neil Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 went out to get in the van this morning and the back garden looks as if one of those yankee patriot missiles has gone astray and landed in it,mounds of earth everywere,i've been noticing mole hills in the surounding fields for a while but until now they have not strayed into allied terratory,perhaps i should have done a pre-emtive strike anyhow i now need to get rid,what "shock and awe" tactics should i use to keep them behind enemy lines,i dont want a long drawn out affair or be drawn into gorilla warfare which my lead to conflict with my neighboring batallions :ph34r: any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Hunter Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 Your best options are either to trap them with barrels or scissor traps which are bought for a couple of quid but if neibourghs are a bit funny . you could scoooop the hills up and use it for the garden and then use a bit of a cane stick to make the existing hole fractionaly wider then pour the tinny is amount of creosort down the holes. The smell send them away from where the creosort is. :ph34r: :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 When you see a hole coming up shuv your hand down and grab the furry begger, chuk him in the air and shoot him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I heard that those kiddies plastic windmills work ok if stuck in the ground along the runs, cheap to buy and worth atry in a small area. Apparently its the vibration that annoys them. By the way, its usually one single mole that does all that damage to a small lawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I heard that those kiddies plastic windmills work ok if stuck in the ground along the runs, cheap to buy and worth atry in a small area. Apparently its the vibration that annoys them. By the way, its usually one single mole that does all that damage to a small lawn Worms laced with Strychnine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Dont you like moles Rjimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Dont you like moles Rjimmer? No opinion on moles. Just stating what pest controllers use. Phostoxin tablets might also work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 You need a pair of trainers, for creeping up on them. 32G no 6 shot , applied to the mole hill as its rising, then while the mole is still stunned, you dig with your hands and grab it by the tail. Grabing it any where else will lead to a nasty bite as it is only stunned for a few moments. This meathod has netted me dozens of moles. Try it, it really works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 Somewhere in my collection of videos I have some dated footage of one Jasper Carrott. He gives some excellent advice to the amateur mole catcher, including the windmills,but comes down heavily in favour of the shotgun. A word or two of warning - don't sit on a revolving bar stool to shoot, and notify the local constabulary. Seriously, I have it on good authority that rose clippings (or any thing prickly - barbed wire etc) pushed into the runs will drive them away quicker than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 I've seen that video aswell maj it has crossed my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain dead Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 yeah i heard it not long ago while i was on t bus, probs radio 2 or something, not a very good shot either was he! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Theres an artical in this months gunmart on mole control which i will be reading very closely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 My neighbour, {a nasty piece of work} has a mole on the back of his neck, any suggestions? {apart from strychnine} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2003 when it moves,whack it with a shovel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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