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Title: So -- what's best way to kill a mole?
Post by: Simaril on August 15, 2005, 08:34:51 PM
Cause I'm feeling kinda like Elmer after a hard day of bunny wabbit hunting...
Title: So -- what's best way to kill a mole?
Post by: Holden McGroin on August 15, 2005, 08:42:38 PM
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No... wait... that's for gophers
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Post by: Pooh21 on August 15, 2005, 08:56:29 PM
You can never go wrong with high explosives
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Post by: Hangtime on August 15, 2005, 09:01:45 PM
(http://www.kidsdugout.com/feature_photos/whackamole-dobest.gif)
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Post by: Chairboy on August 15, 2005, 09:06:55 PM
Just buy some carbide at the hardware store, pour it in the holes.  Add some water.  The carbide will excrete acetylene.  Wait a minute, then chuck a match in the first hole.

WHOOMP.
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Post by: DJ111 on August 15, 2005, 09:17:28 PM
Nuke the site from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.
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Post by: Chairboy on August 15, 2005, 09:39:21 PM
F' yeah!
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Post by: Shoulman on August 15, 2005, 09:46:05 PM
Poison Peanuts, availible at Home Depot.
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Post by: bj229r on August 15, 2005, 09:52:17 PM
I'm quite fond of the  'Mole-Skewer 3000'---has 4 sharp prongs that shoot into ground when mole tries to dig out partially collapsed tunnel--quite satisfying
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Post by: Toad on August 15, 2005, 10:32:32 PM
Mole-st him. He'll move.
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Post by: APDrone on August 15, 2005, 10:42:23 PM
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Originally posted by Shoulman
Poison Peanuts, availible at Home Depot.


What shoulman said.

Had 'em .. used peanuts.. didn't have them any more.

Tho.....


from a manly man standpoint.. explosives are very attractive.

You've always wanted a few extra frog ponds scattered around, right?
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Post by: RTSigma on August 15, 2005, 11:21:50 PM
Explosives and/or motion sensored machine gun.


Hell, what my friend's dad does is buy a great high powered BB gun and sits on his back porch and shoots at whatever is in his lawn.
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Post by: Meatwad on August 15, 2005, 11:28:43 PM
What better way to get rid of a mole is to get a bulldozer and squish its little brains out, then to be safe jab a 12,000 lb bomb up its butt and light the fuse
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Post by: Hangtime on August 16, 2005, 12:25:13 AM
word.
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Post by: Holden McGroin on August 16, 2005, 01:28:59 AM
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License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior firepower and superior intelligence. And that's all she wrote. -- Carl Spackler
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Post by: Hangtime on August 16, 2005, 02:02:58 AM
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FREEZE, GOPHER!!!
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Post by: Russian on August 16, 2005, 02:38:33 AM
High powered blender.....
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Post by: Sox62 on August 16, 2005, 02:52:38 AM
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Originally posted by Toad
Mole-st him. He'll move.



LOL
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Post by: Jackal1 on August 16, 2005, 02:55:36 AM
One crisp, early morning on the farm, Popa mole stuck his head out of the hole next to the farmhouse kitchen window.
He said,,,Mmmmmmm Ummmmmmm ..I smell bacon and eggs. Moma mole worked her way up beside Popa mole, stuck her head out and said..............Mmmmmmmmmmm mmmm Ummmmmmmm ... I smell pancakes cooking.
  Baby mole was squirming in the hole behind them, trying to get his head out of the hole unsuccessfully. He said.....that`s strange cause all I smell is moleasses. :)



....BTW, I`m back from Sturgis and I`m plastered. :)_
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Post by: deSelys on August 16, 2005, 08:21:03 AM
It's a bit cruel, but there is nothing more satisfying than burying them...ALIVE!
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Post by: Ripsnort on August 16, 2005, 08:42:29 AM
I've hunted moles for 15 solid years now on 2 different yards.  I've tried every method under the sun for eliminating them. Only ONE is tried and true, and works. Trap them.

Oh, and for what its worth, moles don't eat peanuts. They are not vegetarian. They eat worms and grubs, occasionally slugs. If you eliminate worms and grubs from your lawn, they will leave.(They will also return once the worms, grubs reestablish themselves too.)I might add that this method is not preferable, as your lawn will be in bad shape because earth worms are essential to a healthy lawn.
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Post by: Seagoon on August 16, 2005, 10:13:44 AM
Hi Simaril,

I too have used the Mole trap with the four skewers with mixed results. Mole poison (the crystals, not the peanuts) works but is out if you have pets (or in my case small kids).

Our neighbor's dog digs 'em out and eats 'em, this seems to be the best methodology, other than the ones previously mentioned involving destroying your yard, large portions of the neighborhood, or most of the Western Hemisphere.

- SEAGOON
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Post by: Chairboy on August 16, 2005, 10:20:53 AM
Hey, my acetylene technique has the advantages of:[list=1]
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Post by: Skydancer on August 16, 2005, 10:26:23 AM
The Ubiquitous

(http://www.prosportuk.com/images/indexprodimages/1/gray%20nicolls%20cricket%20bats/8.jpg)

Course you got to catch the little bugger first
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Post by: Heater on August 16, 2005, 11:07:43 AM
the easy way....

