My War Resumes

[gblowfish]

With the moles and voles. They are like the Viet Cong. I chase them into Cambodia and Laos, they run then sneak back across the border and dig tunnels and trails. Little bastards. Today I Grub Ex'ed the entire yard and put pellets down in the fresh runs I could find. Tomorrow we hit them with the poison worms and stinky garlic shit. I will bomb them into the stone age.

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[Graystoke]

I have had them and what always works is a flood.

[mabbott]

The best thing I had for moles was my dog. My dog was a whippet and wanted to play with them and would chase them until they literally died from exhaustion or a heart attack.

There were multiple advantages to this method. My dog got to play with short term friends, my dog had plenty of exercise, reduced population of the varmits that led to none of them, and I didn't have to do anything but let the dog outside!

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Get rid of those lazy cats and get yourself one of these.

My kitty Otis (named after Otis Taylor) is da bomb!

[fan4ever]

I have this neighbor who used to tend softball fields. He swears by sticking Juicy Fruit gum down the holes...stick at a time...wait to see if taken and then do it again until the gum stops being taken. He says it gunks up their intestines and kills them. I'd love to know if this actually works. Just googled. Leave the aluminum wrappers on.

[InChiefsHeaven]

I went to Lowes and bought some of those battery powered spikes that omit a beeping noise ever 30 seconds or so. I have a pretty good sized backyard, and the spikes are supposed to cover like 10k square feet. I bought 4. My yard ain't that big, but I figured screw it.

Mixed results. Seems like they have worked in the past, but I notice in the early spring some new runs in the lower part of my yard. Maybe the little shits got used to the sound...but it's still not as bad as it used to be.

My problem is mice in the shed. Had some of those spinner traps which worked really well with peanut butter, but this last 4 or 5 months, nothing. And I know the little bastards are in there cuz I've actually seen them. Grrrr...

[Holladay]

I saw something about a 5 gal bucket with a teeter tooter lid that dropped them in. Dunno.

I am renting a trencher this weekend and lay some sort of metal fencing in the trench. I will let you know later this year if it worked.

As to killing the grubs, I read that killing the grubs would also kill the earth worms, which is the main diet of moles. I don't want dead worms.

The only real solution that I have come across is a dog and trapping. My problem with traps is finding a reliable run (highway) that they use. Yes, straight, no meandering, step on the tunnel and see if it is pushed back up the next day. Tough to monitor on 2 acres on a daily basis.

One other option that worked. I hired a trapper. Done within a week.

[neech]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven

I went to Lowes and bought some of those battery powered spikes that omit a beeping noise ever 30 seconds or so. I have a pretty good sized backyard, and the spikes are supposed to cover like 10k square feet. I bought 4. My yard ain't that big, but I figured screw it.

Mixed results. Seems like they have worked in the past, but I notice in the early spring some new runs in the lower part of my yard. Maybe the little shits got used to the sound...but it's still not as bad as it used to be.

My problem is mice in the shed. Had some of those spinner traps which worked really well with peanut butter, but this last 4 or 5 months, nothing. And I know the little bastards are in there cuz I've actually seen them. Grrrr...

I put the Victor spikes in the ground last year. I thought they were working for awhile but darned if those moles ran tunnels within a foot of them in my front and back yard.

I’ve heard about the sticks of gum working, has to be juicy fruit supposedly. This year I’m going to drop a few sticks of gum and poisoned worms in the tunnels. Take that you bitches.

I haven’t had any luck with those pellets I think I’m just feeding them with that fraud product.

[Rainbarrel]

In a shocking incident, four people have been arrested for allegedly raping a bengal monitor lizard in the Sahydari Tiger Reserve near Gothane village in Maharashthra. According to India Today report, the accused, identified as hunters, allegedly entered the core zone of Sahydari Tiger Reserve in the Gabha area at Gothane and committed the crime.

The criminals have been identified as Sandeep Tukram, Pawar Mangesh, Janardhan Kamtekar and Akshay Sunil. After the Maharashtra Forest Department checked the mobile phone of the accused, it came to know about the incident. The officials found the recording of the act which showed the accused allegedly gang-raping the monitor lizard.

The accused were then traced by the officials posted at Sangli forest reserve with the help of CCTV footage in which they can be seen roaming in the forest.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by neech

I put the Victor spikes in the ground last year. I thought they were working for awhile but darned if those moles ran tunnels within a foot of them in my front and back yard.

I’ve heard about the sticks of gum working, has to be juicy fruit supposedly. This year I’m going to drop a few sticks of gum and poisoned worms in the tunnels. Take that you bitches.

I haven’t had any luck with those pellets I think I’m just feeding them with that fraud product.

Accidental down vote

[Stryker]

Ok, I have to say I am trippin' right now - I live in Louisiana so we do not see those varmints, can not imagine. Here we have water moccasins, alligators, racoons, armadillos and opossum too. Moth balls usually does the trick - LOL!

[George Liquor]

I came home to a mole that had ran rampant through my front yard today.

I ended up flushing the bastard out with a water hose. After realizing I didn't have any way of dispatching him besides drowning or a 9mm bullet, he got his lucky day and was relocated to the country.

What's the best way of dealing with these things? I've tried poison worms and pellets, I've used those spike traps, and I've even tried gassing them.

[srvy]

Pitchfork get out before sunup. As the sun rises look for the signs of digging then stab them and uncover them. My dad did that to great success. It's usually one of two doing the damage. I have never had success with the peanuts chewing gum various traps. But seeing them move in runs below the surface and a pitchfork sure works.

Also, a dog helps.