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  1. Mole man Kent
    Yeah mate snaring good fun mate. U just gotta have a bitta spare time to check em. Enjoy yourself tonight mate
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    Network rail won't let you ferret it but they do have rabbit gangs that gas. I've asked time and time again
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    How ya doing mate? I've ferreted all my life too and I also work part time on the rails! Don't even touch it, if you get caught each man will get a grand fine for trespassing! Health and safety it unbelievable on the railway! You need to be signed in with a control of site safety to enter and have a personal track safety. I had a bit or permission like this on a friends farm so we lamped it at night and snare the fence line during the day and got on top of them! If you did have a dig there's loads of buries cables and you could go bang. Be careful mate
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    That's cool, very interesting mate. It's great what you do and even tough they cause mayhem here they are superb little creatures. I admire you and your mink mate
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    Also I've never had any callbacks due to more mole activity, I've always been paid and never had any complaints so something's going right
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    Moley I'm not saying it's the only way and I agree everyone has their own methods. And I agree with all you've said. Moxy I'm not a full time mole catcher! But after work and days off and weekends I'm out, atm I've got 87 traps out. I never claimed to be the best or most prolific mole catcher but I catch and i love it. My rate is pretty good
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    And also in my defence there's load of information on mole catching on the internet and in books across the country so if someone was adamant on getting some tips I'm sure they could find them.
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    Ha ha okay thanks MM and if it's the Phil Lloyd who writes the books and DVDs on ferreting never been a great fan of your material anyway so no love lost
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    I didn't say the sensory hairs (vibrasasse) would touch or sense the trap! But in some cases sloppy trap laying or the slightest change in the tunnel structure the mole will pick it up and back fill the trap. For example when tamping down the tunnel floor a slight gauge could be taken out of the tunnel roof along the tunnel before the trap area, and the mole could pick this up. Yes they can catch in all areas of a moles working but why would you waste a trap in a "maybe" spot when you could put it in a "definately" spot! Common sense isn't it! Good to see you know why you're catching them
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    It's not going to be possible to remove all soil from all mole hills and it would be a huge waste of time Like I said it's not guaranteed the soil from the mole hill definitely contains clostridium or listeria. But it could do. If the land doesn't have any livestock kick em down mate. I personally don't like the idea of kicking potentially bacterially infected soil over pasture where livestock are grazing.
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    I think they're more effective too This was my original post, especially if you're using them on ground with livestock where the moles are used to trampled tunnels. So he'll think no different and bam
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    Ignore that "I take it your up north" lol just remembered your name
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    Ha ha annoying aint it! Get all excited to find nothing lol. I take it your up north? We've got moles down here but nothing compared to midlands or north. I don't have a great deal of agricultural work, the farmers just don't seem that bothered
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    Hi Perthshire keeper, my last job the other day at a small stables, I set 5 traps and had four moles over two days. Also the other day I decided to set one trap in a garden and I caught one mole. I can't put a ratio of moles to trap but I won't set a trap if I doubt a catch. How do I add pics? And I'll add some. I got a national diploma in agriculture and we briefly touched moles being problems in agriculture. Yes it's the same clostridium there are different sub types if ya like but they are all clostridium bacteria. It can cause problems for humans as well, mainly being diareah, tbh ma
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    So cool mate. And it's amazing how your mink have homing instincts. Does this come naturally to the mink or was it more through training. If you talk to most of the guys on here ferrets don't have that much homing ability and will go wandering. A friend of mine who I used to go ferreting with trained his ferrets from kits to come to the jingle of his car keys.
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    Ah mate! This is great! I've had ferrets all my life and done ferreting only for rabbits. I've had a life long obsession with all mustelids (my favourite being the stoat). I would love to have a trained mink but my worry would be loosing it whilst out and they are a lot quicker than ferrets so I'm sure it would be more killing rather than bolting to the net. Good on ya mate I'm really impressed. Have you ever thought of using your mink as an animal actor for films or documentaries?
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    Ah mate! This is great! I've had ferrets all my life and done ferreting only for rabbits. I've had a life long obsession with all mustelids (my favourite being the stoat). I would love to have a trained mink but my worry would be loosing it whilst out and they are a lot quicker than ferrets so I'm sure it would be more killing rather than bolting to the net. Good on ya mate I'm really impressed. Have you ever thought of using your mink as an animal actor for films or documentaries?
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    Cheers mate, I think it's important as a mole catcher you should know the reasons for the catching of the moles or maybe that's just me
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    Well the clostridium (the bacteria) is what produces the butyric acid that ruins the crop is the same bacteria that can kill the stock. A lot of farmers down my way just don't seem to care about moles whereas others really panic. Yeah mate I understand what your saying. Nor do I have a degree in mole catching and I certainly don't know everything about mole catching as with any form of pest control no one does. Can't help but feel people on this forum are here to criticise and moan sometimes
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    Don't think you can pm I'm still getting to grips with it mate
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    That's good mate well done its exciting when ya see be traps are sprung
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    One of the main reasons apart from reduced grazing is potential spread of bacteria pushed up through the soil. It's not a guarantee if you've got molehills you're going to have dead stock but it's a big risk to take. So what reason do you're farmers have to rid of the mole except less room for grazing and damage to machinery then?
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    Also Moley 2 look up blackleg it effects young cattle and can be fatal. This is caused by clostridium
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    Hey Moley 2 yeah I'll get my friend to e-mail some bits to me have you got an e-mail adress? Clostridium which thrives in aerobic conditions (I.e soil), causes butyric acid which can ruin silage crops and also kill livestock especially sheep. I've just been working on Suffolk and the mole population there are beyond a joke. There's not much livestock down your way is there? Up Yorkshire way, like I said earlier a farmer harrowed a field in mole hills and lost 8 sheep, the farmer believed it to be clostridium.
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