vole Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I find that when I am setting my traps there are alot of tunnels that do not seem to go anywhere. In other words I usually lift a square of turf to see 2 holes,one in and one out. Sometimes I just seem to have dug into a dead end (see hole go in but just cannot find the exit) so I dont bother setting the trap there. Any of the more experienced trappers got an explanation please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 i have found this, and when digging it out to find out why, i noticed it was a T shaped ending. i set a tunnel trap at the junction, and it worked fine. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 i have found this, and when digging it out to find out why, i noticed it was a T shaped ending. i set a tunnel trap at the junction, and it worked fine. :unsure: [/quote I do have a good old poke around and there are no other runs out. I do know the kinds you mean though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 dont worry Vole, it took me a while to find, but there is an exit in there. i could not understand why there were dead ends, but once i found the junction, i soon got em. keep at it mate. I love the feeling of checking the traps, not knowing how well you have done. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I am just the same. Nothing better than cleaning up a field or two.It reminds me of checking my set lines on the beach when the tide went out. The badgers had had a good old dig at mine today. I would not mind if they ate them when I caught but they had triggered my traps by digging down the sides to see if they had anything in. I will follow your advice and dig around a bit more. It does seem a coincidence that I had dug into the very end of the run. Repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 dude, im only up the road. If you want a hand and a natter, give me a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Nice one MM. The critters are just getting busy on the farm so might just do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) Hi am having a bad day,so sorry about the spelling. This works ,and am not joking. The best way to get rid of a mole other than kill it,is to put a mothball down the hole. This will not kill the mole but ,it wont come back,they hate them. This does work! cheers scott Edited October 11, 2009 by mr salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi am having a bad day,so sorry about the spelling. This works ,and am not joking. The best way to get rid of a mole other than kill it,is to put a mothball down the hole. This will not kill the mole but ,it wont come back,they hate them. This does work! cheers scott I trap the moles at my place but can't have traps around in the summer. Someone told me about the mothball trick and i gave it a good go. All i found was the mothballs dug out with all the other waste from there tunnels, I tried a couple more times and the mothballs were always dug out. I guess my moles might have had a cold or something. So a few discreat(?) traps done the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 The green keepers on the local golf course use smoke pellets,the ones you use for checking chimmneys,The have said that the smoke fills the void or chamber left by the burrowing mole. they have had good results from using this method but Im not sure if its a good idea I asked them how come they use the smoke pellets and they said by the time the moleman called they had that many complaints from the golfers that they had to do something about it themselves quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi, You buy a 2 bedroomed house because it's big enough. However, later on you may like to build an extension, if you get my drift. Use 3 prodders, finding run with one, prod, say, right to check run still there and then same to left. If you hit all three you're in a run, 2out of 3 and as you say you've hit a dead end and leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 grumble them into the hole (ref mothballs) not whole! cheers scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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