MM Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Right, so i managed to get hold of 5 tunnel traps and put them in this morning. Once (if) the moles are caught, do you have a use for the skins??? would take a lot to make moleskin pants. hahaha I didnt want to take any pics today, as i would have looked a bit odd taking pics of a hole in the floor. Going to check in the morning and will take a bucket and camera then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 If you have never seen a mole before, they are much smaller than you'd of guessed (from the massive mess they leave behind). I say take your first mole, and mount his head on a trophy board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyr8 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 hang em on a barbed wire fence to show of you prowess like the old keepers used to do.they might be usefull for fly tying though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 hang em on a barbed wire fence to show of you prowess like the old keepers used to do.they might be usefull for fly tying though. how do you get the mole to stay on the hook though??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA-airgunner Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 mole skin pants that to much coffe talking my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 im leaving soon to go home and start on the beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 They might be small but leave a heck of a mess in the process!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 hang em on a barbed wire fence to show of you prowess like the old keepers used to do.they might be usefull for fly tying though. Yep,fly tying or you could make a dandy tobacco pouch out of one. You can choose which end you leave open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 are you serious about a smoke pouch? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA-airgunner Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 how about a mole skin pellet pouch for air gunners . just give it a squeeze and the pellet pops out :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) are you serious about a smoke pouch? No.only jesting really.Guess with shrinkage after the curing it would be too small for anything but a pip full.Then again I got a big bull one last February that could fit the bill if I hadnt stuck him on the fence. Good 8 incher.Might have made a willy warmer for the smaller of us perhaps. Edited July 23, 2009 by vole21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 well, when i got there, the mole traps were bare. never mind. that was yesterday morning, and a couple of them had been tripped. I reset them and have left them till tommorow. Im sure after 2 nights, i might do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Good luck. I move them if not had a catch after a day or so. There are some pro trappers come on PW who will know best though. I think one kill per 4 traps set is average. I think its a great way to be usefull on the farm. I think I will never even hardly dent the crow numbers but have eradicated all moles on 150 acres.Until the winter comes that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thats the thing Vole, i want to appear usefull. Id rather him see me have a go than 'cant be *****'. Most farmers are busy people and dont have time to chit chat, so its a good way of getting 5 mins out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Stick at it and you will get them. You only need to see it once and off you go. I learnt off Jack Hargreaves Out of Town on ITV and I never forgot. I use scissor traps by the way so if tunnel ones not suit then why not try them? You dont have to dig up as much soil to set them either and i think they can be set quicker. I have 6 traps in a bag on the farm with a trowel and screwdriver to find the runs and I move it from spot to spot where I need to set them. Couple of traps per cluster or more for a big bunch of molehills where ther can be 3/4 running riot. Take it bit by bit and you will do it. Like you,I see the farmer is a busy man. The last time I saw him though him he said "good job" and that really made up for the efforts to keep his farm tidy. Edited July 24, 2009 by vole21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 just been to check the traps, and had another mole farmer was there this time, so well pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danccooke Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 we've got moles and rabbits on the cricket pitch a play at. i've had a chat with the keeper and chairman and although they don't want to upset the neighbours with shooting, they are happy for me to trap the rabbits and moles. Moles are something I haven't dealt with before. and i don't want to be digging up loads of cricket pitch to put traps down. Is there a guide to mole trapping anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 re set the traps yesterday, and just checked. ANOTHER TWO :look: can we not have thread "how many moles are trapped by PW members"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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