trappin moles

[lamp+battery 98]

thanks mate i will pm you if i get into it but just goin to try it out first mate befor i buy more traps, dont want to jump in at the deep end and buy loads ov traps then find it is not for me and end up puttin them up for sale a few month later but thanks for the offer im very greatfull mate if it is for me then i will be intouch mate

 

 

lamp

[patchworkcrew 0]

Just an update!

 

I showed a couple of pupils from a nearby school how to set Mole Traps. After showing them how it should be done they set their own traps.

 

The traps they set were a right dog's dinner. The Trap was set at an angle to the run, the covering let in air and light. The run was full of loose earth. They took ages to set the trap and by the time they had finished - what with tramping up and down, shouting and hollering...... You get the picture?

 

Well you know what's coming - their trap caught the mole!!!!!!!

 

Ah well! Even experienced Mole trappers can learn - I guess???

 

 

Regards

 

Bob G

[lamp+battery 98]

good goin mate, i havent had any luck yet, but goin to set some more the day so fingers crossed i will have better luck

 

 

 

..........lamp

[lamp+battery 98]

few pics ov my attempts ov settin a few traps plz let me no if it looks right, i hope these work if so i will put pics up the morn,

 

set trap

 

coverd trap

 

peg so i no where they are

 

i set 6 traps today so lets see if they work

 

 

cheers lamp

[lamp+battery 98]

well dident get any but still tryin i put some more traps down the day so lets see what happens,

 

do you guys lift your traps every day or do you leave them where they are for a few days, i lifted mine the next day was that right or what,

 

i will keep at it till i get it right and start catchin moles the farmer gave me a map ov his land where he has seen mole hills, but they are in his silage fields and they are over a foot long so it is a bit ov a bugger to find them, but im not 1 for givein up i will find the little things

 

 

atb..........lamp

[Rolfe 2]

Modify the trigger wires on the top by straightening them out slightly with some long-nosed pliers........they will fire on a hair-pin trigger then.........should help a bit.

[lamp+battery 98]

thanks mate i will do that

 

 

lamp

[patchworkcrew 0]

well dident get any but still tryin i put some more traps down the day so lets see what happens,

 

do you guys lift your traps every day or do you leave them where they are for a few days, i lifted mine the next day was that right or what,

 

i will keep at it till i get it right and start catchin moles the farmer gave me a map ov his land where he has seen mole hills, but they are in his silage fields and they are over a foot long so it is a bit ov a bugger to find them, but im not 1 for givein up i will find the little things

 

 

atb..........lamp

 

Some people lift the next day on the basis that the Mole will know and avoid. I'm not so sure about this. I usually check traps after about 12 hours, sometimes less, and if still no result after a couple of days then I lift them. The Mole seems to live on a 4 hour shift system. In theory this means that in 24 hours it will have had several opportunities to spring the trap. But the Mole doesn't seem to visit every part of its tunnel system in a shift so I think it is possible a trap could be undetected for some time. You might try flattening mole hills in the area, that way any new activity is obvious. I spent a couple of days looking for a mole in a vegetable garden but no result and no sign. It's either abandoned the system and moved on or died.

 

There are often many abandoned tunnels during the short mating season and later during the dispersal by the offspring. Some of these are very shallow - just below the surface and are often just used temporarily to move quickly between systems. Don't often catch moles in them. We call them "shakes" - what names do other people use?

 

Don't give up. You'll get the hang of it. Keep asking the questions.

 

Bob G

[Catcher 1 639]

Never tryed it.Hope you do well mate.atb. Catcher 1

[lamp+battery 98]

thanks mate that is very helpfull, the tunnels that i have put the traps in are just under the grass surface so thats probley why im not gettin any, nothing again this morning i left the traps where they are for now,i was woundering if the mole will still use the tunel after i have lifted the traps and filled the whole in where the traps were??? is that the normal thing to do, like i said i will not give up they will not beat me lol.

 

 

thanks again mate ......lamp

[patchworkcrew 0]

thanks mate that is very helpfull, the tunnels that i have put the traps in are just under the grass surface so thats probley why im not gettin any, nothing again this morning i left the traps where they are for now,i was woundering if the mole will still use the tunel after i have lifted the traps and filled the whole in where the traps were??? is that the normal thing to do, like i said i will not give up they will not beat me lol.

 

 

thanks again mate ......lamp

 

 

Yes, if you are setting traps in "shakes" the mole may be long gone. That said, not all runs close to the surface are shakes. There seems to be a general rule that the better the feeding, the shallower the run. Small molehills equal shallow runs. Large molehills equal deeper. It's only a generalisation but often true and gives you a guide to how deep you should be looking for the run. I think the easiest runs to set traps are under short grass with mole hills about 6-9 inches high.

 

Moles tend to block tunnels that have had traps in. They may not use the tunnel again but often it sets off a frenzy of mole hill building as the Mole frantically tries to create new systems to replace those lost. So look for new activity.

 

Regards

 

Bob G

[lamp+battery 98]

well i flattend all hills last time i was there so i will see if they are makeinnew 1`s,

 

and if they dothen do i place my traps between the last 2 hills or do i find the end ov the run and place it there ???

 

all help is very greatfull

 

cheers...........lamps

[patchworkcrew 0]

well i flattend all hills last time i was there so i will see if they are makeinnew 1`s,

 

and if they dothen do i place my traps between the last 2 hills or do i find the end ov the run and place it there ???

 

all help is very greatfull

 

cheers...........lamps

 

 

Try doing both. Hopefully one will be a good clean set trap. But check you have activity first.

 

Regards

 

Bob G

[lamp+battery 98]

will do cheers bud

 

 

lamp

[lamp+battery 98]

had nojoy again the day ,

 

was woundering if i rub worms in my gloves befor i set the trap would this work as it will have the sent ov the worm on the trap,

 

and do you completly cover the trap with lose soil or just a light sprincle ov soil over it

 

 

 

cheers lamp