Moles, Best method to Eliminate ?

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by Mart, May 14, 2023.

  1. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    I'm at war with these little bastards. Have grubs, used Grub-X, tried poison worms, Juicy fruit gum, etc. Not enough result for me.
    Going to buy a Victor spike trap and a sizzors trap like Wire Tec today. Anyone have a preference over one type?
    I feel like Bill Murry and need to get the explosives out!:D:D:D
     
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  2. 436'd Skylark

    436'd Skylark Sweet Fancy Moses!!!!!

    Get a cat. Mine takes care of all the rodents around the house.
     
  3. StevieRay

    StevieRay Well-Known Member

    I like the scissor style best.
     
  4. cjeboyle

    cjeboyle Gold Level Contributor

    I had a vole or two in the yard. The hawks took care of them for me. All they left were the entrails and eyeballs.
    Cliff
     
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  5. Prairie Piston

    Prairie Piston Well-Known Member

    My grandad would put broken bottles in the holes. If they cut themselves they bleed out…
     
  6. CCM

    CCM Gold Level Contributor

    Hawks here too. They take care of everything, moles, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, the neighbors chicken,..
     
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  7. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Broken glass, good one!
    There's a neighborhood cat that roams around my house but he's either dumb or not on patrol at the right times...
    No hawks on patrol here.
    I bought both style traps.
    It's wait and see ....
     
  8. larkone

    larkone Silver Level contributor

    I use a product call mole eliminator never misses. 7DFFEE1A-E973-456C-8462-507D8E119056.jpeg
     
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  9. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Home depot had NO traps that kill, not surprised with world views.
    Ended up at Menards, got a Victor & a Yarddog, which seems to be a copy of the Wire Tec that they didn't have. 16840736104773153345219588174253.jpg
     
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  10. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    I always had luck with the juicy fruit..roll it up and punch it into a tunnel
     
  11. dynaflow

    dynaflow shiftless...

    ...treat lawn for grubs, with or without traps. Moles don't stick around if there's nothing to eat, and your lawn will thank you...
     
  12. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Totally bananas

    Miniature Schnauzers
     
  13. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

  14. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Gopherhawk.com
    Best trap by far!
     
  15. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Feel like I'm just throwing $20's away. Hasn't killed enough of those little grubbys. A shovelfull of dirt will show abt 3-5 grubs.
    Now we're talking!!!!:D:D:D
     
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  16. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    I'll have to look into this one.
    Be easier to get these little buggers if they were above ground and you could see them... 12 gauge with 8 shot...:D:D
     
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  17. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    This is the grub killer I've used. Used Grub X last year, same result. Not doing a total, 16840895697518232572827038921778.jpg clean my yard kill job.
     
  18. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Use your lawn mower, that’s what I killed one with by accident, it was still pumping blood after I whacked it.
     
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  19. dynaflow

    dynaflow shiftless...

    ...grub killer needs water to carry it into ground where grubs are. Hose or light shower, downpour washes it away along with your $20 bills. If grubs aren't troubling you (they kill areas of lawn where they're munching on roots), put your effort into mole killers, but with 3-5 grubs per shovelful, sounds like you have a grub problem...
     
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  20. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Yep, maybe a service that uses a liquid spray instead of granules might work better??
    High rise condo with no lawn maybe?:D....or Astroturf.:D:eek:
     
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