Fence Is Filling

[bryn27 89]

Thought this area was done but another 5 in the last 3 days.

[Nicepix 5,650]

In many cases moles move in or come in for a look around, from neighbouring areas as soon as the residents are removed. On bigger jobs, with long boundaries adjoining land with moles it is no good trying to do a 100% clear out. They will keep coming in as fast as you are trapping them. On larger gardens I sometimes leave a few traps in to mop up any newcomers after finishing my three visits, but on farms it's three visits and that is it. You can't promise 100% mole free. Or I can't anyway.

[shropshire mole 190]

Guess I get about 90-100% on farmers fields, but no guarantees.

Currently charging per mole on a farm, makes me much more economic with trap placement as do not want to waste traps in an area with probably just one mole. In the past with paid per visit jobs would put in plenty of traps to clear an area before moving on

[bryn27 89]

I'll mop them all up eventually, land is on my doorstep and owned by a friend. Was interesting to see newcomers take over the runs after only 3 weeks of cleaning the area.

This is the part of trapping that interest me, not the need to make as much as I can in the shortest amount of time.

I know I'm lucky and have a vast area to play with as a newbie, but I think my slow approach may pay dividends in the future and what more I can pick up regards mole behaviour.