Moles ! (i.e. FAO Dave T-S)
18 July 2002, 11:47 AM
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Right
Having dealt with the mouse, I now have a mole.
Dug up all along one path down the side of the house - and now working his way across the back garden.
Suggestions ?
(Is is true Guinnea Pigs attack them ?
)
Deano
[Edited by dsmith - 7/18/2002 11:55:27 AM]
Having dealt with the mouse, I now have a mole.
Dug up all along one path down the side of the house - and now working his way across the back garden.
Suggestions ?
(Is is true Guinnea Pigs attack them ?
)Deano
[Edited by dsmith - 7/18/2002 11:55:27 AM]
18 July 2002, 12:09 PM
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i have had some experience of this.
the bst thing i have found is to sit out by the mole hill (either in early morning or late afternoon) when you see the mole hill start to move use a fork ( i used 2 to be sure) just jab at the hole with the forks.
you have to be quick though because when you move he will hear you and run down his tunnel- i have found the best way is to start jabbing 4ft from the hole then if he does run for it you may still get him.
you can check for the tunnel direction by feeling for soft ground aound the hole.
Sti
ps- you know when you have him because you will either hear it squeal or the fork will come up bloddy.
the bst thing i have found is to sit out by the mole hill (either in early morning or late afternoon) when you see the mole hill start to move use a fork ( i used 2 to be sure) just jab at the hole with the forks.
you have to be quick though because when you move he will hear you and run down his tunnel- i have found the best way is to start jabbing 4ft from the hole then if he does run for it you may still get him.
you can check for the tunnel direction by feeling for soft ground aound the hole.
Sti
ps- you know when you have him because you will either hear it squeal or the fork will come up bloddy.
18 July 2002, 02:03 PM
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LOL at mole
We've still got moles, driving us mad at the moment[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Have caught two alive in the past by sticking a hose down the burrow, and waiting for them to come swimming out (honest).
The current ones are proving more of a problem - I have also resorted to the kebab method (2ft long Snap-on screwdriver) - but haven't got the bugger yet as haven't figured out which direction it is going in, and if you stab the moving earth the mole isn't underneath
It's very active at the moment, and the garden is looking like the bloody Somme....[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
[Edited by Dave T-S - 7/18/2002 2:05:10 PM]
We've still got moles, driving us mad at the moment[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Have caught two alive in the past by sticking a hose down the burrow, and waiting for them to come swimming out (honest
).The current ones are proving more of a problem - I have also resorted to the kebab method (2ft long Snap-on screwdriver) - but haven't got the bugger yet as haven't figured out which direction it is going in, and if you stab the moving earth the mole isn't underneath
It's very active at the moment, and the garden is looking like the bloody Somme....[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
[Edited by Dave T-S - 7/18/2002 2:05:10 PM]
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18 July 2002, 02:07 PM
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lol at Dave-TS.... can just imagine you in the back of a snap on van... can you replace the blade on this please its chipped.. were you using it as a chisel, because the warranty doesnt cover that... no I was killing moles and using it as a kebab skewer..
oh ok then...
David
oh ok then...
David
18 July 2002, 02:16 PM
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ROFL at David
Lucky Subaru don't make tools, that'd definitely invalidate my warranty
Re the cruelty issue, i'm a cun'ry boy - anything is safe coming into our garden, unless it wakes me up or causes damage, then it's dead, period - (assuming it is classed as vermin, of course).
Had great fun shooting mice under the shed out of the bedroom window with the air rifle the last couple of weeks - got the telescopics zeroed in well and can now hit a mouse at 40 feet
Anybody that has had a mole wreck their garden won't show much compassion for these furry, cute but destructive little ba5tards...[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Lucky Subaru don't make tools, that'd definitely invalidate my warranty
Re the cruelty issue, i'm a cun'ry boy - anything is safe coming into our garden, unless it wakes me up or causes damage, then it's dead, period - (assuming it is classed as vermin, of course).
Had great fun shooting mice under the shed out of the bedroom window with the air rifle the last couple of weeks - got the telescopics zeroed in well and can now hit a mouse at 40 feet
Anybody that has had a mole wreck their garden won't show much compassion for these furry, cute but destructive little ba5tards...[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
18 July 2002, 03:03 PM
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Do what my mum did. Bought a humane trap which did actually catch the culprit. She then took it to the local farmer who she asked to deal with it. He pronptly opened the trap and blew the poor mole to bits with his shotgun. My mum was mortified. Me i couldn't stand for laughing so much.
Cheers mum!
Cheers mum!
