for 'wood working', etc),........i do have a 'plastic' (gas pipe) one, which ive yet , too try ? (although, its documented, they work !)
  9. earth-thrower
    A capture, in this wooden barrel trap,.....(don't want a 'suckling' sow, though !)?,......& It was a female,but not nursing, thankfully,.
  10. earth-thrower
    Aye mate, ...interesting,...are they finding somewhere, too drink ?,....or just where its damp, too find worms , easier ? (or both !) ,...ive often wondered ?
  11. earth-thrower
    Catching , pregnant female, moles,......i could , well do without !,.....(its always 'bothered' me, year after year,....) but,.....if i dont ,....someone else, will ?
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    Aye Phil,... this very 'dry' spring, has drawn them, too that spot,.... ? could be doing, with a 'bit' o rain now, in these parts ? ( 'doe' moles are just about ready too drop, their young now, where i am),.....if this 'lack o rain' is gonna continue, into summer, its not gonna help the moles (as far as 'disperal' & ultimately survival, of young uns, are concerned ?)
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    Got a surprise,when the farmer phoned,saying there was 'molehills',all over a silage field,i did a month ago.(only caught two, there,at the time) thing is,it was a damp field,... but plenty 'field drains',there,....with alot of those 'depressions'(sink holes),indicating this. When I walked it,i found about eight or nine,of these, with a 'string' of molehills, coming out, each one !
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    Sorry, may not have made it clear. I am not doing the farm as such. The moles, he says, are located around his takeoff runway in a field and garden. The farm which is sheep is not being touched Well, making an 'educated' guess, here ,.....you SHOULD have enough traps, for this situation ,.....& if you can get him to agree, to the £50, per visit ?,....you COULD be ok, here ?,......(as long as your 'capture rate', is good enough, though ? ),....good luck, if it goes ahead ? (keep us posted ! lol)
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    Aye, its an individual, thing,.....i take my time, & i get better results ?,....(it makes sense, of course, too try & 'speed' up the trap setting, in commercial situations ?,..but i dont try,...im set in my ways, now,.. ) But, im fully aware, that SOME folk, can 'whack in', an impressive amount ? ,.....& good luck to them, too.
  16. earth-thrower
    Yes, i get it, mate,...
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    20 traps an hour, in the right conditions ?,....thats good going (i dont doubt it,..),.....but me, id be doing well too set 10 (half- barrels, that is ?), in that time ?,....ha ha (told you i was slow ! ),...if i managed the 10 in the hour (be doing well,.. ),......i would be setting for what i thought,.... was one mole (two's a bonus),.....& if i got more than one , miss ??(bunged up, trap,etc), out of the ten, id be disappointed ! (it happens , of course ),.......just a 'personal' thing, for me,.....cause when i tried too 'rush' it , in the early days,...i got alot more 'fails' ?,
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    20 traps an hour, in the right conditions ?,....thats good going (i dont doubt it,..),.....but me, id be doing well too set 10 (half- barrels, that is ?), in that time ?,....ha ha (told you i was slow ! ),...if i managed the 10 in the hour (be doing well,.. ),......i would be setting for what i thought,.... was one mole (two's a bonus),.....& if i got more than one , miss ??(bunged up, trap,etc), out of the ten, id be disappointed ! (it happens , of course ),.......just a 'personal' thing, for me,.....cause when i tried too 'rush' it , in the early days,...i got alot more 'fails' ?,
  19. earth-thrower
    "is £50 per visit expensive," ?,......doesnt sound so , for HIM, really,......(does it ?) lol
  20. earth-thrower
    Proper 'a......e',....him , then,.....
  21. earth-thrower
    20 traps an hour, in the right conditions ?,....thats good going (i dont doubt it,..),.....but me, id be doing well too set 10 (half- barrels, that is ?), in that time ?,....ha ha (told you i was slow ! ),...if i managed the 10 in the hour (be doing well,.. ),......i would be setting for what i thought,.... was one mole (two's a bonus),.....& if i got more than one , miss ??(bunged up, trap,etc), out of the ten, id be disappointed ! (it happens , of course ),.......just a 'personal' thing, for me,.....cause when i tried too 'rush' it , in the early days,...i got alot more 'fails' ?,
  22. earth-thrower
    Seems a good system,youve got, mate,... & fair rates
  23. earth-thrower
    Good post, lads ,......( & this 'mole catcher' , is learning ! lol)
  24. earth-thrower
    All of that, & more !,....lol,.....(some seem too over complicate, their charging ?)
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    one of my farmers told me, once , there was a mole catcher, advertising (that year),... (national magazine) at half the rate, i am per mole ?,.....i said , " you better get him in , then ? ",....he goes, ...."no, thats alright,...just thought id say" ,.....turns out the guy was just doing it ,to get interest, for any initial enquiries, when he wangled a visit for a survey, anywhere,...... it was a different story,...& his 'low rate', was out the window ! ha ha
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