Mole traps

[steve_b_wales]

Does anyone know the best make available? A friend of mine has asked me, but I haven't a clue.

                              Thanks.

[WalkedUp]

 

Between the pages of pratfalls and angst there is actually some useful information in Ditchie’s magnum opus. 

[Walker570]

I don't have a clue the make I sent to Ditchie but if I remember it worked.

Like anything don't necessarily buy cheap.  I think the first ones Simon had the moles just eased them back opwn and trundled off.

Edited February 20, 2022 by Walker570

[ditchman]

if you click on my profilr about me you will see the mile trap that 570 sent me

[Eddie B]

I wouldn't know a whole lot about moles, for there are none here, but seemingly the putangue are excellent, and easy enough set in runs.

[billytheghillie]

9 minutes ago, Eddie B said:

I wouldn't know a whole lot about moles, for there are none here, but seemingly the putangue are excellent, and easy enough set in runs.

The above are good, but so are the tunnel traps ( duffus type ) .

[Lampwick]

What’s your soil like? 

[Digger79]

I use putang and duffus, both easy to use and account for a lot of moles

[Walker570]

It is also down to how you set them and not leaving any human scent. My grandfather used to keep his in a bucket with a handful of lob worms chopped up but Mr Packham might not like that idea.

[Sako7mm]

55 minutes ago, Walker570 said:

It is also down to how you set them and not leaving any human scent. 

I often hear this, then shrug my shoulders as I set new traps with no gloves on and catch moles all the same.

[Walker570]

11 hours ago, Sako7mm said:

I often hear this, then shrug my shoulders as I set new traps with no gloves on and catch moles all the same.

Yep, it happens. 

[30-6]

Flatpack tunnels, genuine talpex or putangs.

They will all work straight out of the box, but the tunnels can be made a little more responsive by fine tuning.

[Rim Fire]

i use putangs before anything else i bought another 60 last week 

[ditchman]

5 hours ago, Rim Fire said:

i use putangs before anything else i bought another 60 last week 

60 bloody hell are you infested ?

[oowee]

On 20/02/2022 at 22:57, Sako7mm said:

I often hear this, then shrug my shoulders as I set new traps with no gloves on and catch moles all the same.

I am the same now. For me the number one rule is leaving the tunnel clean. 

[Rim Fire]

2 hours ago, ditchman said:

60 bloody hell are you infested ?

i have over 150 sets out on 3 farms and still got farmers asking when can i do there's i now shoot over 25 Farms a lot of permission is through moles

Edited March 8, 2022 by Rim Fire

[ditchman]

26 minutes ago, Rim Fire said:

i have over 150 sets out on 3 farms and still got farmers asking when can i do there's i now shoot over 25 Farms a lot of permission is through moles

holy moley.......nice one 

[mel b3]

On 08/03/2022 at 15:23, Rim Fire said:

i have over 150 sets out on 3 farms and still got farmers asking when can i do there's i now shoot over 25 Farms a lot of permission is through moles

Snap . Most farmers would rather have a good mole catcher , than someone that pays for shooting 👍.

[Rim Fire]

Hi Mel i have had 4 phone calls over weekend for moles 2 was farms other2 private gardens i will leave at 8 in morning god knows what time i will get back i have had calls for foxes this week as lambing has started busy week for me good job weather forcast good 

[WalkedUp]

On 08/03/2022 at 12:48, ditchman said:

60 bloody hell are you infested ?

You can’t have been far short of that at one stage trying to catch your singular mole. 

[ditchman]

26 minutes ago, WalkedUp said:

You can’t have been far short of that at one stage trying to catch your singular mole. 

DONT EVEN MENTION THE WORD MOLE

[mel b3]

56 minutes ago, Rim Fire said:

Hi Mel i have had 4 phone calls over weekend for moles 2 was farms other2 private gardens i will leave at 8 in morning god knows what time i will get back i have had calls for foxes this week as lambing has started busy week for me good job weather forcast good 

I know a mate of a mate that has turned his mole trapping into a full time business,  and he's earning pretty good money at it, and now has a good few thousand acres of fantastic shooting land in Wales.

I used to run about 200 traps over a dozen farms , and other bits of land that came with them . It can be very hard work sometimes,  but it will get you lots of shooting permission.  Most farmers will tolerate a few ,  rabbits , foxes , and pigeons,  but none of them like to see molehills. 

I do very little mole trapping these days to be honest , but I still get the odd call , or just drop a few traps into the ground if I notice molehills. 

[Rim Fire]

1 minute ago, mel b3 said:

I know a mate of a mate that has turned his mole trapping into a full time business,  and he's earning pretty good money at it, and now has a good few thousand acres of fantastic shooting land in Wales.

I used to run about 200 traps over a dozen farms , and other bits of land that came with them . It can be very hard work sometimes,  but it will get you lots of shooting permission.  Most farmers will tolerate a few ,  rabbits , foxes , and pigeons,  but none of them like to see molehills. 

I do very little mole trapping these days to be honest , but I still get the odd call , or just drop a few traps into the ground if I notice molehills. 

👍

[maddog546]

The best traps are Flat pack

 

[steve s×s]

On 01/05/2022 at 19:37, maddog546 said:

The best traps are Flat pack

 

I find a 12 bore quiet affective 😉