Mole Movement

[earth-thrower 493]

I think its peaking where i am,as far as male moles on the move,after females,is concerned.Loads of double catches (mostly males) this week, in particular.Thats the traps ive been able to locate, under the snow mind ! Quite a site, me scraping the snow away furiously, with my mole spade. LOL ( with only a 4 inch wide head on it too ) Anyone want to lend me a snow shovel ! ha-ha.

[nod 285]

the snow was only here for a day out my way,

[Matt 160]

It's back to winter here.

 

No double catches all week; in fact the first week since last August that I haven't had at least one double.

 

Got a few jobs on; last few moles not playing the game, but lots waiting to be done when the weather improves.

 

I've got a feeling that the phone will go nuts as soon as the sun shines and a few folks get out into their gardens.

[DKGPestControl 22]

Doubles have slowed for us here now just the odd one here and there.

Went through a 14 day period where all 3 of us and two other pestie mate had a job to atch them but gladly that has gone back to normal lol

[outandabout 27]

Here in Kent a couple of weeks back we had a covering of snow and the moles went mad, On a couple of jobs I was watching them throwing earth up through the snow.

 

But now the snow's gone they don't seem as active, and less call outs.

[Le Braconnier 49]

Been getting doubles regularly since January including two doubles in the same trap & location in consecutive days and this week, two singles and a double in the same trap & location in three consecutive days. The last instance was two small moles followed by a double that would appear to be Mum & Dad

[DKGPestControl 22]

Had a couple of doubles (different traps) today. And a couple of call backs to gardens i cleared 2 weeks ago.

[Le Braconnier 49]

I've been clearing a large field working my way down from one end to the other. After nearly getting to the far end I had a walk back and saw new diggings in an area where I'd previously cleared so I popped a tunnel trap down. About three hours later while walking the dog she indicated the trap and I found a double capture, both facing the same way. I can only think that one of the moles reversed into the trap

[J Darcy 5,871]

I've been clearing a large field working my way down from one end to the other. After nearly getting to the far end I had a walk back and saw new diggings in an area where I'd previously cleared so I popped a tunnel trap down. About three hours later while walking the dog she indicated the trap and I found a double capture, both facing the same way. I can only think that one of the moles reversed into the trap

Well, funny you should say that. I reckon the one that was the wrong way would have squeezed past the trigger somehow, at speed and dislodged the other trigger on its way through. I had this a while ago, I wanted a mole alive for something so when i saw a fresh hill being turned at the side of the road i stopped the car and dropped a 'weak and shit chinese trap that i carry for such occasion' into the run./A quick stamp later and the mole was caught,. but the wrong way around and fully alive......Funny things them moles ain't they!

[earth-thrower 493]

 

I've been clearing a large field working my way down from one end to the other. After nearly getting to the far end I had a walk back and saw new diggings in an area where I'd previously cleared so I popped a tunnel trap down. About three hours later while walking the dog she indicated the trap and I found a double capture, both facing the same way. I can only think that one of the moles reversed into the trap

Well, funny you should say that. I reckon the one that was the wrong way would have squeezed past the trigger somehow, at speed and dislodged the other trigger on its way through. I had this a while ago, I wanted a mole alive for something so when i saw a fresh hill being turned at the side of the road i stopped the car and dropped a 'weak and shit chinese trap that i carry for such occasion' into the run./A quick stamp later and the mole was caught,. but the wrong way around and fully alive......Funny things them moles ain't they!

Ive had this a couple of times, le brac. I believe Darcys onto something here.I figured the mole probably squeezed by the dead mole,but got caught by the other trigger,on the way through.Im not 100% certain about this,though.

[Le Braconnier 49]

 

 

I've been clearing a large field working my way down from one end to the other. After nearly getting to the far end I had a walk back and saw new diggings in an area where I'd previously cleared so I popped a tunnel trap down. About three hours later while walking the dog she indicated the trap and I found a double capture, both facing the same way. I can only think that one of the moles reversed into the trap

Well, funny you should say that. I reckon the one that was the wrong way would have squeezed past the trigger somehow, at speed and dislodged the other trigger on its way through. I had this a while ago, I wanted a mole alive for something so when i saw a fresh hill being turned at the side of the road i stopped the car and dropped a 'weak and shit chinese trap that i carry for such occasion' into the run./A quick stamp later and the mole was caught,. but the wrong way around and fully alive......Funny things them moles ain't they!

Ive had this a couple of times, le brac. I believe Darcys onto something here.I figured the mole probably squeezed by the dead mole,but got caught by the other trigger,on the way through.Im not 100% certain about this,though.

I like that theory. Pushing on the dead mole and getting its other hind leg on the trigger for leverage. Good call.