mole trap question

[pappabear 128]

morning all , have caught my first ever mole in a trap i set yesterday (well chuffed) my question is do i set the trap again in the same hole today , will there be more in my back garden or are they solitary thanks in advance .

[floe 5]

normilly solitrrty but set it in a different run get more then one mar to may breeding season

[earth-thrower 493]

morning all , have caught my first ever mole in a trap i set yesterday (well chuffed) my question is do i set the trap again in the same hole today , will there be more in my back garden or are they solitary thanks in advance .

Seeing that your a newcomer to mole trapping,it would not be bad practise at all, for you to reset the trap in the same place.

[pappabear 128]

thanks guys , all advice welcome

[davedavedave 69]

Well done on catching your 1st mole

 

What sort of trap did you use?

[pappabear 128]

hi dave its a claw trap bought from local garden centre they were £4 each , didn't expect to catch him that quickly , no new mounds overnight so hopefully he was on his own .

[davedavedave 69]

No more activity sounds like you hae done the business

[pappabear 128]

still no more new molehills so tacking the traps up tomorrow

[davedavedave 69]

Good idea and maybe the chance to move on and do some traps for friends or relations who have mole problems as the more you do the better you get at it. Also if you want to get in with local farmers for shooting permission offer to trap a field or 2.

[earth-thrower 493]

I wasnt aware the country was suffering from a lack of mole catchers,nowadays......

[davedavedave 69]

Well the facts would indicate that there is indeed a lack of mole catchers:-

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/7824780/Mole-population-soars-due-to-poison-ban.html

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10315612

 

http://herefordshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/boom-in-mole-population-14113/

 

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Growing-mole-population-causing-damage/story-13490636-detail/story.html

[Le Braconnier 49]

That shows that there has been an increase in the mole population. It doesn't evidence a shortage of mole catchers. If there was a shortage of trappers some of the guys on here would be pulled out with work and from recent threads it would seem not to be the case.

[3175darren 1,100]

People don't want to pay trappers at the moment,I have never seen as much damage done by moles the water table is high and the moles have come up with it,

[davedavedave 69]

"pulled out with work" - not sure what you mean?

[Le Braconnier 49]

Busy.