Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: LT GREY]
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05/02/08 10:47 AM
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Vinke
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Who is the Ugly Guy in the top Picture???????.....Never Seen his "Face" on here before.......
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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05/04/08 12:02 PM
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dcampbell
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you fellows are killing me. i got 3 outosight traps and i should have gotten 300 of them. everytime i set one in a tunnel the moles dig another direction.
Am i doing something wrong or just need more traps. i am setting the tunnels but you cant set where there isnt a tunnel. any advice would be appreciated a needed.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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05/04/08 06:35 PM
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dcampbell
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thanks Mr. Jameson. never have trapped these rascals before. I guess it is just like the other critters, takes a little learning to get it down.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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05/05/08 12:07 AM
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Ron Scheller
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everytime i set one in a tunnel the moles dig another direction. It may not be a problem with trap set-up..... sounds like you might be setting one-time feeding areas instead of the main (long, straight) travel routes. An important part of being successful at mole trapping is learning to "read" the tunnel systems and locate the main travel routes. Often the "fresh" sign is from a mole foraging for food..... those zig-zag and bicycle spoke looking patterns are not productive locations.
Ron Scheller
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: Ron Scheller]
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05/05/08 12:12 AM
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dcampbell
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that is where i have been setting is in a short straight section that zig zags through the yard. i cant seem to find a long tunnel. i guess they may be a bit deeper than the foraging tunnels.
Thanks Mr. Scheller.
i aint quitting, i have all summer to figure these buddies out.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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05/09/08 10:41 PM
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MoFarmBoy
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I too slid a very wet mole out a run today with Steve's trap, and was impressed with its grip!
Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: MikeFlick]
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06/14/08 05:35 AM
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Barkstone
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New personal best for me today. 20 moles at one stop. I had caught 10 moles at one stop a few times in the past, and those were in a single yard each of them, Today was actually a sub-division contract I got after the first guy they chose to do their moles got turned down because he did not carry insurance. The 20 moles caught today alone cover my entire yearly insurance cost. BTW I am up to 49 moles there now in 3 visits.
Paul R. Ellsworth
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
[Re: whitfield]
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07/08/08 12:23 PM
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Mike. Many times I have pulled a mole from a tunnel to find it has been partially consumed. I assume it was from another mole or a shrew. I would hate to leave food behind for them. I have also found that ants love dead moles and swarm the carcus untill it's consumed. This could create another issue for a customer.
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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread ((PICS))
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07/09/08 12:09 AM
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Barkstone
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Partly eaten moles are not eaten by moles. They are eaten by chipmunks and or voles.
And nope I have not stopped trapping moles. The only thing that keeps me from trapping moles is drought (not a lot of that here this year if you had not heard) and frozen ground (not much of that here in July either LOL)
Paul R. Ellsworth
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