One For The Pro's

[bryn27 89]

Or anyone else fancies a go,iv'e a small 5 acre paddock to go at sometime next week.

Paddock is untouched and has just recently succumbed to mole invasion from the fence line.Hows about I take a landscape pic to post up on here for all to examine.

We can then all post up in order of importance where we as individuals would place no more than 6 traps of any type.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

I think any 'Pro's' would be most reluctant to give all of the game away Bryn, especially on a public forum. Just MHO

[DIDO.1 22,864]

I'd just stick em in anywhere I could find good straight runs...spread out where I thought, after guessing how many moles were active.

[earth-thrower 494]

If we keep going like this, your gonna do 'ole Jeff ', & ' Brian & co ', out of a career,....lol.You wouldnt want to , upset , (what was it i read again,once, on the BTMR site ?) " our revered founder " ha ha ha

[Matt 160]

'Revered Founder'

[shropshire mole 190]

you could try if you want,

but all the pro`s out there would clear the field, we know that more success would be gained with the traps placed between fence line and feeding area.

[bryn27 89]

Was only for a bit of fun, take the pic from the tele handler bucket on an untouched new incursion.bit like stick the tail on the donkey but never mind.

[Nicepix 5,650]

I'll tell you what I'd do. Put one in the fence line, one in the run from the fence line, and three in the hills just to satisfy the client

[Mr Muddy 141]

I think it sounds like a good laugh bryn – if only this was a more private forum I’d play along (see I'm trying to make out that I'm a pro there ).

 

You could do a ‘spot-the-mole’ like the old ‘spot-the-ball’ in the football pools: try and guess where you catch one - Christ knows what you’d give out as a prize though.

[bryn27 89]

Aye prize possibilities are endless now you mention it.

[bryn27 89]

20 tonne of well rotted shit for the winner to a destination of his choice.

[earth-thrower 494]

20 tonne of well rotted shit for the winner to a destination of his choice.

ha ha ha, good one bryn27. (i bet your not kidding, either) ?

[bryn27 89]

dropped 8 tonne off on a lads driveway when he tried to do me over on a fencing job.Nice posh new estate it was,and he had hell on with the neighbours as it was all fresh and straight out the hemmel.

[bryn27 89]

Thinking back the load was worth more than the discrepancy of the job, but you have to make a stand.

[Nicepix 5,650]

Got a job today in a 1/2 acre grassed garden, sloping downhill to a river bank. Customer tells me that the mole had been in the bottom right hand corner for a while. Then another mole had come and set up in the bottom left hand corner, and a month or so back another mole had started digging up the area in the top left corner. No signs of moles in the middle or round the boundary walls. There is a stone building in the top right corner that drains straight onto the grass that slopes doe to the river and in line with that building, on the bank is a large log pile. Just to the right of the log pile are two compost heaps and the activity in that area is centred around the area between the log pile and compost heap. Customer is convinced he has three moles.

 

My reading is that he has one male mole that lives under the log pile and feeds under the compost. No signs of nest building, just linear runs.About two months ago we had a couple of weeks of heavy rain. That rain drained off the building and soaked the mole's home and so he moved along the river bank to the lower left corner until the river flooded and causing him to move uphill to the third area. Now he'll be back home and feeding under the compost as well as being able to have a wander round to admire his newly extended domain.

 

If I'm right He'll be in one of the three traps set around the log pile.