(http://xs4all.nl/~heater1/ShapeCharge.jpg)
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on August 16, 2005, 11:21:48 AM
one case of holy handgrenades would do the trick.
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Post by: Ripsnort on August 16, 2005, 05:03:47 PM
Follow up to my previous reply. Here is the exact same traps I have. I've trapped 3 of the buggers in one month this year.  I use a flat-blade short spade to cut a 8"X 8" chunk of sod out, push some dirt in the tunnel (so the mole will do its thing and clear it out) and set this bugger aligned with the tunnel, place a 2 gallon bucket over the top. Check it the next day. Bingo. Dead mole.  Then I remove the trap and mole, just place the chunk of sod back in..a week later you can't tell it was removed.
(http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/5116_med.jpg)
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Post by: APDrone on August 16, 2005, 05:48:23 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Oh, and for what its worth, moles don't eat peanuts. They are not vegetarian. They eat worms and grubs, occasionally slugs. If you eliminate worms and grubs from your lawn, they will leave.(They will also return once the worms, grubs reestablish themselves too.)I might add that this method is not preferable, as your lawn will be in bad shape because earth worms are essential to a healthy lawn.


Dadgummit.. ya done gone and make me look up what I used.

Ok.. I retract the peanut part.

The actual product I used was MOLETOX II  

2% Zinc Phosphide is the only active ingredient.

Like I said.. it worked.  A couple years ago.. they haven't been back since.

I think 'poison peanuts' was akin to asking for a 'kleenex' when you really wanted a Puffs Plus.

I sit corrected
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Post by: Sundiver on August 16, 2005, 05:51:46 PM
Generator, two runs of 12Ga wire, two metallic poles. Attach aforementioned wires to generator and to pulls. Insert aforementioned poles into earth.

Fire that puppy up.

PS: great way to fish as well. Although nothin says fishin like a quarter stick of TNT.
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on August 16, 2005, 05:55:46 PM
Rip, that would be way more fun if it catapulted the mole into your neighbors yard..>
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Post by: eagl on August 16, 2005, 05:59:52 PM
If you have a coyote problem, use two and don't bother with the bucket.  One trap facing down to catch the mole, and one facing up to nab the coyote that comes by to eat the mole.  Chain it down though otherwise the coyote will probably run off with your trap.
Title: So -- what's best way to kill a mole?
Post by: Simaril on August 17, 2005, 09:07:53 PM
I've got three of the 6-nail Victor mole traps out on tunnel paths, and although the things look like relics from the medieval Tortures-R-Us outlet, I havent caught a thing. I've given each setup for 2 days, then crushed all visible tunnels to see where the critter's moving -- and reset traps there. I've used the "poison peanuts" on 3-4 different tunnel sites.

Probably just  a carryover from my inability to hit targets in the MA.

It's been about a week of serious man-vs-rodent work, and I'm beginning to think about the plastic-explosive- shaped- to-look-like-a-squirrel approach...

I really want to kill this sucker before the fall slows him down -- last thing I want is a whole fmaily of  the varmints.





Heater, do you know where I could pick up one of the kits you illustrated?
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Post by: Chairboy on August 17, 2005, 09:29:45 PM
Carbide.  Water.  Lit match.
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Post by: Yeager on August 17, 2005, 11:14:45 PM
Rip, I always stuff the crimped mole back into the hole and bury it.  Rumor has it no mole will ever pass through that neck of the woods again.

So far it seems to hold true.
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Post by: kevykev56 on August 17, 2005, 11:36:20 PM
I have had great sucess with Sheep, they seem to find and destroy moles very efficently.  Just dont try and use a goat to do a sheeps job, very bad stuff!
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Post by: Ripsnort on August 18, 2005, 07:52:56 AM
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Originally posted by Yeager
Rip, I always stuff the crimped mole back into the hole and bury it.  Rumor has it no mole will ever pass through that neck of the woods again.

So far it seems to hold true.

Great idea! I'll employ those Vietnam tactics next time! :p
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Post by: Simaril on October 06, 2005, 07:11:04 AM
(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Simaril/DSCF0220.jpg)


Turned out we have 3 moles, which is my they're leaving such a trail of devastation. Above is the fruit of my second victory (Note that I have not yet painted the marking on the trap).
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Post by: lasersailor184 on October 06, 2005, 11:10:24 AM
Simaril the Impaler.  Eventually someone will write a book about you.
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Post by: Seagoon on October 06, 2005, 11:20:28 AM
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Originally posted by Simaril
(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Simaril/DSCF0220.jpg)


Turned out we have 3 moles, which is my they're leaving such a trail of devastation. Above is the fruit of my second victory (Note that I have not yet painted the marking on the trap).


You know you really have to post that pic to the PETA board... ;)

- SEAGOON
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Post by: Monk on October 06, 2005, 12:00:04 PM
Cement your yard and lay astro turf.
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Post by: Simaril on October 06, 2005, 01:54:41 PM
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Originally posted by Seagoon
You know you really have to post that pic to the PETA board... ;)

- SEAGOON



Now THAT's a wickedly good idea....




if only I couild find a recipe to go with it!
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Post by: Saintaw on October 06, 2005, 07:45:38 PM
rip, that's a bear trap ;)
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Post by: OOZ662 on October 07, 2005, 02:57:04 AM
My mom's cat used to hunt them overnight. You'd get up in the moring to 15 dead moles on your porch. :rofl