I now have a new style MOLE TRAP posted now. This new trap is for terminating the mole as it shoves the dirt up in your yard making the huge mounds / mountains of dirt ! If you'd like to go and view it. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/VaHvttrKUy0/w-d-xo.html
I like using a one gallon drywall mud bucket over the set trap with a brick on top of the upside down bucket. Keeps pets out and keeps it dark. Excellent video. Yes, don’t forget to take the safety lock off.
Yes, luckily, I don't have to worry about pets. And somehow, I didn't have to set one trap last summer at all, and this year is looking to be the same. Either I've eradicated them all, or the word has finally got around to stay out my yard. LOL
No mercy! Gruesome, but satisfying. We spent 10s of thousands of dollars renovating our yard then the moles came. I hired a guy and has trapped 5 moles on my less than 1/4-acre house and property. They have done some pretty significant damage. I'm going to try my hand. Thanks for the video, I learned a few things.
Wow, yes, they can be so stinking destructive. Glad you found some useful info from my video. Just a heads up on the Victor's Out O'sight Traps though. In 2021 they changed their Traps. They are now made of aluminum and they also have a weaker spring. So, I'm not sure if their effectiveness of catching moles now. And they raised the price of the newly designed trap. Ughhhh. The old ones weigh 1lb- 3oz. While the new ones weigh 10oz. I've got a video in the making of the new ones. But haven't had time to finish it and post it yet. Good luck in your quest !!! 👍
In the pacific northwest we have had great luck putting "chicklets" in the entry of the tunnels.. i guess they eat them.. we had an issue with 4 or 5 piles in the morning.. Apply chicklets gone for whole season
@@happyinfidel1 I'll give it a try just for the fun of it. I've seen both negative & positive reports on using gum. I've been curious about it. But have never tried it.
You're very welcome !! Glad it was helpful for you. 😊 Yes, the directions on the side of the box are pretty vague for showing how to set it up. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙂 Happy trapping 👍👍
MrMike i want to thank you for your video. Really like the victor mole trap. I proudly have five of them. Going on two years. The only trap i will ever own
Hey Ron, you're very welcome. And I am going to try out the " NO DIG " method and place a couple traps directly over the tunnel. I have one working right now close to the house. So, hopefully tomorrow I get some set using this method. ( weather permitting of couse ) Might even make a video of the process and hopefully the success also !! Fingers crossed. Take care and happy trappin' my friend !!
@@MrMike47274 Mike the ground needs to be a little damp. Mash the run with the width of your foot. If you can find a straight run works the best. Make sure the trap is set and the safety latch is on. Then push the trap into the ground just let the trigger touch the ground lightly. Mash the run down on both sides.
I really like the trap. I've caught quite a few moles. I've got where i just mash the run down push the trap into the ground. Making sure the trigger is over the run. Saves time and it works.
If you want to find the main run just mash them down and flag them. One mole can cause a lot of damage. You can check the runs if there is some distance between the runs you have two moles
Hey Ron, yes, I've actually thought of doing this several times over the past couple years. Just haven't really gotten around to trying it out. I guess this year will be the year as I've already spotted a mole working close to the house. And it's actually in the same tunnel system that is in this video. I've always teased and said that they have an interstate tunnel system that comes out of the ajoining woodlot and it is the main tunnel they use to stop in my yard every year. It's still kinda soft in this area. So,,, this just might be the place to set this trap directly over the tunnel. Thanks,,, for watching and the info.
@@ronhise6554 This is true. I've read where they are supposed to be territorial. But, I've caught a couple that were working very close together before. I guess they have to get together sometime or another to mate. hehe Maybe this was the case. ;)
Applied these techniques today, and got the lil bugger who has been tearing up my garden, after three years of lack of success. The dam of dirt was the key. Thanks for the help!
That's great to hear. I'm glad my video helped ya catch the lil varmint !!! The directions on the box are not very clear and very vague when showing the Set Up of the trap. You're very welcome and thanks for watching and commenting to let me know it paid off for ya !!! And,,,,, Happy Trappin' Andrew !!!
Thank you for watching and commenting Lynn. I'm glad my video was informative for you and I wish you the absolute best of luck. Keep me posted on your success and shoot me any questions you may have if you still need some assistance. Thanks again,,,,, Mike
You use a flag to mark where the trap is. I use an inverted black plastic bucket over the trap. It actually serves three purposes. One, to mark where the trap is, two, it keeps the dogs from sticking their noses in the trap, and three, it blocks out light without having to put dirt back around the trap and possibly fouling its operation.
