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    I've listened to a few debates on this and expert opinion is that culling is likely to spread the disease because breaking up family groups of badgers will only spread the TB further afield I'm not persuaded that culling will eradicate the problem.Statistics given from previous times suggests not. I tend to agree with the last part of your statement, Inan.
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    Dont you also have a local badger population over there ?,cause im aware they are also bad for it.I have not suffered it here yet though,as they are scarce in my neck of the woods.
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    Went to check a trap on the golf course,and discovered a fox had dug away, exposing quite a bit of the unsprung trap! I was kind of glad this time,otherwise i may have been down a trap and its capture.LOL.I lifted it as this was the second day check,so moley isnt using this part of the territory regularly,at the moment.
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    Thanks Logun, think I will get some ,and give them a go.
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    Interestingly enough,at the weekend there, a farmers elderly mother was kind enough to show me,a ladies jacket made from genuine moleskins.It belonged to her grandmother.This garment was the first ive ever seen,in all my years moleing ! It also seemed remarkably well preserved for its age.
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    Hello, do any molemen on here use the barrel trap from procter?just wondered if they are any good,or how they compare to other makes.
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    Look, we have probably provided enough 'entertainment', " earth chucker mucker " i quite liked that ,made me laugh !!
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    What you 'express' may well be the case, but going by your 'opener' on this thread,you should have 'realised' that it could provoke a negative reaction,on here.After all, this is something your 'proud' not to be experiencing,on your own site.
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    Well.......... it interests me enough,cause i dont feel the need to 'participate' elsewhere.Like your own 'talking shop' on facebook,for example !
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    I can recall on several occasions, taking a surprising number of moles, out of a single run leading to and from a water source. ( admittedly,usually in a prolonged dry spell)Whether they are 'exploiting' this damper area for food or water ( or both ! ), I wouldnt know for sure ? In light of all this i remain unconvinced ," that moles dont drink ".
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    Its a good point that,your first question.I was thinking about this also.
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    Unless I have missed something i don't see any post that state moles dig wells? The concensus of opinion seems to be that moles like to inhabit areas that are more moist in periods of drought..........commom knowledge i would have thought.....! a well round here , is something that is dug down to the water table to provide water, i,m well aware that moles inhabit damp areas of ground in dry weather as thats were the worms are, common knowledge i would have thought and worms are about % water, so does a mole need to drink everyday ? or is it more old wives tales that seem to rule the li
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    Reminds me of a story from another molecatcher,his father once went to a job ( way outside their district ) to poison some moles.He went about applying his quantity of worms to the mole workings,and by the end of the day,the job was done.It was about a week later,he got a surprise when the client rung and announced that he still had " far too many new molehills popping up on his ground ". Anyway, a repeat visit was arranged.When the molecatcher arrived,he soon noticed that his 'strychnine treatment' seemed to have failed completely.He then had the idea,to dig over some ground in the area.He di
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    I hadn't heard anything about that, and I am also not sure how that would work in the UK. My understanding is that mole traps are exempt from needing the type of approval that many other traps need in the UK. So I don't know how you'd make it illegal. Anyway, our traps certainly are not designed to "stab" the moles and they don't have sharpened tines. The tines almost always come around the back of the mole, and the trap kills them with a crushing action of the jaws. Well, im a 'fan' of your trap Steve,it works well.I do believe it to be the case at the guild ,that they view the ' duff
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    Thats a new one to me i always thought they got all there moisture from there food. Every days a school day. Quite interesting that one ! But when you have multiple captures from a good run, which leads to a water source,in springtime.I suppose this confirms,their need to drink !
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    Its common this time of year,when you usually have drier conditions.(although this year seems to be the exception !)where i am ( as has been said ), you can find fresh activity along watercourses.Burns,drainage ditches,etc.
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    You have hit the nail on the head there Jack..........Most just see membership of such organizations as a badge that somehow makes them "Qualified" in the eyes of the public and makes them legitimate. The only qualification you require to be classed as a good molecatcher is "Experience" and lots of it. When you can look at any mole job, no matter how big, and not be daunted by the prospect of clearing up the problem then, and only then, will you be qualified to describe yourself as a professional mole trapper. Youve summed it up very nicely there, Rolfe.One of the best 'statements' ive read
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    Well,I share the same views as the last three contributors.You all seem to have it well figured out.Its been a good thread this,ive enjoyed it !
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    Wise words,my friend.
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    Fortunately for someone in your position,there is more 'information' available nowadays,than EVER before, about 'mole trapping'!
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    Ah well.............thats me told straight then! (ha-ha)
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    I dont currently have any desire, to become affiliated with any mole catching organisation.However, i would like to access their forum!Perhaps i could email,asking would they consider making the forum open to non-members.Its just that i dont want to pay ( what is it anyway, £75 ? ) for the privilege !
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    Went along to a garden job recently. (dont get too many round here) Two separate tunnel systems, each side of the garden.Even though it was wet,i could still tell the 'tumps' were stale.I suggested to him the moles may no longer be traversing there.Owner stated he would prefer if i still laid some traps.I obliged (a bit later),no fresh activity since.Suspicions confirmed, when i opened up the first tunnel system,second one was 50/50.Anyway,the end result was (you guessed it ! he-he) no moles .Its still interesting however,pondering why ? in a particular situation.
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    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!
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    Surprise,surprise!
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