Mole Trapping For A Living

[pinkfoot 1 9]

Perthshire keeper how old r you I think you r a bit young to remember bill but he was one hell of man when it came to catching moles

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Perthshire keeper how old r you I think you r a bit young to remember bill but he was one hell of man when it came to catching moles

noo i never met the man..i would have liked to thou

[pinkfoot 1 9]

He had a mole in every pocket and could set as fast as I have seen . I still have a lot of traps he showed me to make and still use them and they catch as good as any trap just not 2 at a time for lads with not a lot of money these traps are good for them as they can make 1 to 200 in the winter to get them started

[Millet 4,497]

He had a mole in every pocket

He must of had big pocket's if he was that good...

[pinkfoot 1 9]

Ha ha you no why he he had a mole in his pocket you don,t need me to tell you why

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

He had a mole in every pocket and could set as fast as I have seen . I still have a lot of traps he showed me to make and still use them and they catch as good as any trap just not 2 at a time for lads with not a lot of money these traps are good for them as they can make 1 to 200 in the winter to get them started

i had a couple hear that could catch a couple at a time thats why i started to make em...lack of funds as a lad. they take a bit of setting much harder to catch in them than the duffas traps...like i said..men from boys

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Ha ha you no why he he had a mole in his pocket you don,t need me to tell you why

ahh now i know why HE had them in his pocket...i think its unnecessary thou

[pinkfoot 1 9]

Keep thinking your wrong

[j j m 6,539]

theres a lad on 2 of my shoots does it he seems to have lots of work on all the time and is never short of money

[Millet 4,497]

Ha ha you no why he he had a mole in his pocket you don,t need me to tell you why

I fill my pocket's full of worm's..

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Keep thinking your wrong

whys that?

[earth-thrower 493]

 

nice one lads thanks for the replys, now just out of interest for the pros i know you cant give me your prices but how do you guys charge do you guys charge per mole or do you do a set price per acre to keep that land clear from moles for the year?

 

thanks adam

 

 

Well,...speaking personally,...I used to trap large acreages of agricultural grassland, and although I enjoyed the work (and all the rabbiting/mouching rights, that often accompanied the job).....nowadays,.I prefer to treat large Country House garden lawns and nice tidy sheep farms,.. and sundry smallholdings..

As a Pest Controller, of several decades now,.I have found that it is favourite, to do less work, for more money,..as opposed to being, a rushed of me feet,.busy, busy,..fool..

Obviously,.you have to find your own place in the industry, and geographically,..the remuneration for traditional mole trapping is incredibly varied...

All you can do, is the the best that you can,..for your own individual circumstances..

 

Whatever,...I still feel that mole trappers have consistently worked cheap,... I doubt there will be a noticeable change during my lifetime,..but hopefully in the future, things may change....

 

Alot of ' wisdom ' can be gleaned,from your ' scribblings ' here matey ! lol

[Rat face 1,655]

I use this beast.. it cut's them in half so i can charge for two mole's and 4 if i get a double.. .. but it is a right twat to set with my garden trowel and welding rod..

 

 

 

i have never seen this type, only ever used the tunnel and scissor traps

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

a trap owned and used by bill troughton

 

 

 

[Rat face 1,655]

cheers for that pal, how do you rate them?