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[bryn27 89]

Just wondering how others are comparing this year with last year regards activity. Have to say here it is non stop on pasture, cereal land looks ok for now.

They all running well high regards this time last year due to the wet mild conditions, prefer them a bit deeper myself for ease of catching.

Good spell of hard frost required but nothing on the cards so far.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

good numbers but catching is taking some doing! ime flooded out hear on a lot of ground and the ground that is dry is getting a inch a day of rain and its not very pleasant at all!

[bryn27 89]

Yip same here, ground is saturated and got hit with umpteen squalls of sleet/rain today. Pulled the lot and wont be setting out again until Tuesday at the earliest.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

ile take some picture of what ime dealing with tomorrow! never trapped wet ground like it!

[shropshire mole 190]

You know when its been raining alot?

 

Open up a mole run, and its a full on mini stream

[bryn27 89]

I just leave well alone in these conditions bearing in mind we are currently under 7" of snow lol.

traps lifted yesterday as we knew it was coming.so probs back to graft Wednesday now.

[bryn27 89]

not sure what the underline is about?

[Nicepix 5,650]

You know when its been raining alot?

 

Open up a mole run, and its a full on mini stream

 

We've got the opposite problem. It hasn't rained properly since spring. Normally we get a second spring in October when the grass becomes green again and the reservoirs start to get topped up. This year we had a week of drizzle in September and that was it. No rain forecast until at least after Crimbo. The reservoirs are almost dry. Its like a fish soup up there.

 

For my part this has killed trade somewhat. I reckon that in France the first lot of young largely perish after being evicted from the nest at the end of January. That coincides with a two week period of -10C temps in February. The second lot in April and the fourth lot in October normally get off to a good start as those are temperate and wet periods. But this year the third hatch in August and the following one in October have both arrived in hot, dry conditions and if they did survive they are largely out of harm's way and not causing my customers grief on their lawns.

 

Fortunately I had a really good first two quarters and so will still be up on the year compared to last year. But other than my contract work things are really slow. I've had to take up golf

 

Well. That's not entirely true. I've had to take up writing to golf clubs to try and drum up some work

[rasp 34]

In the past I've still caught well in flooded tunnels although these days I don't normally trap out until the water has subsided.

[bryn27 89]

When it's as wet as this (snow just beginning to shift) i'll just get on with some chainsaw work and log splitting.

no fun making the mole job a mare in poor conditions.

[earth-thrower 493]

 

You know when its been raining alot?

 

Open up a mole run, and its a full on mini stream

 

We've got the opposite problem. It hasn't rained properly since spring. Normally we get a second spring in October when the grass becomes green again and the reservoirs start to get topped up. This year we had a week of drizzle in September and that was it. No rain forecast until at least after Crimbo. The reservoirs are almost dry. Its like a fish soup up there.

 

For my part this has killed trade somewhat. I reckon that in France the first lot of young largely perish after being evicted from the nest at the end of January. That coincides with a two week period of -10C temps in February. The second lot in April and the fourth lot in October normally get off to a good start as those are temperate and wet periods. But this year the third hatch in August and the following one in October have both arrived in hot, dry conditions and if they did survive they are largely out of harm's way and not causing my customers grief on their lawns.

 

Fortunately I had a really good first two quarters and so will still be up on the year compared to last year. But other than my contract work things are really slow. I've had to take up golf

 

Well. That's not entirely true. I've had to take up writing to golf clubs to try and drum up some work

 

An interesting account, there.Just shows you the contrast ?

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

ive seen me this month break thru to a tunnel FULL of water and set a duffus trap compleatly submerged and still catch a mole next day....its a bad do trapping in the mud and rain and crap but needs must for me

[earth-thrower 493]

ive seen me this month break thru to a tunnel FULL of water and set a duffus trap compleatly submerged and still catch a mole next day....its a bad do trapping in the mud and rain and crap but needs must for me

I can well relate to what your saying here, mate. Where i am (west Scotland), has got to be in contention, for being one of the worst parts in the UK, to be a mole catcher ! lol

[earth-thrower 493]

 

ive seen me this month break thru to a tunnel FULL of water and set a duffus trap compleatly submerged and still catch a mole next day....its a bad do trapping in the mud and rain and crap but needs must for me

I can well relate to what your saying here, mate. Where i am (west Scotland), has got to be in contention, for being one of the worst parts in the UK, to be a mole catcher ! lol

 

Due to the amount of continuous rainfall,...i now refuse to make any effort,in these conditions ? (as far as im concerned, customers & the moles,can wait,...)

[Nicepix 5,650]

 

 

ive seen me this month break thru to a tunnel FULL of water and set a duffus trap compleatly submerged and still catch a mole next day....its a bad do trapping in the mud and rain and crap but needs must for me

I can well relate to what your saying here, mate. Where i am (west Scotland), has got to be in contention, for being one of the worst parts in the UK, to be a mole catcher ! lol

 

Due to the amount of continuous rainfall,...i now refuse to make any effort,in these conditions ? (as far as im concerned, customers & the moles,can wait,...)

 

Can you send some of that rainfall this way please? The way things are going both 200 hectare lakes will be bone dry by the time the carp season starts.