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Mole problem (1 Viewer)

GOB

GOB

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So I moved into my new house and I knew I had a bit of a mole problem when I moved in but after cutting my grass Saturday, I realize these things are everywhere.

I have a golf course in my front yard and farm land in my back yard. My neighbors said they have had to deal with them, but I am thinking they have just diverted them over to my property.

Does anybody have any help? I tried using the search function and that went poorly.

1. Do I step on their hills/tunnels?

2. What is the best method of ridding myself of these bad boys? I went to Home Depot and there are 32 different methods and the people working there are just top notch.

TIA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnVRGt8EE3s

 
Kruger: How long have you been doing this Dr. Van Nostrand?

Kramer: Uuh, long long time. Yes, I've seen moles so big they have their own moles.

 
No easy way to get rid of them but I have been using this and it has seemed to help so far.

http://www.gianteagle.com/ProductImages/PRODUCT_NODE_1129/50624060041.jpg

Basically you find the holes they have been using(fresh ones the best)and use the funnel to open the hole more and then pour a few of the peanuts into the hole and then close it back up using your foot.You won't need to do this for every hole but I have been doing that anyways and seem to have knocked them back a bit so far.

They are after food(grubs,earthworms etc)and will dig up your entire yard if you let them.Best of luck!

 
The most common mistake is to not let it simmer long enough. I throw mine in the slow cooker and let it cook for at least 24 hours.

 
if you're not looking to get your hands dirty, Gopher Gasser or Revenge smoke bombs have both worked for me. You need to be pretty diligent in making sure you don't put it out when covering it up and that you have all the outlets blocked off though for them to work.

if you are willing to have blood on your hands - I've had the best results by standing in the yard early in the morning with a shovel or 3 pronged garden tool and waiting for the dirt to start moving...

 
Someone please post the link to the fbg who ran over the mole hill while mowing. Someone made a comment about what went through the half alive moles mind as he went back for the second pass to finish them off.

That was the only time this forum has made me cry from laughing so hard.

 
Ditka Butkus said:
Bucky86 said:
Ditka Butkus said:
Lawn chair, beer, and a shot gun.
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This is what my dad let me do when I was younger. Minus the beer and shotgun. I had to use a pellet gun. Felt like a damn sniper. :lmao:
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Nice, how many confirmed kills did you have
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1 :bag:

ETA: The problem was I was using Co2 and the pressure after the first 5-6 shots wouldn't be strong enough to kill them. A few times I'd hit one and then hear a squeak and it would dive back in its hole.

 
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Bucky86 said:
Ditka Butkus said:
Bucky86 said:
Ditka Butkus said:
Lawn chair, beer, and a shot gun.
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This is what my dad let me do when I was younger. Minus the beer and shotgun. I had to use a pellet gun. Felt like a damn sniper. :lmao:
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Nice, how many confirmed kills did you have
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1 :bag:

ETA: The problem was I was using Co2 and the pressure after the first 5-6 shots wouldn't be strong enough to kill them. A few times I'd hit one and then hear a squeak and it would dive back in its hole.
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Not bad actually those guys as Bill Murray once said are like the VC,,Vermin Cong

 
General Tso said:
http://www.zoro.com/i/G4697156/?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_Shopping_Feed&gclid=CKXr5c7J9MQCFSJk7Aodgm0AkQ

After you impale the first mole, hang it from a tree branch by a string as a warning to all the other moles.
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I use this and it's highly effective. Don't stomp the mole tunnel down. Find the point that is in about the center of a fresh run. Push down with your foot right about there to cause a closure in the run. Place the trap right on that spot. I push the trap down with my foot and then pull back and let the plunger work a few times so that the tines run easily through the dirt. Arm the trap, being careful to have the trigger plate lightly touch the top of the grass. The mole will come along, find a closure in the tunnel, and then work to clear it out. That's when he'll meet his doom. That's all that's too it. You should get one within a day. If not, find a fresher run and do it all over. Oh yeah, we need to see some pics.