Yep,,, those are all good ideas. I don't have to worry about dogs. And when I retrieve the trap up from the ground the dirt is pretty much already back in the hole. So, this works good for my situations. 👍👍 Thanks for watching and the good tips.
My pleasure,,,, glad my video helped and you can get those nasty little creatures eliminated from your yard. Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated !! 👍
Yes, there are some that are decent. I have one that someone gave me. It sucks. It's hard to set. That's why he gave it to me to try out. I finally caught one mole worth it to prove to him that it's actually catch a mole. But, I had to really work at getting the thing to set properly. But, those won't work on the deeper tunnels. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
Mr.Mike I've caught a few more. To keep the light out I use a small bucket. The trap works great. Picked up 4 more yesterday at rural king for $8.99. Can't beat the price
That's a great idea,,,, and would also help keep my wife from running them over with the riding mower. 😉 Rual King is where I've bought most of mine. I always tell ppl in search of them to go there first as they are the cheapest in price. Only thing is they are always out of stock around my parts. And we have 2 Rual Kings within 30 miles of us. Happy trappin' !!!! I'm up to 19 moles now !! 😉😊👍☠😎
@@GrandmaSezSo WHOOPS,,,,,,,,, just now seen your comment/question. Sorry,,, I had a friend want to know how many I've trapped or killed over the years. So, I actually added them all ( I always post what # I'm on to my Facebook page each time I get one. lol ) I'm currently @ 75 moles total. And yes, I do get a break from them for short periods of time. Our yard is surrounded by woods and they are rampent in the wooded area. They always seem to find their way into our yard. We have 3 acres we mow. So,, the damage they do to our yard and my poor mowers is quite taxing. Thanks for the question, and again, I apologize for the long over due reply. I've purchased a different type of trap to use on moles when they make the BIG mounds of dirt. Hope to get to use it here soon and put out another video on how to set it up and use it. :)
@@MrMike47274 Thanks for the reply. Your and my mole challenges sound the same. I have 5 acres in which I mow 1/2. I'm next to commercial corn/soybean fields and woods here in Tennessee. The moles devastate my yard and it seems they populate where I mow and garden. I leave 2.5 unwooded acres growing wild and free for wildlife. Rarely see mole holes out in it. I've tried the Victor Pest trap following your direction and have caught zero moles. Never even had a tripped trap. I used another viewer's idea of a bucket over the trap (b/c I have a nosey dog). I struggle setting the Victor b/c of my weak hands. (arthritis) I hope I catch your new video. I need an easier trap.
@@GrandmaSezSo Ours are crazy in the wooded area. When I take my garden tractor in there to dump yard waste and what not, the mole mounds are every where I look. Ughhhh !!! As far as setting the traps,,,, its important to find the main tunnel the mole is using to go back and forth from it's home to its feeding ground. When I find an area that one is working in. I tamp down ALL the tunnels it has made. Then go back to check to see which one it opened back up. This is most likely the main corridor it is taking to and from. When you see just a mess of tunneling going in all directions and just barely under the sod, that is where it was foraging for food and most likely will never go through those tunnels again. I have found a tunnel system that is a few inches below the surface and I've caught several moles in the same tunnel year after year. I kid everyone and say that that is their interstate tunnel they all use to get to my lawn.
Have you used the new aluminum version of the out of sight trap? This example looks to be the older cast iron, much heavier version. IMO, the newer versions do not work near as well. I've been looking to purchase the older version but can't find them anywhere.
Hey, I purchased one of the new ones just to see what all the fuss was about after reading about the poor changes that the made. I got to try it one time and it didn't catch the mole. I actually made a video of this newer trap and my discust with what Victor's was now putting out for the Out O' Sight trap. Pure junk. I told my wife if she happens to see any of the OLDER Traps while she's out yard sale shopping to grab them up. Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad I'm not the only one put out by the newer Traps.
