Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Hunting Moles

Ever since I repaired the lawn near the road I have had moles digging in the nice soft tilled soil making a mess of it. I tried poison and traps with no success. The only thing that works is poking the garden hose at full bore in one of the tunnels just where you see a fresh mound and flood them out. Keep a close watch on the ground shovel in hand. In a minute or two they will poke their nose up through the soil and then its time to play Whak-a-Mole.
Got 3 of them this morning.
These look to be young ones. Not as big as the one I got last fall but if the digging stops then I will know I got them all. Possums will get some diner tonight.


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  1. AnonymousMay 28, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Pobres bichitos...

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    1. Mike SilviusMay 28, 2013 at 5:46 PM

      Nada de pobres... malditas ratas subterraneas.

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  2. Gorges SmytheMay 28, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Good luck. This is a locust year for us and I see more moles than ever in our yard - probably going after locust grubs before they emerge.

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    1. Mike SilviusMay 28, 2013 at 5:43 PM

      Gorges, around here we don't have the locust grubs what we do have is Japanese beetle grubs and there are tons of them in the soil no mater what poison I put on them. I know the moles are eating them but they are just tearing my lawn to bits so mole hunting is the only option.

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  3. Kev AlvitiMay 28, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Thats a new way to kill a mole on me! I was always told there's only one way to kill a mole "Blow it's bloody head off!"

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    1. Mike SilviusMay 28, 2013 at 5:44 PM

      Kev, if you have any better methods to be rid of the critters I am all ears. I just came up with this one out of desperation.

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  4. MuddyValleyMay 28, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    The hose works on gophers too. They just barely stick their nose out of the water but the shovel does the job!

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  5. zdogk9June 5, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    Hella lot more fun if you just shoot them when they poke their snoots up

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    1. Mike SilviusJune 5, 2013 at 9:06 PM

      Yes Bob but getting them to poke their noses up is the hard part . . . I have since knocked of three more of the little critters. Sadly here in yuppieville if the neighbors see me running around the yard letting the 12 ga rip I'd likely have the swat team in full armor pay me a visit.

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