The mole king award, who,s caught the most?

[unclepesta 100]

Anybody can put up fantasy figures and claim what they like, the original post is like saying how long is a piece of string.........it's meaningless. Most of the skilled trappers I know (of any species)keep their own council and say nowt........they get on with their job without the need to exaggerate or proclaim how skillful they are, they don't crave adulation from their so called peers, who are usually bullshitters anyway........Still waters run deep as they say around here....!

 

ATB.........Rolfe.

just a bit of fun rolfe x trappers sorry if i have offended just havin some fun.

[unclepesta 100]

I know for a FACT that one person that was awarded 'mole catcher of the month', and was then on the TV, Radio and in the papers, made it up so he could get free advertising for his pest control. I said that was a bit off and he said ''It's bull sh*t, it's all bull sh*t....LIFE'S bull sh*t!''. So now i say, pics or it didn't happen.

thats a bit naughty of him pledgey,seein is believin your right there,thanks for the post bud.

[unclepesta 100]

I never count them. Other than for payment, then forget.

your right always count the money

[DKGPestControl 22]

Our company catchers around 6,000 per year but thats one full time mole catcher and my farther when sept-feb so thats for more than one person!

 

I think this year will be quite a bit higher as we are well up on last year already!

[DKGPestControl 22]

What freeze 13,000 moles and take a picture at end of year lol I would pay to see it lol

[unclepesta 100]

Our company catchers around 6,000 per year but thats one full time mole catcher and my farther when sept-feb so thats for more than one person!

 

I think this year will be quite a bit higher as we are well up on last year already!

nice one thanks for post.13000 moles frozen would be one hell of a defrost lol

[unclepesta 100]

I know for a FACT that one person that was awarded 'mole catcher of the month', and was then on the TV, Radio and in the papers, made it up so he could get free advertising for his pest control. I said that was a bit off and he said ''It's bull sh*t, it's all bull sh*t....LIFE'S bull sh*t!''. So now i say, pics or it didn't happen.

great post and true,good repute a must.

[earth-thrower 490]

I know for a FACT that one person that was awarded 'mole catcher of the month', and was then on the TV, Radio and in the papers, made it up so he could get free advertising for his pest control. I said that was a bit off and he said ''It's bull sh*t, it's all bull sh*t....LIFE'S bull sh*t!''. So now i say, pics or it didn't happen.

Surprise,surprise!

[Matt 160]

The BTMR collect monthly numbers from members.

 

I've never bothered, because like most have already said, numbers mean nothing to me.

 

Customer service, effficency and humane trapping are far more important in my opinion.

[moxy 617]

The BTMR collect monthly numbers from members.

 

 

Ah, so no real proof only one mans account.

 

 

[earth-thrower 490]

I learned recently that the British traditional molecatchers register,have just 'celebrated' the 500th member to join up.Im honestly 'surprised' at the amount of people who are 'naive' enough,to pay the annual membership fee!

[moxy 617]

I learned recently that the British traditional molecatchers register,have just 'celebrated' the 500th member to join up.Im honestly 'surprised' at the amount of people who are 'naive' enough,to pay the annual membership fee!

 

Why?!! It's marvellous it only costs you the price of a job, you can become a master mole catcher, and if you tell a few porkies you can have a patt on the back and feature on the cover of a newsletter for your own self gratification, sounds good to me!

 

By the way. I'm not disputing the number of moles trapped by the member of the year, it's just a bit easy for folk to get carried away with tall tales, if I were a fisherman I would have caught a fish and it was this ............................big!!

 

Self proclamation tends to move the limelight from the honest working man or woman ( sorry moll Nearly forgot you ), but does the working man want to be in the limelight? Or do we crave a little glory hunting?

Hmmm maybe I'm going wrong somewhere? Something missing in my life?

[Buster321c 1,010]

Anybody can put up fantasy figures and claim what they like, the original post is like saying how long is a piece of string.........it's meaningless. Most of the skilled trappers I know (of any species)keep their own council and say nowt........they get on with their job without the need to exaggerate or proclaim how skillful they are, they don't crave adulation from their so called peers, who are usually bullshitters anyway........Still waters run deep as they say around here....!

 

ATB.........Rolfe.

 

 

[Buster321c 1,010]

Something missing in my life?

 

 

Yes Mick , its me .............

 

 

But you have my number

[Matt 160]

Without getting into molecatching politics (!), the BTMR is actually good value for money. After being sceptical about it for years, I joined last september. Within days, I had two domestic jobs directly from it, and so had more than covered the membership fee.

 

The other organisation is the one that offers the 'master molecatcher' certificate. They started with one exam, and now there are three. They have also been campaigning to have a change in the law to make daily trap checking mandatory.

 

I also heard (or read, I can't remember which) that they want to see the trapline trap outlawed because it allegedly 'stabs' moles. I'm not sure who true that is, but I do know that lots of UK molecatchers love that trap.

 

I can say that without a doubt, I will renew my membership with BTMR. Money well spent.

 

As for the 'molecatcher of the month/year' I'm not 100% sure how it works. I presume that it's based on trust, but really don't know (or care).

 

The number of moles I catch each year is between me and the moles.