I have a field across a ditch from my back yard. Moles love to travel along that ditch and move into my yard. If you know where your moles always come in, you might try one of the two following things, or both. First, dig a trench a foot wide by two feet deep perpendicular to where most of the moles are coming in. Buy garden cloth or wire mesh and cut it into 3 foot by however long you need to cover the trench. You make an L shape, two feet deep and one foot sticking out towards the direction the moles come from. You fill with dirt or even rock if you really want to deter them. They come along, hit the wire mesh, try to dig under it, and hit the bottom of the L shape, and give up. It might buy you time if you see them moving along that trench. You could trap them before they figure out a way to get over or under it. Where my yard hits the ditch is about 70 yards long, so I haven't tried this method due to time and cost. I might eventually do it in stages, because I plan to live in my current house for the rest of my life. Second, and I have tried this and it works fairly well, is you buy castor oil and dish soap, mix two ounces of castor oil to one ounce of dish soap, as much as you want, mix with water, and spray an area thoroughly. It works as a barrier. The soap helps the castor oil penetrate into the ground with rain or you watering, and the moles get "greasy" fur from the experience as well as having their snacks taste like castor oil. You have to do it once a week for a month to really get the ground saturated with it. After that you can reapply once every 4-6 weeks. I still get moles coming in and have to trap them. It's just helped deter them enough to where I don't have to deal with so many.
That's a very good idea and I can see how it would deter them. Might have to give it a try sometime. I'm 2 away from my record of 22 back in 2018. Thanks for watching and sharing great your idea. 👍👍
Any advice on skunks digging big holes for grubs, etc, (especially when they dig around the roots of young shrubs and other plants; particularly bad in the Fall)?
Question: Why do you tamp down the mole run after setting the trap? Don't you want the mole to use the same tunnel to the trap? Wouldn't tamping down the mole run just make it tear up/dig the soil in another direction? Unless a mole is a good cartographer how would it find it's way back through it's own previous but now collapsed tunnel...phermone scent maybe...or it's urine trail?
Fallout III, that is a very good question. I've done this from day 1 now since I started trapping moles over 5 years ago. I tamp the tunnel back down so i can indeed see if a mole has came back through. If it did come back and got to the trap and then took a detour or simply backed away without going through the trap, I'll see this behavior and adjust my procedure. I've only had 1 mole out of over 75 total avoid one of my traps. My scent perhaps ? Not sure why. As far as a mole not going back through a tamped down tunnel. That's how I figure out if they are still using a tunnel or run before setting my trap in the first place. They are like water or electricity I guess. They will take the path of least resistance. Once they have made their tunnels, they have the hard part done. Because busting the sod from the soil is the hardest part for them I suspect. So, when they come back through, it's easy peasy for them. The grass roots are already separated/busted loose from the ground. And since this is already done, they aren't going to damage the yard anymore by using the same tunnel(s) even if they have to reopen it. So, like many creatures that have a territory, they too have trails or in this case tunnels that they use to get from point "A" to point "B". With "A" being their home area or den or whatever to "B" being the hunting ground. After depleteling the hunting ground of food. They will set out from the home region to a different hunting ground looking for food. They have one tunnel that is kinda deep that come from the woods next to our yard and out into our yard. Year after I've trapped 2 or 3 moles from this very tunnel. I've dubbed it the " Mole Interstate " that leads to my yard. I hope this helps you somewhat. Believe me,,, they will open that tunnel back up in a flash if they are still using it.
Carry 20 of these around the job and you’ll be looking for a different trap real quick. There are traps that are quicker to set and much, much lighter.
Hey Casey, I'm currently just trapping moles in my own yard. Started 5 years ago. I'm 3-1/2 years away from retiring ( Hopefully ). When I retire I may take up trapping as a hobby and a side job for extra cash. I'm thinking about buying some Putange traps and seeing how they work. I just came across these traps on the internet a few months ago. Very interested in how they work and their success rate. I'm assuming you trap for a fee and carry lots of traps on you as you go about your trapping business. Is the Putange what you are referring too ? Thanks for watching and commenting.
