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Vibration or whatever, definitely encourages prey movement. You only have to observe the amount of mole activity , along suitable stretches, of motorway/carriageway, verge, to confirm that.
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I get you.
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?, ...& I used to try & find the run between two molehills with a trowel, taking out far too many earth sods, ? trying to achieve it, courtesy of "moles & their control" book , by Guy N Smith ! (way back) a didn't know what a 'probe' was then , unheard of by me
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ROLFE, (previously on here) favoured them, & gave a good tutorial with pictures, etc,..if I remember
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Sorry, you put "bought" ,..I thought I read "brought" ? (hey, its been a long day,..)
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Seen a guy on YouTube, recently routinely , trap place, below the molehill. Used to hear alot (starting out, decades ago) NEVER try & set below a molehill,...
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What, you reckon you were the first to introduce the Talpex over here, Phil ? (didn't realise that, either)
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Why do you only prefer to use only Talpex, in gardens, mate ? ,..just curious ?
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Is this where I first heard about it then...I can't remember ? ?,...& no wonder , anyone giving out good tips, it gets well copied & repeated !,... ? (it's all good, though,..)
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Yes mate, am familiar with the speed bump, technique, with the Talpex ?
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Probably only the one mole , regarding that photo, Phil. So a man of your experience, will only be setting the one trap, for it , then ? ??,..& a wee £50 price tag, for it, added to the bill !! Iol
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Recently had one or two Talpex, fail, (sprung) mole had dug & formed a new tunnel below the trap. Rather than change tack,...I decided to reset in new lower tunnel, again , a miss, mole dug below again. (I would definitely, change tack, by now,...but decided to set the trap again, at the even lower depth tunnel, & bingo ! ,....(2 misses is rare, cause I would normally change things after any first fail) So 3rd attempt , same trap , same hole, captured. I pondered this & realised it coincided with temperature really dipping, through the evening & night,........whether that was t
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I'm just glad , it's usually only the odd mole , that's awkward, or doesn't get caught, first couple of attempts, if a high percentage of them were commonly difficult to catch in traps (of whatever type), then it's a whole different outlook, & the trapping game, largely loses its appeal,....then they'd be looking to rely on a chemical control method, solely, for dealing with mole damage.
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& forestry companies paying the most per acre, for any ground, up for sale
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Tell you, increasing trend up here, is to convert farmland over to tree planting, now ?,...not good, (try reverting that back in future ! ) Grants must be good for it, at the moment ? Quite a few are participating in it now
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Sheep prices at market where high for a while up here, maybe dipped slightly now.
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Aye, it's all changing now though, that we are out of Europe. Some new grants (England) a heard, might be geared towards , environmental/conservation, as a requirement ? (maybe moles will be preserved in future ? ?)
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They are struggling too, but, look at the price of fertiliser, now ? ? ?
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I'm feeling it alright, too, with the fuel prices,..?
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Few o ma farmers, are still greeting over it, anymore than £10 , they are upset
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'Coining it in',...yous are , mate £12.50 a mole now, mind ! ?
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Thanks for showing, got to be a rarity, now, only know of one other, who got one made,..
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"winter caught moles fetched a higher price",...read them being referred too, as "best winter clears "
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I think I could get a moleskin coat out o that lot, now, mate !
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Too right , they migrate back in , through main runs,...interesting account there, & multiple catches ! heard random somewhere, young moles can travel up to 1km, too find a territory, whether that's through existing tunnels, or partially above ground, I wouldn't know,..
