Had the traps set out yesterday so been for a check-up today. Three fields we got 20 critters, but i know a couple have been missed as they have filled the traps. So time for the Talpa's on them. Then went and set another three fields on a new farm that, if all goes well, should be a good place for making a solid income for years to come. Hope i get a few! Here are todays...

Can someone post a couple pics of the setters for the OOS? I picked up some second hand OOS traps less the setters. It would be easier to just order a set but I like to make whatever I can.

PERFECT, MANY THANKS!

Take some advice from someone who traps moles as a living...put those tongs in a heavy duty VICE and squeeze them down, skinnier.
Using them like the ones picture will have you cursing by days end....then paint them florescent orange......you can thank me later !

I made mine skinnier too LT, easier to hold on to. Didn't have orange so I painted them red

set 2 traps last night. Had this bugger this morning.

Ha, got another one of them lil suckers. I guess I'm doin' it right?

The grass is tall so it's hard to see the tunnels. This is how I'm setting, is there a better way? Or am I over thinking it?

Looks to me like you have got it.

I see a 4 leaf clover !

WHERE? I need all the luck I can get

Found a 5 leaf last year. my mom can find them like nobody's business, just be walking down the road, glance over and "oh look, a 4 leaf clover!" can't count how many times she's done that.

I haven't used those setters in years. I use the wooden handle on the garden trowel I always have with me. I can set a trap from safety position to set in a couple seconds. Lay tray on its side, pop in the handle against spring and shorter jaw hoop, press and set.
Tripped position takes a second longer.

left of the trap about 2.5 inches in the photo....

I took the safety off after covering if you look at pic #4

I'm not really interested in your little "Gotcha" game with the photos, but I've kept the safety hooks on my OOSs for several reasons:

First, they keep the jaws from snatching up dirt and grass when I trip the empties to pull. No need to fear dry-fires, a bane of the newer Chinese OOSs with inconsistent jaw spacing.

Second, setting them from "safe" the way I do with a trowel handle requires a shorter arc which saves time and effort. Heck, I can even speedset by stepping on one jaw and pulling up on the opposite. No lever or trowel needed.

I spend the time it would take to tear off the safety by tweaking that sloppy pan, which probably accounts for more misses than we realize.

I always (except that first spring job!) remember to flip the safety; it's part of my setting routine. So, in a way, I guess you're right: only idiots will leave the safety on.

There are 20 pages of the Mighty Mole Trapper. How many more before he finally gets it straight?

I recently had my first mole trapping experience with a friend of mine. I used a tool he designed and put out about 18-20 Victor Out of Sight traps in about 15 minutes. (They were the first mole traps I ever set.) I ended up with 7 tripped traps and seven moles, no misfires. He claims I am a fast learner, but I had a good teacher! Thanks LT!

Catching a mole ain't too hard, making a living out of it, well, that aint too easy. The main thing is advertising and being able to talk to folks. With those two criteria ticked you're in with a chance. Trapping the little black velvet gentleman's the easy part!!

How about some of these inventors show us these "super" tools and show us how they work?

Thanks...The right tool in the right hands, does make a world of difference !