I've had this happen a few times myself. There are times when the moles are pushing ( aka bulldozing ) dirt through their tunnels while cleaning their tunnels/dens and such. You might try tamping the tunnel down really good on both sides leading into the trap. That way they'll have to go through and reopen the tunnel again before trying to push their dirt through. I set one the other day at my wife's cousins house and I didn't tamp the tunnel down on both sides as it was late and I was in a hurry to get home. Went back next morning to check it and a mole had came through the tunnel and simply went right over the top of the trigger and into the tunnel on other side. Ughhhhh That was a first for me. lol Just have to keep trying and sometimes it's more of a game trying OUTSMART the mole !! 😉 Good luck 👍
@@MrMike47274 ok here is update, I looked online for a macabee trap on the off chance its a gopher and not a mole, we use to have a bunch of those traps we flood irrigate too sometimes too . well i set the macabee and got him or her! fjrst try , I thought it was a mole do to lack of pushed up soil like like the orchard but on the lawn it was flat activity
@@izacnewton5761 Oh cool. I've never heard of a Macabee trap before. But then I don't have a gopher problem either. So, it was indeed a gopher instead of a mole, correct ? I'll have to remember this should we start having gophers too. Thanks for the update Izac. Glad you caught the varmint !!👍👍
@@MrMike47274 yep it was a gopher, set the trap day before , but not able to check in the am, later next day checked ants were already working on the gopher,
Hello. I set my traps yesterday. When I checked them this morning there was also a fresh mound built on top of the trap and the trap hadn't been set off at all :( What did I do wrong? There was a snow fall, but not sure if that would change anything.
Hmmmm That's weird. I doubt that the snow had anything to do with it. My only guess would be that your trap just happened to be next to or joining a hole that the mole was using to clear out it's tunnels,,,,,, thus where the hole on the other side of your trap was the one it was using to push dirt up from the ground. And just coincidentally shoved the dirt out and ontop of the trap since it was right there where the hole exited the ground. I just bought a trap this summer for that very type of activity as it's very very hard to trap a mole at a mound site. The hole is normally very deep and comes up at a steep angle. I've only manged to catch a mole 1 time at a mound with the Victor's Out O'sight trap. Here's a link to my newest mole trapping tool that gets them where they are building their mounds of dirt. th-cam.com/video/VaHvttrKUy0/w-d-xo.html I hope I've answered your question somewhat. Like I said, that is the only thing I can think of. That the mole just decided to start pushing dirt up at that location or you just happened to set your trap where the mole was planning on pushing dirt up. hehe Anyway,,, Thanks for watching and I hope I've shed some light on your situation and you catch that dirty varmint !!!! ;)
@@julianatacha8536 Yes, during the COLD months it's really hard to find their tunnels as when it gets cold, their food supply ( Insects ) go down deeper into the ground. So, they too have go down deeper to find food and avoid the cold temps. The mounds of dirt are from their cleaning out their tunnels and dens. Which are usually down deep in the ground. I have seen tunnels close to the surface during mild winter days where the temps stay kind high for several days in a row. The best way to find their main tunnel that they use is to tamp down all tunnels and check back to see which ones they open back up. When they are hunting for food they will make several tunnels just below the sod ( Grass ) and will never go back into some of thos tunnels again as they were just foraging for food. Good luck with your moles,,, happy trapping !!! If you have any more questions,, feel free to write me. :)
@@MrMike47274 thanks so much Mike! I will keep trying. It's cold here, we just got snow fall. We moved into this house in October and I didn't realize how bad it was until a few weeks ago, been trying various things. I will continue!!
Michelle, thanks for asking. I guess I should've pointed this out with a little more detail during the making of this video. Sorry,,,, So, if you look at the top of the trap @ 9:00 ( just after I've mentioned about releasing the lil Safety Hook) you can see that the (Frame) pieces on top of the trap are very close together. Now go to 10:45 where I go and check on the trap the next morning and if you look closely you can see that the (Frame) top pieces of the trap are now spread apart further. This is how you can tell if it's been tripped or not. And once you've done and seen it a few times you can tell from a distance whether or not it's been tripped to save you a walk to that area of the yard and thus not disturbing any mole that may still be working in the area. Hope this helps. Sorry I didn't put more infosense on this part. Have a great day and thanks again for your question and thanks for watching also.
Oh no ! Sorry to hear this. My wife's cousin wasn't having any luck catching any with theirs either a couple years ago. So, I went over and showed them how I set mine. Caught one the next day. After they seem me set their trap and explaining to them how I set mine. It removed all doubt that the trap wasn't problem. You just have to make sure it's an active run and that the the lil mound of dirt under the trigger is packed tightly so that when the mole goes under it, that it will trip the trigger. I have a couple other types of Traps that other guys use and swear by that I don't have much luck with them either. Kinda depends on the soil type also. I've got a guy telling me I need to try the Gopher Hawk out. He's says it's berry's than the Victor trap. Guess I need to try one of those out next. Wishing you the best ! 👍👍
@@izacnewton5761 I like that. 👍 So far this year 2021 I've dispatched 19 moles from my yard. My record is 22 back in 2018. It's looking like I may break that record soon this year. 😉
Lowe’s , Home Depot don’t carry them in the store. They only sell repellents. You have to order online and pick up. I think the stores are trying to be politically correct by not selling killing devices because some people would take offense to killing rodents that destroy yards.
