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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2443930
02/13/11 11:36 PM
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Redwood City,California
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We do make our own tethers, out of 1/16th inch stainless steel cable and 1/16th inch copper dual swaging sleeves, crimped with a swaging tool We get supplies at online "rigging supply" outlets. The cable is medium flexible, with a 7X7 strand configuration.

But if you only have a few traps, nylon strings or cords work fine, and are a lot less trouble to put on. And a lot of guys tell me that stainless steel fishing leaders work great.

I think that video has been up there for awhile. Pretty sure it was up last year.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2444495
02/14/11 11:40 AM
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I went to my local fishing store(Cabelas) and bought several dozen SS swiveled fishing leaders, 45# test 24" long. The swivel is a great feature as it keeps the leader from flipping the trap on its side when you thread the leader out of the burrow and lets any trapped gophers roll around without kinking it. I only have a few dozen traps, if you have hundreds it might be cheaper to buy leader material and crimps, of course time is money.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2450430
02/17/11 10:46 AM
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Set my first mole job yesterday; actually its not a paying job. A guy I know from church is letting me try out Steve's traps at his business.

The mole activity is confined to the strip of grass between the building/parking lot and the street. At the north end is a stump, there is what appears to be a main travel tunnel that runs about 100ft along the parking lot and then to another stump at the south end.




What bothers me is that what I believe to be the main travel tunnel is near the surface, not 4 - 6 inches under ground. Also the activity near the stumps is right at the surface; the snow cover just melted would that explain the activity at the surface?


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2450456
02/17/11 11:04 AM
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Looks like our vole runs underneath the snow.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2450544
02/17/11 12:00 PM
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Paul: the whole thing looks like voles? or the activity by the stump?


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #2450588
02/17/11 12:16 PM
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Since we don't have any moles in this part of the country, I'm not real sure. I would say all of it but I could be wrong.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: coon trapper101] #2472896
02/27/11 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted By: coon trapper101
Got one.



I have been looking for pics of modifications to out-o-sight traps, found this one showing the rod filed at the end. Anyone else have photos of modifications?

I plan to remove the safety's off my traps (don't tell the lawyers!). Can the trigger be bent a certain way (up/down) to improve performance?

Thanks
Rocky


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2481673
03/03/11 06:22 PM
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FINALLY caught my first two!



This was my first mole job. Almost the entire yard (about 3/4 of a acre) was a feeding area. I finally figured out where they were coming out of the woods and set eight traps yesterday. This afternoon I had two. We'll see if there are any more.

Got a lot of good info from this thread and a phone conversation yesterday morning with Randy Hushower.

Thanks,

Phil

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2498724
03/13/11 10:54 AM
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Caught a mole by the front foot yesterday and it was dead!?! Anyone else seen this before?


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2498747
03/13/11 11:17 AM
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I have never seen that, but you still got em though!


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2498930
03/13/11 01:35 PM
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top pic looks vole


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2508839
03/19/11 07:07 PM
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Not catching as many moles as I think I should be, need some advice to bolster my confidence. I am using mostly Out-of-sights and a few of Steve's traps.

One of the jobs I am currently working on is a double estate lot, so 3/8 - 1/2 acre, they've had moles "for years". The mole hills are huge; the hills and surface tunnels cover more than half the property. I have been using a 3/16 steel rod to locate the deep runs near the hills, then I dig down to expose the tunnel. I then either insert steve's traps or refill the tunnel with loose dirt and pat it down with my hand and position the trap. I have 10 OSS's and 6 of steve's traps on the property and have only caught 2 moles in a week (a week of very nice weather).

Today I pulled out about 6 of the traps to make sure the moles weren't digging around the traps and I see no evidence of this.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2509318
03/20/11 12:51 AM
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Rockyinop:

Two moles can dig a lot of mounds. I rake out all mounds after setting traps, wait two days and
then reset traps around fresh mounds. You may have caught all the moles in the area.

Jerry

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2509324
03/20/11 01:13 AM
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I agree with Jerry, two moles on half an acre can do a lot of damage. Maybe that's all they have right now.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: SteveAlbano] #2509354
03/20/11 01:47 AM
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You can't catch them if they are not there.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2509364
03/20/11 02:28 AM
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I use a lot of traps on a mole job. When they are mound building I look for new mounds; the ones formed since your last visit. They normally travel in some sort of line. I set the traps in the tunnel under the next to last mound in that line.


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2509455
03/20/11 08:44 AM
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does my methodology for setting the OSS's sound correct? Is there a way to properly set these traps without disturbing the tunnel. I guess I am concerned that I'm getting "refusals" because they run into the loose dirt.


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: LT GREY] #2809259
11/02/11 09:28 PM
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I think I finally got the hang of this mole trapping.......business is growing like crazy...........total moles and gophers trapped since June 2011 is 623..........and several hundred traps in the ground......fun times.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: RockyinOP] #2811979
11/04/11 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted By: RockyinOP
Caught a mole by the front foot yesterday and it was dead!?! Anyone else seen this before?


Even a foul catch will often result in a dead mole. The high metabolism of moles ensure that they need to feed very often, so they starve quickly if without food. Those traps look good, but have a look at the Talpa's from the UK, i believe they are very good indeed and not as big as the trap pictured. I've had about 30 moles this week.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS)) [Re: RockyinOP] #2811997
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Originally Posted By: RockyinOP
Not catching as many moles as I think I should be, need some advice to bolster my confidence. I am using mostly Out-of-sights and a few of Steve's traps.

One of the jobs I am currently working on is a double estate lot, so 3/8 - 1/2 acre, they've had moles "for years". The mole hills are huge; the hills and surface tunnels cover more than half the property. I have been using a 3/16 steel rod to locate the deep runs near the hills, then I dig down to expose the tunnel. I then either insert steve's traps or refill the tunnel with loose dirt and pat it down with my hand and position the trap. I have 10 OSS's and 6 of steve's traps on the property and have only caught 2 moles in a week (a week of very nice weather).

Today I pulled out about 6 of the traps to make sure the moles weren't digging around the traps and I see no evidence of this.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.



When approaching such an area i flatten the molehills as i set traps. Then i can see where the activity is. We use a combination of 'duffus' and 'talpa' type traps and i have to say that they're effective. If the mole ever fills in the Duffus he will be caught with a Talpa. I have tried the @Trapline' type trap and i caugh, but i don't rate them like i do the other two. For one thing you can tell at a glance if there has been a trap spring, without opening the tunnel up to check. We all like our own thing though. What is worth remembering is that one little mole can make one [Please excuse my language... I'm an idiot] of alot of mess! I've been on places that have had 30-40 hills and only got 2 moles. Good luck.

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