How many Moles per acre ?

[stephen58 1]

I just recently done some Mole trapping for a farmer, the first week I caught 3 Moles in a 5 acre field, I had to pull the traps up due to the bad weather and resumed again in a weeks time to reset the traps! After setting the traps over a period of 3 days, i caught another 14 Moles from the same 5 acre field! Making in total 17 Moles from a 5 acre field Which i thought was a rather large amount of Moles from such a small acreage ! Have any other members encountered this at all ? below is a photo of the 14 caught ...

 

[salukiwhippet 6]

I started a contract for a manor house last month, the whole site's maybe 2 acres, including a big house, gravel drive, outbuildings etc. I had 9 moles off there in the first 7 days, now up to 15 for the month. I'm pretty sure the first 9 were all resident, the place was a right mess. It's in a valley, and looking up the valley, I bet you can see 1000+ hills. Reckon I'll be busy for a while yet!

 

James

[Dakaras 3]

Ive taken 4 in last 10 days from a pretty small pub garden maybe 20m x 10m Ive a feeling 3 were resident and the 4th was moving in. I was suprised at 4 from such a small area.

[nod 285]

this time of year there will be alot of movig about as they are starting the breeding season,

[minzy 16]

just put 122 in on new job the farm as not been done for 15 years so i will be here for a bit two :thumbs

Edited March 1, 2010 by minzy

[sh 08 17]

this month is when they start to breed so you will have your work cut out good luck

[dlm 1]

Off a small acred feild (id say about 6/7 acres) ive had 11 this month.

[Steve Albano 21]

Hey Minzy, can I copy that picture you put up and use it on my website. I'm thinking of putting up a page on moles in the UK. I could cite your name and link to a website if you have one. No problem if you don't want me to use it for any reason. Thanks

 

Steve

[TOMO 26,156]

took 9 moles in week from a back garden once, the unusual thing was it was just a straight run, with about 15 mole hils all ina line.

 

onthe flip side i did a vilage playing fiield, mle hils all over it killed one mole and that was it.

[SEAN3513 7]

had 26 out of a six acre field last year...............and had another 9 so far this year

 

as said......there on the move in a big way at the moment

 

atb

 

sean

[Dakaras 3]

Had another today from the garden...I think it must be moles moving in as its the trap Ive now had 3 in. Think it must be a route in from the fields a few gardens away.

[davedavedave 69]

Last month I caught 6 on a patch less than 1/2 acres which impressed the farmer no end :-) Wish I had took some pics

[moley 115]

had 26 out of a six acre field last year...............and had another 9 so far this year

 

as said......there on the move in a big way at the moment

 

atb

 

sean

 

i used to get 50+ from a 7 acre field most years over a 3 day period , there was no other trapping done in any of the fields surrounding it , moles will quickly move into a vacant space especially if the fields are fertile and particularily in march and april

[minzy 16]

took 10 today of three acres out of 16 traps

[d6k 11]

thats a fine mole catchers bag, puts my plastic bucket to shame