When I first started using these, they were still available at Home Depot & Lowes. Then as you have mentioned, they are only offered by mail delivery now. And, I do agree that you are correct on them NOT wanting to offend anyone. I've caught some flack from a few ppl that don't think I should be killing these things. Ughhhh
Actually, the trap I'm showing here was made in China too. But, they used Steel and a Stronger spring on those. They are still made in China now. But, they are now made from Aluminum I believe and the spring is much weaker. I've not bought and tried out the NEW Traps yet to see how well they perform. I think they started rolling out these NEW weaker Traps last year. Thanks for watching and commenting. I guess I need to make a new video showing whether the new Traps work as well as the old Traps. 🤔
I'll get one and try it out this summer. Yes, that's one of the unfortunate aspects of most Traps. I've been catching them by hand here lately. The ones catch by hand don't suffer at all. 😉
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I now have a new style MOLE TRAP posted now.
This new trap is for terminating the mole as it shoves the dirt up in your yard making the huge mounds / mountains of dirt !
If you'd like to go and view it.
Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/VaHvttrKUy0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for showing me how to set the trap.......Vancouver , British Columbia.
You're very welcome. Happy trapping.
Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙂
I like using a one gallon drywall mud bucket over the set trap with a brick on top of the upside down bucket. Keeps pets out and keeps it dark.
Excellent video. Yes, don’t forget to take the safety lock off.
Yes, luckily, I don't have to worry about pets. And somehow, I didn't have to set one trap last summer at all, and this year is looking to be the same. Either I've eradicated them all, or the word has finally got around to stay out my yard. LOL
No mercy! Gruesome, but satisfying. We spent 10s of thousands of dollars renovating our yard then the moles came. I hired a guy and has trapped 5 moles on my less than 1/4-acre house and property. They have done some pretty significant damage. I'm going to try my hand. Thanks for the video, I learned a few things.
Wow, yes, they can be so stinking destructive.
Glad you found some useful info from my video.
Just a heads up on the Victor's Out O'sight Traps though. In 2021 they changed their Traps. They are now made of aluminum and they also have a weaker spring. So, I'm not sure if their effectiveness of catching moles now. And they raised the price of the newly designed trap. Ughhhh.
The old ones weigh 1lb- 3oz. While the new ones weigh 10oz.
I've got a video in the making of the new ones. But haven't had time to finish it and post it yet.
Good luck in your quest !!! 👍
In the pacific northwest we have had great luck putting "chicklets" in the entry of the tunnels.. i guess they eat them.. we had an issue with 4 or 5 piles in the morning.. Apply chicklets gone for whole season
I may have to experiment with that.
@@MrMike47274 Its pretty inexpensive.. juicy fruit/mint?
@@happyinfidel1 I'll give it a try just for the fun of it. I've seen both negative & positive reports on using gum. I've been curious about it. But have never tried it.
Thank you so much for posting this video. We would've never figured it out by just using the box instructions.
You're very welcome !! Glad it was helpful for you. 😊 Yes, the directions on the side of the box are pretty vague for showing how to set it up.
Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙂 Happy trapping 👍👍
MrMike i want to thank you for your video. Really like the victor mole trap. I proudly have five of them. Going on two years. The only trap i will ever own
Hey Ron, you're very welcome. And I am going to try out the " NO DIG " method and place a couple traps directly over the tunnel. I have one working right now close to the house. So, hopefully tomorrow I get some set using this method. ( weather permitting of couse )
Might even make a video of the process and hopefully the success also !! Fingers crossed.
Take care and happy trappin' my friend !!
@@MrMike47274 Mike the ground needs to be a little damp. Mash the run with the width of your foot. If you can find a straight run works the best. Make sure the trap is set and the safety latch is on. Then push the trap into the ground just let the trigger touch the ground lightly. Mash the run down on both sides.
