New Mole Pricing

[earth-thrower 494]

Last season l caught the moles for a large estate it took four weeks, the bill was a thousand pound,when I told a old farm worker on the estate he said when is father was a mole catcher he was paid a shilling and a horse shit sandwich a week, thank god things have changed.

Can i ask, how many you caught, (roughly) in that period ?,....

[Pirate 9000 676]

156 the job would not have taken so long but half way through he decided to have more fields done,

[Rowan 308]

156 the job would not have taken so long but half way through he decided to have more fields done,

Nice one mate , must of taken several traps and even more visits to clear that many out in 4 weeks.

[earth-thrower 494]

156 the job would not have taken so long but half way through he decided to have more fields done,

A fair haul, there,....they must have been happy, with the price, then ?,....(its not a 'competition', regarding how long, it takes,...mind ?,.....ha ha)

[Pirate 9000 676]

Yes he was happy with the price,the mistake some pest controllers make is not charging enough to do the job properly that's when you get unhappy customers bad for business if they don't want to pay what I think job will cost I would rather walk away.

[Dirksdonuts 79]

an old link

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/337921-mole-trapping-prices/

[earth-thrower 494]

Good to see lads charging a realistic price for their services....

Mole catching is not some long lost art,..of course not, but, it does require a particular knack and a sympathetic feel for the job...so,...trappers , whilst understanding the market and not demanding a fee that is simply not practical,.. , should always strive to price themselves sensibly...

After all,.we are professionals...

 

I have been extremely fortunate,...(lucky perhaps),...and I am now, fully booked,.. until the end of February.. I cannot take on any more trapping jobs,..and more work is coming in every day....

 

Best wishes to all my fellow trappers,.it is going to be a bumper year

Not bad,.. for an old 'rabbit catcher' ! lol

[myersbg 1,385]

i was asked this week to price a rabbit job in a garden, they had a price from rentokill, my price was £150 for half a days work, you can all have a guess how much the big boys were wanting.

[tilimangro 1,013]

I'd actually be very interested to know

As regards to Mole jobs

I know and have been told by them doing it I am losing work to a guy who is happy to trap moles for a few bottles of beer

Infuriating

[mackem 28,567]

I'd actually be very interested to know

As regards to Mole jobs

I know and have been told by them doing it I am losing work to a guy who is happy to trap moles for a few bottles of beer

Infuriating

Is he as good as you though?True story,i went with a mate to a decent sized detached house near guildford a few years ago,couple of buckets,plastic ones,upturned on the front lawn,lift a bucket up and you see a mole trap set in moleys tunnel,the homeowner,who certainly isnt short of cash to put it mildly,had molehills on his lawn and a "Bloke down the pub" had offered to rid the garden of them.

[tilimangro 1,013]

No he isn't but a lot of people seem to like cheap ATM

I've also seen those buckets on the lawn sadly

I'm also near guildford??

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

I've only ever trapped moles for a farmer who gives me permission to run my dogs on his land after buying some putangs of here last year endid up buying some Duffus traps well any way get a call of the farmer can I go and take care of some moles on a property up the road a woman's garden so I gave her a ring and she tells me the old boy down the road normally does them and charges a fiver but don't do them anymore ?I wonder why ? I said I'll be over next week and have a look pulled up and it was like a mini golf cours ⛳️ everywhere she pulls up in a 40 grand plus Marc said her husband had spent over £100 on traps there was tunnel traps scissor traps the works all set wrong full of mud triggered off I waved goodbye? and said best of luck it would of been cheaper to call someone out some people amaze me how far they will go to try to save money ?

[TOMO 27,412]

didnt you do it bunnyboiler?

[tilimangro 1,013]

That's another one I come across the old boy that doesn't do it anymore

"He only used to charge(insert ridiculous amount here)"

That's why he doesn't do it anymore

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

didnt you do it bunnyboiler?

No mate looked like they were doing a wonderful job left them to it ?