moles trap -half barrel

[swanseajack 227]

As for times of year for moleing I think most folk trap between October and March before the breeding season starts.

 

 

 

Business is business, there is no closed season on moles...

 

I will trap them whenever someone pays me to do so.

 

Here's the traps, laid 3, 3 pinged... !! and it's in the furthest place away from farm... feckers

 

set them all again, added another two, little bit tighter now...

 

 

Enjoying the sun on their ready made deckchairs !!

 

 

Oh!!! and this, there's appx 30 plus of these, he said she doesn't want anyone shooting them, she said, this afternoon, why oh why does everything congregate on my land, they've trashed my fences.... sweet talking Jack was in there, hmmm, perhaps you should thin them out a bit me dear !!! bit too many don't you think!!! I'll have to point out the rest of the trashed fences and maybe drive the sheep through there....

 

[John Keswick 119]

Your just using the barrel types?

 

If i get a real stubborn b*****d, i will alternate traps, from duffus type to talpex. Just confuse the little shit and he WILL give up!

[swanseajack 227]

Your just using the barrel types?

 

If i get a real stubborn b*****d, i will alternate traps, from duffus type to talpex. Just confuse the little shit and he WILL give up!

yup... just the barrel types, might invest in some talpex if i dont get any result in the morning!!

[Butler 396]

Just an observation but them moles look to be caught "well back" Try adjusting the trigger pins this should help with your catch rate and help stop the "fills".

[iluvmarcus 23]

During the hot weather as the top layers of soil start to dry out the worms move deeper down into the soil structure therefore the moles follow. I personally think that deeper tunnels are more structurally sound than surface tunnels and don't need as much maintenance and this is possibly why we don't see such high levels of mole activity during periods of hot weather.

As for times of year for moleing I think most folk trap between October and March before the breeding season starts.

I am not an expert but I do own and run a mole control business and do very well from it.

There is a fantastic book called "The Mole" by a guy called Keith mellanby which is fantastic its show his study of moles in a man made tunnel system and explains about the life cycle and everything you could ever want to know about moles and well worth a read.

All the best 410Phil

thanks for that phil, where could i get a copy of that book .

i really like to learn more about them and there different traits.

[410phil 4]

As for times of year for moleing I think most folk trap between October and March before the breeding season starts.

 

 

 

Business is business, there is no closed season on moles...

 

I will trap them whenever someone pays me to do so.

I agree with you John business is business and I also trap moles when I am asked to it was just an observation that this period is usually my busiest so try to get as much work done in this period to make up for the lack of work during the hotter periods of the year.

Anyway foxes for me for the next few weeks.

All the best Phil

[Guest bluemink]

Best traps on the market these...easily. I cant stand trapping moles in summer, dry ground, boiling heating. I have done a few recently and I have a few more to do, but I think I'll leave it until we get a bit of rain, start of june they say...

[swanseajack 227]

result !!! had him...

 

 

and some of his buddies!!

 

 

have a look at this lot, kinda took me mind of the mole job for a bit!!

 

 

[John Keswick 119]

Exellent going swanseajack

 

Just one point, from your photos, it looks like a few of them have been caught well back. You need to tinker with the triggers to make them real sensitive to fire, also bend the trigger foward so when the mole goes in he doesnt have to go past the killing wire too much before he hits the trigger.

This will result in a catch around the chest, like the first photo

[swanseajack 227]

Exellent going swanseajack

 

Just one point, from your photos, it looks like a few of them have been caught well back. You need to tinker with the triggers to make them real sensitive to fire, also bend the trigger foward so when the mole goes in he doesnt have to go past the killing wire too much before he hits the trigger.

This will result in a catch around the chest, like the first photo

Thanks for that, Butler had said it in the previous post, as I'm lifting them I'm doing it, think I was in bit of a rush to get them laid, anyway.. first pic shows one I had lifted and fine tuned, proper result...

 

second one I hadn't, this ones a big fella !!

 

 

Of to check some more now, bit late as I was working til 12.30 this morning, I'm a bit knackered!!! Let you know when I get back!!!

[swanseajack 227]

Yesterday morning's result, I've got 2 fields left to do, didn't lay any more except on one set of hills that had appeared in one of the fields I had done !! Will hopefully lay all what's needed to complete the job this morning, one of the fields has had sheep in it that have been dust bathing on all of the hills, so might be a bit of hard work susssing out what's what.. total so far 22 !!

 

[swanseajack 227]

after a week of early mornings, I've managed 31 moles of the land... farmers best pleased to say the least!!!

 

I've raked over all the hills that I've caught on and ones that I haven't, going to pay a visit come Tuesday, hopefully I've done the job!!!

 

The bonus is, I can have a bash at the deer come August !!! Whoop Whoop!!

[Dakaras 3]

Great going chap

[swanseajack 227]

picked up another 200 acres the weekend with lots of the lil feckers on, mainly silage fields that have been trashed by the moleys, his lawns that he is getting ready for a wedding in 3 weeks, and a good few sloping fields that have sets of molehills ALL THE WAY AROUND "do you want paying up front and can we make it a regular thing... ?? " Whoop Whoop!

[Guest bluemink]

result!