I really like the trap. I've caught quite a few moles. I've got where i just mash the run down push the trap into the ground. Making sure the trigger is over the run. Saves time and it works.
If you want to find the main run just mash them down and flag them. One mole can cause a lot of damage. You can check the runs if there is some distance between the runs you have two moles
Hey Ron, yes, I've actually thought of doing this several times over the past couple years. Just haven't really gotten around to trying it out. I guess this year will be the year as I've already spotted a mole working close to the house. And it's actually in the same tunnel system that is in this video. I've always teased and said that they have an interstate tunnel system that comes out of the ajoining woodlot and it is the main tunnel they use to stop in my yard every year. It's still kinda soft in this area. So,,, this just might be the place to set this trap directly over the tunnel.
Thanks,,, for watching and the info.
@@ronhise6554 This is true. I've read where they are supposed to be territorial. But, I've caught a couple that were working very close together before. I guess they have to get together sometime or another to mate. hehe Maybe this was the case. ;)
Applied these techniques today, and got the lil bugger who has been tearing up my garden, after three years of lack of success. The dam of dirt was the key. Thanks for the help!
That's great to hear. I'm glad my video helped ya catch the lil varmint !!! The directions on the box are not very clear and very vague when showing the Set Up of the trap.
You're very welcome and thanks for watching and commenting to let me know it paid off for ya !!!
And,,,,, Happy Trappin' Andrew !!!
Very thorough description. Thank you! Wish me luck.
Thank you for watching and commenting Lynn. I'm glad my video was informative for you and I wish you the absolute best of luck. Keep me posted on your success and shoot me any questions you may have if you still need some assistance.
Thanks again,,,,, Mike
Found your video very helpful, I went out to HD purchased 2 traps, I got the mole that night. Thanks for the help
That's great !! Glad to be of help !!
Thanks for passing this along to me. 👍
Happy trappin' out there. 😊
Thanks for taking the time to make this video! 🙂
You're very welcome ! Thanks for watching & commenting. 😊
You use a flag to mark where the trap is. I use an inverted black plastic bucket over the trap. It actually serves three purposes. One, to mark where the trap is, two, it keeps the dogs from sticking their noses in the trap, and three, it blocks out light without having to put dirt back around the trap and possibly fouling its operation.
Yep,,, those are all good ideas. I don't have to worry about dogs. And when I retrieve the trap up from the ground the dirt is pretty much already back in the hole. So, this works good for my situations. 👍👍
Thanks for watching and the good tips.
thank you for Sharing I had a big problem in my yard with mole.
My pleasure,,,, glad my video helped and you can get those nasty little creatures eliminated from your yard.
Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated !! 👍
GopherHawk traps work great also for moles, I catch a few a year.
I've never tried them. But I might get a couple to add to my arsenal. 😉
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I prefer the step/scissor traps, easier to deploy and just as effective.
Yes, there are some that are decent. I have one that someone gave me. It sucks. It's hard to set. That's why he gave it to me to try out. I finally caught one mole worth it to prove to him that it's actually catch a mole. But, I had to really work at getting the thing to set properly.
But, those won't work on the deeper tunnels.
Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
Great video and great trap
Thank you and yes, it is by far my favorite trap !! 👍👍
Thanks for watching & commenting !
Thanks, Mr. Mike - a perfect instructional video.
Thanks for watching and the kind words John L. Glad you liked the tutorial. Happy trapping !! 👍👍
Thanks buddy great info!!
No problem ! Glad you liked it and found it useful.
Thanks for watching & commenting also.
Happy trappin' to ya !!!👍👍
Mr.Mike I've caught a few more. To keep the light out I use a small bucket. The trap works great. Picked up 4 more yesterday at rural king for $8.99. Can't beat the price
That's a great idea,,,, and would also help keep my wife from running them over with the riding mower. 😉
Rual King is where I've bought most of mine. I always tell ppl in search of them to go there first as they are the cheapest in price. Only thing is they are always out of stock around my parts. And we have 2 Rual Kings within 30 miles of us.
Happy trappin' !!!! I'm up to 19 moles now !! 😉😊👍☠😎
@@MrMike47274 That is a lot of dead moles. Do you ever get ahead of them? Have you ever been mole-free?
