First Young Mole Of The Year

[Nicepix 5,650]

Been looking after a friend's house for them while they are away in Spain for couple of months. He had left two traps in the back garden that I had to clean out, fettle and replace to catch the mole, and then two days later another new tunnel appeared in the front garden. Caught it with a Putange and the little bu99er was brand new, straight out of the box. Scrapers as pink as a rose.

 

Normally I'd expect the first hatch to be kicked out around the end of January / first week of February in the warmer parts of my patch and a couple of weeks later where this one was caught. Looking at the pasture opposite their house it looks like all the family are heading towards the garden.

[mole trapper 1,702]

Well done Clive!

It's so bloomin wet over here I'll be surprised if they mate at all.

Doing my first full days moles tomorrow, normally I would have started in earnest six weeks ago.

Flip side is though that the rats are biblical this year, so easier money.

Every cloud and all that.

[Nicepix 5,650]

I don't like doing rat jobs. But I've had to offer some sort of limited service due to the massive increase in numbers last year because of the long hot summer. That killed the mole jobs, but I was getting calls about rodents from my customers. The mole jobs are coming in now thankfully.

 

I draw the line at wopsts though.

[mole trapper 1,702]

Your seriously missing a trick there Clive! Wapsys are the bizz! Money for old rope!

[Nicepix 5,650]

Nah! Space suits, crawling boards, ladders. Not a chance. I still bear emotional scars from collecting wasp grubs for bait when I was a lad. And those Asian hornets! One of them got me five times in the chest while i was riding a motorbike in Cyprus.

 

I'll leave that sort of stuff to you pro's

[shropshire mole 190]

Most wasp job can be treated from outside, if you can see where they are entering/exiting.

A targeted puff of dust - job done

[Nicepix 5,650]

Most wasp job can be treated from outside, if you can see where they are entering/exiting.

A targeted puff of dust - job done

 

How very dare you sir!

 

I am no puff. That's my boyfriend.

[mole trapper 1,702]

Sm is absolutely correct, damned if I'm crawling around in lofts anymore, that's too much like work.The only reason I ever suit up these days is purely for theatrical effects for paying customers.