18 July 2002, 03:23 PM
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Can I borrow your air-rifle please then? Kid's next door doesn't have sights & looks quite old - want to make sure I hit what I'm aiming at cleanly
About time you bought a .22 rifle, isn't it? Hollow-nosed, drop of mercury inside, solder over the head & exploding mole
Can I borrow your air-rifle please then? Kid's next door doesn't have sights & looks quite old - want to make sure I hit what I'm aiming at cleanly
About time you bought a .22 rifle, isn't it? Hollow-nosed, drop of mercury inside, solder over the head & exploding mole
18 July 2002, 04:51 PM
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Oi!
If you go anywhere near my son....
(he aint on strike today for to strike, by definition, one must first work!)
Moles...big garden fork or a hungry ferret, and yes we do have a hob ferret that you may borrow!
If you go anywhere near my son....
(he aint on strike today for to strike, by definition, one must first work!)
Moles...big garden fork or a hungry ferret, and yes we do have a hob ferret that you may borrow!
18 July 2002, 06:25 PM
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I'm sure his faithfull moles would follow .... 
Thanks for the suggestions.
I like the idea of smacking them over the head with a spade - but - Have I got sit and watch the entire garden for 24 hours ? - What times are they "active".
I have an old 22 air rifle - I feel it may be getting an airing.....
Deano
Thanks for the suggestions.
I like the idea of smacking them over the head with a spade - but - Have I got sit and watch the entire garden for 24 hours ? - What times are they "active".
I have an old 22 air rifle - I feel it may be getting an airing.....
Deano
18 July 2002, 08:00 PM
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Quickest and best way is to get the mole catcher inn.
100% success.
Next one is to use a 12 bore.
Next creosote down hole.
Next bury an empty milk bottle.
Next use mole traps but wear plastic gloves as they can smell you a mile off.
Next lay astro turf.
Next lay concrete.
I can go on for ever, been the plague of my life for years.
You name it I have tried it.
All the best
John Catlin
100% success.
Next one is to use a 12 bore.
Next creosote down hole.
Next bury an empty milk bottle.
Next use mole traps but wear plastic gloves as they can smell you a mile off.
Next lay astro turf.
Next lay concrete.
I can go on for ever, been the plague of my life for years.
You name it I have tried it.
All the best
John Catlin
18 July 2002, 08:10 PM
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Funny you should say that......
Oh, and there's another old country saying - kill a mole, and ten of its relatives come to it's funeral..........they are very territorial, and live a solitary existence except in the mating season
Funny you should say that......
Oh, and there's another old country saying - kill a mole, and ten of its relatives come to it's funeral..........they are very territorial, and live a solitary existence except in the mating season
18 July 2002, 09:43 PM
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We use a very INhumane mole trap It's very simple and extremely effective providing the mole runs into it It works like this:
1)Find most recent mole hill,
2)get garden cane,
3)poke around in the soil surrounding the mole hill until you find the run,
4)set trap,
5)carefully place set trap in run,
6)retire for the evening,
7)next day go and check the trap, if it's sprung pull it out and find poor Mr Mole dead with a broken neck - obviously the result of some terrible underground accident during the night
8)throw him in the river (well that's what we do anyway
9)start number 1 all over again with the next bastid mole that pops up in your favourite bit of lawn [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Sal
[Edited by Scoobychick - 7/18/2002 9:44:45 PM]
It's very simple and extremely effective providing the mole runs into it It works like this:1)Find most recent mole hill,
2)get garden cane,
3)poke around in the soil surrounding the mole hill until you find the run,
4)set trap,
5)carefully place set trap in run,
6)retire for the evening,
7)next day go and check the trap, if it's sprung pull it out and find poor Mr Mole dead with a broken neck - obviously the result of some terrible underground accident during the night
8)throw him in the river (well that's what we do anyway
9)start number 1 all over again with the next bastid mole that pops up in your favourite bit of lawn [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Sal
[Edited by Scoobychick - 7/18/2002 9:44:45 PM]
18 July 2002, 09:57 PM
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Mole catcher's the answer - going rate around here is a tenner a mole. Good mole catcher will also tell you the sex of the mole he's caught - best to catch the pair before they breed . Alternatively, buy a trap at a garden centre (around a fiver) and follow the instructions, but you have to be prepared to dispose of the mole (LOL @ jimbrit above - been there, got the tee shirt! ). The moles that ravaged our garden just chewed through the rabbit wire we'd laid. Mole catcher did the job in two days and caught both.
. Alternatively, buy a trap at a garden centre (around a fiver) and follow the instructions, but you have to be prepared to dispose of the mole (LOL @ jimbrit above - been there, got the tee shirt! ). The moles that ravaged our garden just chewed through the rabbit wire we'd laid. Mole catcher did the job in two days and caught both.
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