Moles

[Frontbum 76]

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Edited May 1, 2015 by Frontbum

[sussex 5,777]

@ Sussex,.c'mon man,.you are a Stalker,...'Patience Grasshopper'....you will prevail...

Ok Phil it's done ...patience & the cunning of a fox done for the bast*rd "..not to mention it got careless , he moved out of the allotment onto the grass which allowed me to watch his workings from the bedroom , 6 ,50 he started work , 6 .51 I started using the Winchester 26 s/s & 32gr 5 ( you can never be over gunned with this quarry ) & by 6.52 am it was over , the sneaky basta*d got it ...

[sussex 5,777]

Ment to put this on the post above !Location view ...

[Nicepix 5,650]

Had a mole in my own garden yesterday. There was an old tunnel running the full length alongside the boundary wall and a couple of spurs coming off under the grass. I had dug out the full length of the main tunnel, but a mole had repaired the lot and cleaned out the other runs. I dug out two pairs of Traplines I've had for ages and hardly used due to experiencing poor results. I've had moles trapped and making it to the surface and a few times where the trap has gone off without capture. On the basis of that I wouldn't use them in a client's garden until I was sure they worked humanely and efficiently so putting them in my own job seemed like a good idea.

 

I opened the main run and cleaned out inside the tunnel using a spoon just as I would for a Putange. After placing the traps as per the instructions and pegging them I replaced the clod and left it overnight. Same with the second pair in the spur tunnel.

 

Checked them this morning and the main run trap site had been blocked with soil. As I was excavating it a mole popped up alive and kicking. Then I found it was attached to the trap having been caught by the prongs nipping its belly.........

 

 

Not good. I seem to recall someone else mentioned having moles caught by the belly skin. Back in the box for mine and I don't think they'll be out again. I'll stick to Putanges for those jobs that need a small trap that doesn't expand on capture. Clean kill every time.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Had a mole in my own garden yesterday. There was an old tunnel running the full length alongside the boundary wall and a couple of spurs coming off under the grass. I had dug out the full length of the main tunnel, but a mole had repaired the lot and cleaned out the other runs. I dug out two pairs of Traplines I've had for ages and hardly used due to experiencing poor results. I've had moles trapped and making it to the surface and a few times where the trap has gone off without capture. On the basis of that I wouldn't use them in a client's garden until I was sure they worked humanely and efficiently so putting them in my own job seemed like a good idea.

 

I opened the main run and cleaned out inside the tunnel using a spoon just as I would for a Putange. After placing the traps as per the instructions and pegging them I replaced the clod and left it overnight. Same with the second pair in the spur tunnel.

 

Checked them this morning and the main run trap site had been blocked with soil. As I was excavating it a mole popped up alive and kicking. Then I found it was attached to the trap having been caught by the prongs nipping its belly.........

 

 

Not good. I seem to recall someone else mentioned having moles caught by the belly skin. Back in the box for mine and I don't think they'll be out again. I'll stick to Putanges for those jobs that need a small trap that doesn't expand on capture. Clean kill every time.

Please feel free to slate for the stupid questions that are coming.

 

Even though I have never trapped a mole in my life, through reading this forum I have a vague idea how it works. These traps are designed to catch moles in America. Is there a difference in size between the American mole run and the British one? Or indeed is there a difference in the size of the mole? Or could they be more effective on a fresh run as opposed to a well worn run?

 

Just asking

 

TC

[Nicepix 5,650]

There is a difference in size between the European mole and its American cousin. Trapline sell traps designed for each species and it is the larger ones for the European mole that I have used.

[Mr Muddy 141]

Had a mole in my own garden yesterday. There was an old tunnel running the full length alongside the boundary wall and a couple of spurs coming off under the grass. I had dug out the full length of the main tunnel, but a mole had repaired the lot and cleaned out the other runs. I dug out two pairs of Traplines I've had for ages and hardly used due to experiencing poor results. I've had moles trapped and making it to the surface and a few times where the trap has gone off without capture. On the basis of that I wouldn't use them in a client's garden until I was sure they worked humanely and efficiently so putting them in my own job seemed like a good idea.

 

I opened the main run and cleaned out inside the tunnel using a spoon just as I would for a Putange. After placing the traps as per the instructions and pegging them I replaced the clod and left it overnight. Same with the second pair in the spur tunnel.

 

Checked them this morning and the main run trap site had been blocked with soil. As I was excavating it a mole popped up alive and kicking. Then I found it was attached to the trap having been caught by the prongs nipping its belly.........

 

 

Not good. I seem to recall someone else mentioned having moles caught by the belly skin. Back in the box for mine and I don't think they'll be out again. I'll stick to Putanges for those jobs that need a small trap that doesn't expand on capture. Clean kill every time.

 

Bad business that mate. Same thing happened to me – went right off them after that.

[Tiercel 6,986]

There is a difference in size between the European mole and its American cousin. Trapline sell traps designed for each species and it is the larger ones for the European mole that I have used.

Thanks for the info. And not laughing at me for the stupid questions .

 

TC

[Nicepix 5,650]

 

There is a difference in size between the European mole and its American cousin. Trapline sell traps designed for each species and it is the larger ones for the European mole that I have used.

Thanks for the info. And not laughing at me for the stupid questions .

 

TC

 

Not a stupid question at all. I've been asked a lot worse.

[Nicepix 5,650]

Tiercel's question about different species of moles and their sizes prompted me to have another look at the Traplines I've got. They were bought off ebay from States with the stipulation that they were for the European mole. I'd just taken it for granted that the traps I received were the right ones. Having just examined them properly there is no way that the arc of the trapping wires would encompass a mole. No way. I can now see why I and others have been getting captures where the prongs have nipped the body.

 

I'd be grateful if somebody who is having good results with them could measure across the trapping prongs \and let me know what that is please?

Edited May 10, 2015 by Nicepix

[Mr Muddy 141]

I've got some from KG (so definitely for European moles), and the tops of the prongs are 55mm apart when set - but I'm having the same results as you

[Nicepix 5,650]

Mine are 50mm across the prongs when set and the prongs are 35mm from the ground at their highest point in the arc. The trap is 110mm long at its longest point.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Interesting ... are they all from Killgerm or have some been ordered and bought direct from the manufacturer, I wonder?

[smithie 2,443]

i dont catch many moles and prefer a tunnel to trapline but mine catch all right. had 1 back filled once but other than that they seem to have caught well.

 

i bought mine direct from america on ebay a few years ago.

 

Edited May 10, 2015 by smithie

[moxy 617]

Is that a private plate smithie