Mole Trapping Experience

[Matt 160]

Peter, as has already been suggested, you need a thick skin on here.

 

You should also be aware that Mr Nicholls stirs up lots of ill feeling amongst those of us scraping a living out of traps. He's done nothing but try and restrict us, and has even gone running off to certain animal rights groups when it suits him.

 

I've got lots of books on molecatching, and whilst I can claim to be self taught, I'd not insult your intelligence by suggesting that I've never learned anything from books.

 

My favourite book is by Arthur Randal (hard to come by), but I'd also say that the Guy N Smith book was interesting (again, if you can get hold of a copy).

 

Whatever you do, don't waste money on anything with the name of JN on it. I have, and regret lining his pockets now.

 

There's nothing better than going out and getting your hands dirty; a book will only teach you theory

[bryn27 89]

All I needed was the theory and links to suppliers, the book gave me the encouragement not to give up. It was a valuable tool in getting me started and I have no regrets buying it.

I'M busy working sheep land at present (still snow behind the dykes) and doing very well, like you say your learn the skill yourself with time.

[bryn27 89]

Peter, as has already been suggested, you need a thick skin on here.

 

You should also be aware that Mr Nicholls stirs up lots of ill feeling amongst those of us scraping a living out of traps. He's done nothing but try and restrict us, and has even gone running off to certain animal rights groups when it suits him.

 

I've got lots of books on molecatching, and whilst I can claim to be self taught, I'd not insult your intelligence by suggesting that I've never learned anything from books.

 

My favourite book is by Arthur Randal (hard to come by), but I'd also say that the Guy N Smith book was interesting (again, if you can get hold of a copy).

 

Whatever you do, don't waste money on anything with the name of JN on it. I have, and regret lining his pockets now.

 

There's nothing better than going out and getting your hands dirty; a book will only teach you theory

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What does he do to stir up trouble and why would it be beneficial for him to do so? I don't understand.

[Matt 160]

Mr Nicholls makes far more out of books, dvds, training courses and other rubbish than he has ever made out of catching a few garden moles

 

As such, he needs a 'profile', and the better the profile, the more he sells

 

If you take a look at some of the previous threads on here, and on the APMC forum, you will see that he's a duplicitous snake, that is more interested in promoting himself than molecatching.

 

Oh, and if you've read his stuff you will no doubt be using Proctor traps, and whilst they seem to have a small following, I don't rate the chinese rubbish

[bryn27 89]

I don't believe everything I read and never have, I process it and disregard the bits of no use to me.

Buy my traps from fourteen acre, Duffus and Talpax with a few nomoles lying about also.

[bryn27 89]

Thought Proctor was a new design lol,iv'e never seen a decent trap in any garden centre or agricultural dealer stores.They are all cheap crap and your wasting your time with them.

That's why I stick with fourteen acre though I think I've bought of flatpack in the past also.