 
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Jayrod said:
There is no answer. These things are like the plague.
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Oh there's an answer.....

A couple years ago a family of them took up residence on my riding lawn mower blades over the winter.

I started it u and drove it to the front on the driveway and started the blades, went about mowing and came back around and noticed carnage everywhere. pieces of the moving, half moles, must have been 6-7 moles.

The wife and daughter were gone but I knew they'd be mortified to see the carnage,. So I rode over them over and over until the carnage blew into the grass.

 
jhib said:
Weeber said:
Someone please post the link to the fbg who ran over the mole hill while mowing. Someone made a comment about what went through the half alive moles mind as he went back for the second pass to finish them off.

That was the only time this forum has made me cry from laughing so hard.
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You mean this one with Da Guru and the rabbits?

I remember that thread being a crazy mix of horror and humor.
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jomar said:
I imagine the bunnies hearing the roar of the lawn mower coming the second time and holding paws while waiting for the death blow
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We rid our yards of moles and gophers by waiting until there is a good few weeks or so of no rain and stop watering. Get your self a case of road flares. Light and stick in holes but be sure to seal them up good. The can't close the holes as fast when the dirt is dry and if you put them in every hole you can find it does the job.

 
Surmised nobody has mentioned this. Moles eat grubs. Kill the grubs.

 
There where 3 moles, a papa mole, a mama mole, and a baby mole. They all lived on a farm. One morning the papa mole stuck his head out of the mole hole and said, Ooh i smell bacon" The mama mole wanted to smell it too, so she stuck her head out of the mole hole. "ooh, i smell eggs!" Baby mole wanted to smell this too, but there wasn't enough room for his head too fit out of the hole. "all i smell is mole-asses"

 
They make these worms that are truly poison. They work well.

You do probably have grubs, very likely, it's just they eat em' and you don't know.

If you buy a poison yard spray, save the empty bottle. Fill it with half of dollar store lemon dish washing soap. Spray the yard. Neither moles nor grubs like it.

It won't kill all bugs or anything like a poison, it will though make your yard less appealing than your neighbor's. Dish washing soap is totally safe for plants and grass

 
jhib said:
jhib said:
Weeber said:
Someone please post the link to the fbg who ran over the mole hill while mowing. Someone made a comment about what went through the half alive moles mind as he went back for the second pass to finish them off.

That was the only time this forum has made me cry from laughing so hard.
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You mean this one with Da Guru and the rabbits?

I remember that thread being a crazy mix of horror and humor.
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jomar said:
I imagine the bunnies hearing the roar of the lawn mower coming the second time and holding paws while waiting for the death blow
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Lol Ty.

 
I had a bunch of them the past few years. I bought some mouse traps, loaded them with peanut butter and set them up by their holes. I got about 7-8 total. Haven't seen any mole issues this year so far. So far.......

 
pantherclub said:
Meow
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Yep. We had a black cat that when I was a kid and that thing was a freaking hunter. Killed birds, squirrels, mice and moles. Never had a mole problem after we got her. She lasted a long time and I remember driving home at night when she was old and I'd see the glimmer of her eyes in a bush as I went up the driveway. She was a cold blooded stalker when it came to rodents, but really nice in the house. It wasn't fun cleaning up her messes, but she would play with the moles and mice, flip them up in the air while I was standing there and pounce on them when they thought they could make a break for it. I would intervene because I'm not a guy who runs over baby bunnies.

That said, a good hunting cat and there will be no mole problem and you don't have to worry about poisons, etc. You also won't have mice in the house, etc.

 
Copeman said:
I had a bunch of them the past few years. I bought some mouse traps, loaded them with peanut butter and set them up by their holes. I got about 7-8 total. Haven't seen any mole issues this year so far. So far.......
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I think I will try this way as well.Just have to be leary of any pets getting near them doing this though.

 
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