Oh yes! Dytkos, Mel says thank you kindly sir! LolI've lost many of my mole customers to her who have openly admitted they much prefer looking at her arse than mine! Lol.
Really interesting post, cheers for putting up!
I considered that one, but my lack of technical skills would have seen it moved on again.
Any thoughts on why they are loud?
Cheers,
Jamie.
Blimey, sounds like I made the right move three years back buying this place and committing to another six or seven year's, if I'd moved over like we were planning I would have been working harder as a semi retired moley in France than I am as a full time pesty over here! Lol.
We always joke when traveling around over there that there can't be any mole men in France going by the numbers everywhere.
Nicepix, it's really interesting how you're doing things differently over there. Is it because of the numbers are a lot higher per acre or is it your jobs are a long way apart?.
Good question mate! Had them donkeys years.
They're cheap as chips, let me look around.
Worst comes to worst I could bundle you up a handful and post them up, they've still got a bit of life in them.
Indeed, especially next month when doubles will be the norm, the only way you can replicate this with anything other than a duffus is to put in twice as many traps. Already started picking up one or two doubles, and had one that had been chomped on Thursday.
Haha, good point, lol.
It appears I was incorrect last evening, the putange kits are still out of stock and the talpex.
However I did have two overpriced ones turn up in the post this morning bought from over here "talpex sorry".
Can't believe I've never tried one in all the years I've been doing this for a living, stick them in on a job I'm doing Monday to see what happens.
I believe Glen is working on something, but that's of no use to you right now.
To be honest, I don't think you'll learn much more by reading about it than actually knocking some up and just giving it a go.
It will help you greatly if you can find a straight run where they are darting between places, they're motoring when they do this so will hit it nicely, rather than it just ambling.
The other main thing to take into consideration is that your trigger that holds the whip down must be able to release which ever direction the rats are traveling from. Also the more sensitive you can make t
Sounds good, I know it was the original way to use hazel, willow etc, but it's not really the best thing as it takes on memory quite quickly. The fencing stakes I'm using in the pictures are cheap as chips, but even they take on a memory.
Some have bought cheap fishing poles off the bay I think?
Dont ! lol,....you use the 'duffus', dont you ? & the 'trapline', and i take it you have a few 'talpex' ? ,.....sounds like youve got everything you need, then,.......lolAnd the Fenn scissors! But.....oh bugger, your probably right.
Nicepix, unfortunately I know gamme vert all too well, she drags me around at least one every time were over, not like we haven't got enough ruddy garden centres in this country!
Snow? What's that then? Lol
I get on alright with the traplines, really useful under patio slabs etc. Also like them under fence panels. Have used them to winkle out a few who were playing silly buggers with the duffus.
Seriously wazzes me off when a badger walks off with one though.
If your after crows, ditch the Larsen and knock up a ladder trap!
Empty it at night and get them feeding well a few days before putting in the door and extra slats, you'll catch every crow for miles. They're deadly.
Last job I used one on, put it on the old wooden flat bed trailer used for carting in bales, parked it in the field behind the maize clamp. Used to scare the shit out of me going in at night and knocking them on the head, first day or so there would be maybe hundred or so.
Remember though as you thin them out to leave one or two or they'll shy away as they suss something is amis
Mine I set on the beats same as rabbits, but that's because in this instance they are not running flat like they would along a level surface, they are bounding because of the grass. Loops are about two and a half inches, ish?