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Old 09-29-2008, 07:07 PM
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Default Mole infestation - what to do?

Moles are all over the place on my acreage At least there are nice little mounds of black dirt everywhere. What's the best way of getting rid of the pesky little buggers. Poison is not a good option for me as I have a couple of dogs. Traps I imagine, but some must be better than others?
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:33 PM
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Buy a couple cats
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:38 PM
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Definately get a mole trap. They work very well. Find a fresh mound, dig down till you find the hole, set the trap in the hole, and cover with dirt so only the top with the small hole are not covered. There will be a small pinhole of light showing, which the moles do not like, and they will go into it to try to fill it in.
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:49 PM
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dynamite.. or a large caliber gun..


make sure you get it on camera..
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:51 PM
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Not sure where you live but chances are they are pocket gophers. Go to your nearest UFA/hardware store and buy a trap called The black Hole...or 2 or 3 and set them similar to this. You might have to put a tire or something over it to keep the dogs from digging it up.....

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Old 09-29-2008, 09:18 PM
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black dirt is what was seen not clay which is what gophers will give you.
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Old 09-29-2008, 09:49 PM
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Richardson's Ground squirrels/gophers will give you clay. Pocket gophers can and will give you black dirt, not necessarily always....but lots of times....I have trapped hundreds of them.

And I might be mistaken but I don't think we even have true moles in Alberta.
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I used the wood box traps and used a chunk of re bar to probe around the hill and find the tunnel going to the hill and that's where I would set it. Some times they will come from the other side of the hill and make a new mound on top of the trap. I used to trap lots of them in the cattle pasture.
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