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moles (update)

Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,282 ******
edited March 2011 in General Discussion
Ok, so what are your home remedies for moles in your yard? I've tried smoke bombs to no avail. May have to set some traps. I'd sit up late with the 22 but that sounds like a lot of work.

Update: the mole eliminator trap appears to have caught one this morning. I didn't have time to fully check it out before I had to leave today, but it has been tripped in any case.

UpdateII: the mole eliminator trap is easy to set. that's a plus. I'm not sure I've actually trapped a mole with one yet, as I've noticed that any mole trapped thereby would be retained in the ground. The trapping arms don't really retain the mole very well, if it did catch one. I need to spend some time digging to see if it got one I guess.
Some will die in hot pursuit
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
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    evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    they have a plant, dang the name slips from me right now.

    oh, you can get ricein from the seeds.

    big, pretty red kinda looks like a big maple leaf.
    any way moles dont like them.

    still cant put the name to it, sorry.
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,282 ******
    edited November -1
    Also, I want to avoid options that might injure my dog.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    RadarRadar Member Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I heard they dont like coffee grounds in their tunnel.
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    evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    moles will use the same tunnels an they have kill traps that go over the them when they trigger it, the trap will drop the rods down to them.
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    CrittergitterCrittergitter Member Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're correct, smoke bombs don't work. They don't work on gophers, either.

    The best way to eliminate them and know they're gone is to see their dead little bodies.

    These work.

    http://www.amazon.com/Cinch-www-cinchtraps-com-C60-3B-Mole-Trap/dp/B002J86JLU

    Chinch traps are the only ones I use. For a reason. They work.
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    evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Castor bean plant that what they are,nice decorative. don't think the pets will bother them.
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    drygulchdandrygulchdan Member Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here is a sure fire method[:D]
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OODwz6idiw&NR=1
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    anatomically correctanatomically correct Member Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Spray your lawn for grubs and insects. No food, no moles.
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    RtWngExtrmstRtWngExtrmst Member Posts: 7,456
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by anatomically correct
    Spray your lawn for grubs and insects. No food, no moles.

    Yep.
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    austin20austin20 Member Posts: 34,960 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by anatomically correct
    Spray your lawn for grubs and insects. No food, no moles.
    That would be my choice.
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    hoosierhoosier Member Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by anatomically correct

    Spray your lawn for grubs and insects. No food, no moles.


    Yeo. For sure again worked for us the last two years.
    Magazines, Gun Parts and More. US Army Veteran, VFW, NRA Patron
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    storm6490storm6490 Member Posts: 8,010
    edited November -1
    gas them with 20 percent propane and 80 percent oxygen. get a detonator with some wire on it man! it will cave in the whole structure!
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    Reaper1862Reaper1862 Member Posts: 839 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mom has had them in her yard for years and nothing I try has worked, traps, cinch or otherwise. 22 is my last option at this point.
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    grdad45grdad45 Member Posts: 5,317 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The ol' lady's cat averages about three a month, but he is falling behind. I am thinking about cutting his food ration in half to see if it helps.[}:)]
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    hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,177 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by evileye fleagal
    Castor bean plant that what they are,nice decorative. don't think the pets will bother them.


    evil is right, castor beans will rid the yard of them, something about the roots of the plant, only bad thing is the plant, the seeds/ beans are extremly poisonous and if I remember right there is no antidote, they may even be illegal in your area to plant.
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    11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,588 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    have a little tomcat that is hell on moles and mice- but moles eat grubs. Get rid of the grubs, get rid of the moles.
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    fideaufideau Member Posts: 11,893 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Moles or Voles? They are all over my back yard now. Started in my mother's yard next door a year ago. I tried several things from the garden stores, had no effect.
    I'm looking for something too.
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,282 ******
    edited November -1
    Well, I decided to go with this trap. Should be here in a couple days. Will update on how it goes.

    http://www.themoletrap.com/
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    joshmb1982joshmb1982 Member Posts: 8,929
    edited November -1
    ive heard of using whats that fruity flavored juicy fruit gum? stick a piece in their tunnel and they will eat it but cant pass it through their system so it clogs them up and kills them that way. never tried it myself but ive heard it from more then a few people.
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    joshmb1982joshmb1982 Member Posts: 8,929
    edited November -1
    just a thought. would electrocution work? put a charged car batter in a wagon pul it around the yard. hook wires up to a couple copper rods and stick them in the ground. i know it gets the night crawlers getting out of the ground in a hurry.
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    scrumpyjackscrumpyjack Member Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "I got to get into this dude's pelt and crawl around for a few days. Who's the mole's ally. His friends. The harmless squirrel and the friendly rabbit."


    bill-murray-caddyshack.jpg
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    fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    My Pop had some ARCANE looking device that had 2 rows of sharp steel spikes and 2 long stakes.You pulled up,on a spring loaded rod that raised the steel spikes and a tongue/trigger would "Set".U stuck the 2 longer rods in the ground,on either side of the tunnel,after slightly pressing it down...When the mole came by,he'd have to root the top of the tunnel back up.That would trip the trigger and the mole would be SKEWERED on the steel prongs...
    Worked great,looked EVIL!!!
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    HavegunJoeHavegunJoe Member Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My dog Kona. She will feret the littl rodents out and kill them in record time. Funny thing is she is a Chocolate lab not a terrior.
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    pirate2501pirate2501 Member Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Same goes for my cocker spaniel Peanut
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