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first things first, I laid some traps yesterday, the farmer's workhand, decided that he'd go and slurry the field that I had laid the traps in, right over me traps... only three in as I had cleared the field the day before.. anyway as I'm cursing him and walking down the field to where the hills and hopefully my markers are... I spot one marker still up, empty trap.. next marker is flat to the boards, empty trap... I'm stood there looking cant see the other one, then in the tyre rut I can see the arc of the spring on me trap... I lifted it, trap set off with one mole in it, the mole and the mud were a bit tight in the trap but nevertheless the trap had caught the mole, got squished and still popped back up after the tractor had been over it !! made me smile, Flatpack got packed flat and still got back up!! I did have the camera in the van but couldn't be arsed to go back and get it !!

 

Ordered 50 more yesday from flatpack, were here by 9.30 this morning... gonna get them in the ground tommorow, might tweak a few tonight, most seem fine... I'll let you know how I get on!!

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