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The prize will be outsourced to nearest supplier.

That's the farmer next door then.

 

Just reminded me of a job I did last year and my 'tip' was two trailer loads of alpaca shit. My wife was more delighted with that than if I'd bought her diamond earings.

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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.

 

Bingo! Got him outside his bedroom door right where I'd told the customer he'd be. One trap activated and no mole hills since Monday. This is what a three hundred Euro mole looks like;

 

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And if that isn't enough. The customer has recommended me to a friend who has a couple of acres of garden he wants clearing :D

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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.

 

Bingo! Got him outside his bedroom door right where I'd told the customer he'd be. One trap activated and no mole hills since Monday. This is what a three hundred Euro mole looks like;

 

P1010099_zpsi37yxcfa.jpg

 

And if that isn't enough. The customer has recommended me to a friend who has a couple of acres of garden he wants clearing :D

half dozen moles a week at that price and your laughing mate ???
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