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I wouldnt know, regarding its use for rabbits & rats, but heard it depends on the extent of rabbit numbers / workings, terrain, cover, etc, as regards its effectiveness ?,....(what a waste of bunnies, though ? lol ) I know one thing ,....its no fun at all, working with the stuff,....lol
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Fair bit of expense, mate ?,...& how 'cost effective' will it be (gassing), compared to the use of approved kill-traps,for moles (for example ?). When giving your customers, the choice ?
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lol,... (comment regarding farmers !) "it will hopefully up the work load a bit" ?,...only, if the majority of your clients, dont know any better !,....lol
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Im aware what you mean, about rat & mouse control ?,...& i suppose you could say 'poisons' a tradition, for these pests too ? lol,.....but im afraid, i wouldnt say the "gas" is "humane" ? I thought i read somewhere , that it could well be more difficult in future, for some poisons/rodenticides, to still be available, for the 'pest control' industry ?,....some will be 'withdrawn/unsupported', etc,.......as they come up for review ? (dont know enough about it, though lol) I also hope these new rules, stop the untrained 'farmers' from aquiring the 'ali phosphide' ?,...cause i know a
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As you say, its availability offered you a solution, to get the job done, on that occasion ?,...but personally, i dislike the use, of the stuff,...for all the reasons others have stated, & especially for "vertebrate control ", is it ? ,..as they say,..lol Im a 'traditionalist' at heart, & therefore dont like the utilisation of 'chemical control methods', against our 'mammal pest species ?,....(i wish it would go the same way as 'strychnine', in fact !,...lol) However, i know this wish, is unrealistic, in reality ?
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Well, i used to wonder about this,...(for moles) ? Cause one of the old info/instruction leaflets, you used to get (for phostoxin), would tell you how to apply the stuff.It said, scrape away the soil in a mole hill, until the tunnel (pop hole ?) is exposed.Insert a tablet down it, & seal it off ?,....I thought this advice was poor,...& i certainly wasnt going to do it that way !,.....lol So, as you alluded to here, inserting a tablet down the 'vertical shaft' (which could easily be bunged, with soil) COULD result in the gas tablet, being pushed out, onto the surface ?,....when 'mol
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Well, i used to wonder about this,...(for moles) ? Cause one of the old info/instruction leaflets, you used to get (for phostoxin), would tell you how to apply the stuff.It said, scrape away the soil in a mole hill, until the tunnel (pop hole ?) is exposed.Insert a tablet down it, & seal it off ?,....I thought this advice was poor,...& i certainly wasnt going to do it that way !,.....lol So, as you alluded to here, inserting a tablet down the 'vertical shaft' (which could easily be bunged, with soil) COULD result in the gas tablet, being pushed out, onto the surface ?,....when 'mol
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Well, i used to wonder about this,...(for moles) ? Cause one of the old info/instruction leaflets, you used to get (for phostoxin), would tell you how to apply the stuff.It said, scrape away the soil in a mole hill, until the tunnel (pop hole ?) is exposed.Insert a tablet down it, & seal it off ?,....I thought this advice was poor,...& i certainly wasnt going to do it that way !,.....lol So, as you alluded to here, inserting a tablet down the 'vertical shaft' (which could easily be bunged, with soil) COULD result in the gas tablet, being pushed out, onto the surface ?,....when 'mol
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Well, i used to wonder about this,...(for moles) ? Cause one of the old info/instruction leaflets, you used to get (for phostoxin), would tell you how to apply the stuff.It said, scrape away the soil in a mole hill, until the tunnel (pop hole ?) is exposed.Insert a tablet down it, & seal it off ?,....I thought this advice was poor,...& i certainly wasnt going to do it that way !,.....lol So, as you alluded to here, inserting a tablet down the 'vertical shaft' (which could easily be bunged, with soil) COULD result in the gas tablet, being pushed out, onto the surface ?,....when 'mol
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Aye, it can fail alot,....
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Well, this style of mole trap, seems to be coming increasingly popular, so no doubt, it is effective ?,....& it obviously gives the mole trapper,another option ?,....(but, i wont be using them, myself,...lol)
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Thats interesting, cause its not something i would even have contemplated, at any stage,round these parts ? For one simple reason,....lol,,,,because, as far back as im aware,....rabbits have just not been around, in any decent numbers, to even at least consider that, as a possible option ? (sadly) Before my time however, i honestly have no idea,.......lol
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A good haul, there,....lol when was the last time, you visited the place ?
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Just out of curiosity, in what type of situation, did you catch this one ?
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Exactly ?......& i would never pay to shoot rabbits or woodies, myself,.....thats all,....lol
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I would not hold your breath, I remembered you telling me how moles came to be on an island in a dual carriageway, I did not know they could travel overland. But this may be giving away a little too much. TC They do get to the strangest of places. I had one on a lump of land I shoot over. 4K acre of steep fell and moorland. Locked in at the foothill by a canal and river ( flood basin inbetween). Various moorland streams cutting their way down the fell on all sides. The old boy had never had a mole in the 65 years he owned the farm and never had one since. My only thought is it hitched
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I would not hold your breath, I remembered you telling me how moles came to be on an island in a dual carriageway, I did not know they could travel overland. But this may be giving away a little too much. TC They do get to the strangest of places. I had one on a lump of land I shoot over. 4K acre of steep fell and moorland. Locked in at the foothill by a canal and river ( flood basin inbetween). Various moorland streams cutting their way down the fell on all sides. The old boy had never had a mole in the 65 years he owned the farm and never had one since. My only thought is it hitched
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No problem, your welcome to have the last word, on it ? ha ha,....its just my PERSONAL opinion (about mole damage). It can be hard enough graft, to get the 'results' you need to make a real difference, on the ground your on ?,..& if someone wants too make that effort for FREE, then more fool them,...lol Also, your "still" doing the owner/occupier of the land, a great favour, even offering to do the rabbits, or shoot problem vermin, for FREE !,....never mind any 'bartering', over it ? lol You really have to ask yourself, "whos really doing a favour for who, here ?" (im just tryin
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Moles are good at finding & travelling along field/land drains too ?(old & new) Often explains a 'cluster' of hills appearing, in a random (or unikely spot) on the field, etc. Also, who knows what ancient travelways were present on areas of land, before it was modified by man, more recently ? Could be old 'seams' underground, or where a long ripped out tree line,dyke, hedgerow etc, once stood, but the moles still find & run there occasionally ?
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I fully understand, where your coming from, here ?,...but, seriously ,...dealing with 'mole damage', should NEVER be a 'free service' ! (well, in 99.9 %, of cases, i suppose !,..lol) If any person is removing moles successfully, for any landowner,etc,...for NOTHING !,...they just devalue, THEMSELVES ?
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lol,....surprise, surprise !, from America ? (home of the "Rodenator"), says it all,really.
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"Er,.yeah,..kinda stating the fecking obvious...",..........exactly,...(i sort of thought,this ?,...but wasnt sure) lol & again Phil, well said,...
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No offence. i dont get that second sentence ?,...(im maybe not bright enough !) lol
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Well "smithies" got it back up, in full now,...lol
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Phil, why did you 'scrub' most of that statement, you made here ?,...Cause it was excellent !,....ive noticed you have the knack, of putting across your feelings on such matters,really well, & that passage largely summed up , what was going wrong,with the current state,of affairs (well, in my view, anyway ! lol),......i strongly agreed, with it all ?,...(Now, can you put it back up, & more importantly, can i print it off & send it to certain figures/representatives of these " molecatching organisations " ?) lol
