mazperks 18 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Following on from the artificial worms, have you seen the Molecat, $95. Now this is a real gimmicky redneck toy. It fires a blank cartridge down the hole when triggered, to kill the mole. In the video it only shows it being set at an angle down a hill, so pretty limited use for the money, and it sticks up out of the ground for all to see. As I say more of a toy to play with. Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 They've had them in France for years. If you are in France look out for the Detauper in garden shops. It uses a 9mm blank 'petard' and is triggered electronically by a sensor the is placed in the tunnel. I have several customers who have invested in them and then called me out. Its the same sort of punters who buy the Beagle Easy Set mole crap. The obvious problem is that the deeper the mole is, the more earth there will be to absorb the shock wave. I'd also be worried about kids and dogs messing with them and I know of one guy who suffered perforated ear drums when one went off while he was trying to re-set it. The village handyman tried to sell me his home made version. It uses a 12 gauge blank! And he couldn't understand why I didi't want one. Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 We used to shoot 12G #6 at hilling moles and that would not kill them just stun them. Once the shot has been fired you had about 10 seconds to dig the mole out before it recovered. TC Quote Link to post
Matt 160 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Talpirid is a US product that I've used. It's a fake worm that contains a poison Very effective in some areas, and very popular stateside Quote Link to post
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.