Moles vacating the garden

[earth-thrower 494]

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.

Edited July 18, 2012 by earth-thrower

[unclepesta 101]

1. mr mole either prefers eating in clients neighbouring propertys 2. inbetween the two runs its not good ground due to soil type(not much food) or heavy backfill rubble from builds or chemical lawn treatments and he couldnt be bothered 3. someone told mr mole earth thrower was gonna kick his a*s if he hangs about lol. i have had jobs where they turn up skirting the edges and move on quick,who knows bud? somethin unwelcoming maybe a neighbour caught him.the two runs maybe connected and maybe hes gone deep under checkin it out before concluding he aint happy takin up residence or surfaced and crossed not wantin to stay,tell client to call you as soon as fresh activity shows then go get him,its hard to tell but if client insists against advice put in a visit fee as you know your wasting your time.good trappers guarantee but you cant when you know mr mole aint there to catch,sounds like your expert opinion was ignored,still some men you just cant reach.all the best james.

[Le Braconnier 49]

Around four weeks ago we went round to a friend's house in Dordogne-shire and noticed three brand spanking new mole hills in his vegetable garden. By the time we had finished dinner there was another tump. On Tuesday we called round again and I took some traps. On examining the runs I found them to be very shallow and in dusty soil and consisted of one main run about 30 metres long with a couple of short side shoots. In some places the probe sunk in 2 feet or more with no resistance. Some runs were barely under grass roots. There were plenty of tumps, but nothing to suggest fresh diggings and one mole hill had an open tunnel. Anyway, I put three traps in, one in the middle, and one about half way from the middle to each end. I told him to let me know if they'd gone off. Went round today and all three traps are untouched.

 

I reckon it was a young mole just kicked out of the nest and took up residence in Michael's garden, but found it unsuitable especially as the weather is getting very hot and dry.

Edited July 26, 2012 by Le Braconnier