moley 115 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I see not a lot has changed on here in my absence, Wayne, nail on the head as usual. good to see your back, Quote Link to post
Reevo79 3 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 I wish I had a camera yesterday to show you a mole trap I lifted which had been comprehensively blocked to say the least. It was totally crammed solid with hard packed earth but yet neither side of the trap had been set off. Considering I tune my traps for maximum effectiveness, it got me wondering how on earth a mole can push and pack so much soil into both sides of a trap without setting it off ? Use a Talpa mole trap if your struggling with the duffus traps, and if you cant catch one in a talpa trap take up fishing instead. Talpas are very easy to set and i always catch with them the only drag is you cant catch two at a time. When people set the barrel traps they dont dig and set them quick enough which lets more oxygen in the tunnel, which the mole senses straight away, be quick and fast and make sure killing knots are in the ground and the tunnel is smooth before covering the trap. Quote Link to post
IanB 0 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 I wish I had a camera yesterday to show you a mole trap I lifted which had been comprehensively blocked to say the least. It was totally crammed solid with hard packed earth but yet neither side of the trap had been set off. Considering I tune my traps for maximum effectiveness, it got me wondering how on earth a mole can push and pack so much soil into both sides of a trap without setting it off ? Use a Talpa mole trap if your struggling with the duffus traps, and if you cant catch one in a talpa trap take up fishing instead. Talpas are very easy to set and i always catch with them the only drag is you cant catch two at a time. When people set the barrel traps they dont dig and set them quick enough which lets more oxygen in the tunnel, which the mole senses straight away, be quick and fast and make sure killing knots are in the ground and the tunnel is smooth before covering the trap. In relation to that, I was out yesterday and pulled a plugged trap, I left it to one side while I went to check the others and grab a talpa, within five minutes the little sod had filled the area the duffus had been when I returned... Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You should of moved your tired arse a bit quicker,... Talpa Traps just love a compulsive burrow blocker Quote Link to post
IanB 0 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You should of moved your tired arse a bit quicker,... Talpa Traps just love a compulsive burrow blocker I'm getting old and suffering man flu...have pity... Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Sunday to Friday, with Tuesday of for terrierwork !! one or two of these had blocked the traps, not twice though Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Jesus! Quote Link to post
John Keswick 119 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Not quite sure what to make of photos like that, all those corpses remind me of the nazi extermination camps! Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 21,287 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Tate modern will pay good money for a creation like that. I like it how you have taken the time to sit em on clean shavings! :notworthy It surgests a certain something...... artistic bent......madness? Quote Link to post
morton 5,367 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Not quite sure what to make of photos like that, all those corpses remind me of the nazi extermination camps! I didnt know the nazis killed moles,no wonder my grandma hated them so much!. Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hitler caused the deaths of six million Jews and 77 moles, and Johnny in class asked why he killed the 77 moles ?? Pic from Tuesday Quote Link to post
John Keswick 119 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hitler caused the deaths of six million Jews and 77 moles, and Johnny in class asked why he killed the 77 moles ?? Pic from Tuesday I never asked anything of the sort, i suggest you READ what i wrote. I just said i dont know what to make of photos like that! I didnt even say that i am against or for. I said it reminds me of the photo of corpses from the concentration camps, thats all! Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hitler caused the deaths of six million Jews and 77 moles, and Johnny in class asked why he killed the 77 moles ?? Pic from Tuesday I never asked anything of the sort, i suggest you READ what i wrote. I just said i dont know what to make of photos like that! I didnt even say that i am against or for. I said it reminds me of the photo of corpses from the concentration camps, thats all! Sorry, I think you might be on a different wavelength to me I was just repeating an old joke.. Quote Link to post
Shrophunter 7 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I wish I had a camera yesterday to show you a mole trap I lifted which had been comprehensively blocked to say the least. It was totally crammed solid with hard packed earth but yet neither side of the trap had been set off. Considering I tune my traps for maximum effectiveness, it got me wondering how on earth a mole can push and pack so much soil into both sides of a trap without setting it off ? Use a Talpa mole trap if your struggling with the duffus traps, and if you cant catch one in a talpa trap take up fishing instead. Talpas are very easy to set and i always catch with them the only drag is you cant catch two at a time. When people set the barrel traps they dont dig and set them quick enough which lets more oxygen in the tunnel, which the mole senses straight away, be quick and fast and make sure killing knots are in the ground and the tunnel is smooth before covering the trap. I suggest you re-read my original post - I wasn't saying I had difficulty with duffus traps or indeed traps being filled (79 moles last week wouldn't be able to verify that!) I don't get that many filled traps so I've never really paid much attention to them. One just happened to get me thinking last week. I actually found out for myself as one of the moles I caught at the end of the week was in the process of digging under the trap when caught, but I see Moley has beaten me to it Quote Link to post
Reevo79 3 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I wish I had a camera yesterday to show you a mole trap I lifted which had been comprehensively blocked to say the least. It was totally crammed solid with hard packed earth but yet neither side of the trap had been set off. Considering I tune my traps for maximum effectiveness, it got me wondering how on earth a mole can push and pack so much soil into both sides of a trap without setting it off ? Use a Talpa mole trap if your struggling with the duffus traps, and if you cant catch one in a talpa trap take up fishing instead. Talpas are very easy to set and i always catch with them the only drag is you cant catch two at a time. When people set the barrel traps they dont dig and set them quick enough which lets more oxygen in the tunnel, which the mole senses straight away, be quick and fast and make sure killing knots are in the ground and the tunnel is smooth before covering the trap. I suggest you re-read my original post - I wasn't saying I had difficulty with duffus traps or indeed traps being filled (79 moles last week wouldn't be able to verify that!) I don't get that many filled traps so I've never really paid much attention to them. One just happened to get me thinking last week. I actually found out for myself as one of the moles I caught at the end of the week was in the process of digging under the trap when caught, but I see Moley has beaten me to it Sorry about that nothing worse than someone telling you how to suck eggs, apoligies.. Quote Link to post
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