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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/17/11 09:46 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?
Town & Country Wildlife Control www.towncountry.bizHusker by birth, Cyclone by choice, Kansas because you have to make a living somewhere.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/17/11 11:00 AM
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Paul: the whole thing looks like voles? or the activity by the stump?
Town & Country Wildlife Control www.towncountry.bizHusker by birth, Cyclone by choice, Kansas because you have to make a living somewhere.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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02/27/11 10:09 AM
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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]
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03/03/11 05:22 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
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: LT GREY]
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03/13/11 09:54 AM
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Caught a mole by the front foot yesterday and it was dead!?! Anyone else seen this before? 
Town & Country Wildlife Control www.towncountry.bizHusker by birth, Cyclone by choice, Kansas because you have to make a living somewhere.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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03/19/11 06:07 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.
Town & Country Wildlife Control www.towncountry.bizHusker by birth, Cyclone by choice, Kansas because you have to make a living somewhere.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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03/20/11 01:28 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))
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03/20/11 07:44 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.
Town & Country Wildlife Control www.towncountry.bizHusker by birth, Cyclone by choice, Kansas because you have to make a living somewhere.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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11/04/11 03:39 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.
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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