moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I had to go and dig up some traps that i put down at the weekend just as the weather was turning, Its a bleak spot without the addition of the snow and ice. The snow is two foot deep in places and sheet ice everywhere else. Couldnt drag the bike up there so it was shanksys pony for a couple of miles. I had a few traps trampled on and sprung by the rabbits chewing the bark off my markers and the odd one or two just frozen solid. Im looking forward to this weather fookin right off. Happy trapping 1 Quote Link to post
hutch6 550 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks like it'll be a lovely spot in summer Was it downhill on the way home? Quote Link to post
pip1968 2,490 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 it does look bleak up there,how many moles did you get and are you a paid trapper or just a hobby Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks like it'll be a lovely spot in summer Was it downhill on the way home? It can have its days Downhill all the way, granted some of it on my arse 1 Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just the dozen pip but it all adds to the tally. Its my job, there is no way on gods green i would be braving what the elements can throw at you up there for fun 1 Quote Link to post
pip1968 2,490 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just the dozen pip but it all adds to the tally. Its my job, there is no way on gods green i would be braving what the elements can throw at you up there for fun ive all ways wondered how you get paid on trapping moles is it by how many you catch or just giving the customer a price Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 A bit of both, swings and roundabouts Quote Link to post
pip1968 2,490 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 can you do anything with the dead moles ie sell them i know this might sound daft but are mole skin trousers proper mole skin lol Quote Link to post
hutch6 550 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks like it'll be a lovely spot in summer Was it downhill on the way home? It can have its days Downhill all the way, granted some of it on my arse I bet you get a good chorus of skylarks up there in a few month. If you need a hand lugging shit about or just being picked up off the deck give me a nod, I enjoy a good wander to wjile away the time. Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks like it'll be a lovely spot in summer Was it downhill on the way home? It can have its days Downhill all the way, granted some of it on my arse I bet you get a good chorus of skylarks up there in a few month. If you need a hand lugging shit about or just being picked up off the deck give me a nod, I enjoy a good wander to wjile away the time. Along with the lappys and curlews, it is a grand chorus on a good day Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 can you do anything with the dead moles ie sell them i know this might sound daft but are mole skin trousers proper mole skin lol Moles dont have any real value and im afraid the days of proper moleskin trousers have long since passed Quote Link to post
pip1968 2,490 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks like it'll be a lovely spot in summer Was it downhill on the way home? It can have its days Downhill all the way, granted some of it on my arse I bet you get a good chorus of skylarks up there in a few month. If you need a hand lugging shit about or just being picked up off the deck give me a nod, I enjoy a good wander to wjile away the time. ive just been watching the skyarks getting ready for breeding season and plenty of longtail tits can you do anything with the dead moles ie sell them i know this might sound daft but are mole skin trousers proper mole skin lol Moles dont have any real value and im afraid the days of proper moleskin trousers have long since passed so they did actually use them thanks for clearing that up Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 LOL, Pip, as far as im aware moles were never made in to trousers Moleskin refers to the weave and pile of the fabric. I couldnt imagine somebody stitching a few hundred pelts togeather.But i bet it has been done 1 Quote Link to post
hutch6 550 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 can you do anything with the dead moles ie sell them i know this might sound daft but are mole skin trousers proper mole skin lol Taxidermy folk might take a few and fly tiers will use one or two for dubbing. It's a shame there isn't much use for them as the fur is wonderfully soft and there are large numbers of them so it seems a waste to just burn them or bin them. Quote Link to post
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