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    Well done, I suppose It would be simple enough to fit a new trigger as well. Some of mine are too soft, you should'nt be able to bend them so easily by hand. And the trigger loop could be made a bit wider for the anorexic moles slipping round the side.
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    There are plenty of gimmicks on sale for the unwary public. O.K poison will do the job, but will a wary mole fall for a plastic worm, however realistic looking. This is one for Steve Albano to comment on, being in your neck of the woods you may have come across them.
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    Does that mean the ring is smaller than would be needed for a mole? Are they meant to be pushed in the run, or does the ring sit at the opening.
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    Thanks for that, one to avoid. Thats the beauty of a forum like this, theres always someone with the right info.
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    It sounds like the same variation in quality you get here with all the different makes. Have you seen/tried the flat steel spring ones?
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    If I find a good supplier, and enough people are interested in trying a few, I would order a batch and distribute for postal charge only.
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    Nicepics can I ask where you bought those Putanges, Roman have stopped doing them now and are selling a different model with a flat steel spring.
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    No thats not it, If you google "images of Bavarian mole trap" you'll see it has a run sized loop on one arm of the pincer. Sorry I'm a techno dinosaur or I would put pics up. The spring arms dont go in side to side, but vertically, and when triggered the "kill" arm springs downwards.
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    You can tell how powerful that spring is by how robust the trigger bar is. Probably a case of overkill unless they are used for something bigger than moles out there?
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    It's like they say steve keep it simple, if it aint broke etc. They've been on the go long enough to be proven in use. I've never used them, ( though thinking of trying them out) however It looks to me as if it might benefit from a slight flat where the trigger goes, and maybe lugs on the trigger like the scissor trap has. PS have you seen the bavarian trap, another continental pincer type but with a different trigger mechanism.
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    So you're trying the (original) Talpex Bryn, have you given up on the Putange type traps? I'm still undecided whether to get some myself. It would be a shame to get 20 sent over from france and find I dont like them, so if you want to offload a couple let me know. I'm not too far from you (south Durham. I recently got a few Talpas to try, and the handles certainly make a difference to easy setting. If the Talpex is even more powerful then it must be a beast, as these Talpas seem more than adequate for the job. Having said that more power in the spring will give that extra confidence in hea
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    Well Nicepix you've got me going with that teaser about your secret use for them. I hope it has something to do with catching moles, and not "S-M". If its not too secret pm me. Cheers Ian.
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    Question for Nicepics. Being in France do you use the putange much yourself. And if so how does it compare catch rate wise, to the Duffus or Talpex, in general situations. Also out of interest is the mole behaviour over there just the same as over here.
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    Interesting iwm, I,ve been having a go at making one as well, with the same result. It obviously needs spring steel to do the job but it will be difficult to work with in the garage with basic tools and a vice. They're cheap enough on the french website but out of stock.
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    Yeah Muddy the legs look too straight, doubt if they would be any good.
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    Hi Butler where did you get your "Talpex" from, at that ptice it's worth having a few as backup traps.
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    Darcy you say you started to get better results with the Talpex over the Talpa. Looking at them both, other than the top handles on the talpa, they look pretty much the same in operation. What do you reckon the advantage is with Talpex?.
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    I can't believe you get trap blockers Matt, apparently it's all about how you set and fine tune your traps. You'll find some good advice on this forum --- (snigger) Seriously though, as I said in my prev post I've been having problems in one area with blocking. The Talpex trap jaws look to be a bit wider when open compared to scissor jaws, does this mean they are set back further into the tunnell wall and less likely to be felt by the mole.
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    Some people say you should "camouflage" the trigger plate of a scissor trap with a layer of mud so the mole thinks he is just shoving soil. Likewise does anyone do this with their Duffus triggers, I've never tried it, but I have a patch with what seems to be pretty savvy blighters. They are filling both the Duffus and scissor traps. I,ll give it a go, it cant hurt to try, but I expect every concievable way of setting has been tried before.
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    Thanks for that S-M A hellovalot cheaper than I would have thought. Just been looking at Fourteen Acre prices - £23 FOR 4 del.
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    Where did you get the Putanges from S-M, I fancy having a couple, for shallow runs, or as an alternative to the Duffus when encountering backfillers.
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    In the 14 acre video the chap says to push trowel handle up the run and smooth/ flatten it. This will probably prevent the trigger fouling on the run floor as it goes in. I'm going to knock up an L shaped tamper for run smoothing, with about four inches insertion (no comments!) as the "T" handle of my mole spade doesnt go in far enough.
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    I've been out today to follow up on some of the advice given about finding main runs to trap. I went into a neighbouring field with no stone etc to practice locating these but with no success. In spots where the hills seem random just confuses the issue even more. I will just have to keep on at it until I get the idea. What I would like to see is a picture/diagram of a typical moles territory showing how their networks are laid out. I always thought they just tunnelled along merrily catching worms as they went, but am I right in thinking they make hills in order for the worms to drop dow
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    Thats a good point Earth Thrower. At least in difficult to probe ground it would be possible to excavate a hill just to determine the tunnel direction then set the trap further on. Sorry Phil if my catching expertise has spread down south, but I wont be commuting . In fact I only do this on one farm as a favour.
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    The main reason I posted the question is I am trapping in grass fields which was formerly quarry land made up. There is lots of stone and pockets, making probing difficult, so I am setting where ever I see hills in any kind of line. I am getting results, but it would be difficult to find main runs in these large areas without some visual clue. By the way I am a relative learner, so don't get overheated if I ask what many of you will think of as being obvious.
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