@@GrandmaSezSo WHOOPS,,,,,,,,, just now seen your comment/question. Sorry,,,
I had a friend want to know how many I've trapped or killed over the years. So, I actually added them all ( I always post what # I'm on to my Facebook page each time I get one. lol ) I'm currently @ 75 moles total.
And yes, I do get a break from them for short periods of time. Our yard is surrounded by woods and they are rampent in the wooded area. They always seem to find their way into our yard. We have 3 acres we mow. So,, the damage they do to our yard and my poor mowers is quite taxing.
Thanks for the question, and again, I apologize for the long over due reply.
I've purchased a different type of trap to use on moles when they make the BIG mounds of dirt. Hope to get to use it here soon and put out another video on how to set it up and use it. :)
@@MrMike47274 Thanks for the reply. Your and my mole challenges sound the same. I have 5 acres in which I mow 1/2. I'm next to commercial corn/soybean fields and woods here in Tennessee.
The moles devastate my yard and it seems they populate where I mow and garden. I leave 2.5 unwooded acres growing wild and free for wildlife. Rarely see mole holes out in it.
I've tried the Victor Pest trap following your direction and have caught zero moles. Never even had a tripped trap. I used another viewer's idea of a bucket over the trap (b/c I have a nosey dog).
I struggle setting the Victor b/c of my weak hands. (arthritis) I hope I catch your new video. I need an easier trap.
@@GrandmaSezSo Ours are crazy in the wooded area. When I take my garden tractor in there to dump yard waste and what not, the mole mounds are every where I look. Ughhhh !!!
As far as setting the traps,,,, its important to find the main tunnel the mole is using to go back and forth from it's home to its feeding ground.
When I find an area that one is working in. I tamp down ALL the tunnels it has made. Then go back to check to see which one it opened back up. This is most likely the main corridor it is taking to and from. When you see just a mess of tunneling going in all directions and just barely under the sod, that is where it was foraging for food and most likely will never go through those tunnels again.
I have found a tunnel system that is a few inches below the surface and I've caught several moles in the same tunnel year after year. I kid everyone and say that that is their interstate tunnel they all use to get to my lawn.
Have you used the new aluminum version of the out of sight trap? This example looks to be the older cast iron, much heavier version. IMO, the newer versions do not work near as well. I've been looking to purchase the older version but can't find them anywhere.
Hey, I purchased one of the new ones just to see what all the fuss was about after reading about the poor changes that the made. I got to try it one time and it didn't catch the mole. I actually made a video of this newer trap and my discust with what Victor's was now putting out for the Out O' Sight trap. Pure junk.
I told my wife if she happens to see any of the OLDER Traps while she's out yard sale shopping to grab them up.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad I'm not the only one put out by the newer Traps.
I have a field across a ditch from my back yard. Moles love to travel along that ditch and move into my yard. If you know where your moles always come in, you might try one of the two following things, or both.
First, dig a trench a foot wide by two feet deep perpendicular to where most of the moles are coming in. Buy garden cloth or wire mesh and cut it into 3 foot by however long you need to cover the trench. You make an L shape, two feet deep and one foot sticking out towards the direction the moles come from. You fill with dirt or even rock if you really want to deter them. They come along, hit the wire mesh, try to dig under it, and hit the bottom of the L shape, and give up. It might buy you time if you see them moving along that trench. You could trap them before they figure out a way to get over or under it. Where my yard hits the ditch is about 70 yards long, so I haven't tried this method due to time and cost. I might eventually do it in stages, because I plan to live in my current house for the rest of my life.
Second, and I have tried this and it works fairly well, is you buy castor oil and dish soap, mix two ounces of castor oil to one ounce of dish soap, as much as you want, mix with water, and spray an area thoroughly. It works as a barrier. The soap helps the castor oil penetrate into the ground with rain or you watering, and the moles get "greasy" fur from the experience as well as having their snacks taste like castor oil. You have to do it once a week for a month to really get the ground saturated with it. After that you can reapply once every 4-6 weeks. I still get moles coming in and have to trap them. It's just helped deter them enough to where I don't have to deal with so many.
That's a very good idea and I can see how it would deter them. Might have to give it a try sometime.
I'm 2 away from my record of 22 back in 2018.
Thanks for watching and sharing great your idea. 👍👍
Bought one a week ago. Have caught 3 . It works great
Cool,,,,, yes, they sure are !!
I'm now on #18 for this year !!
Happy trappin' to ya !! And thanks for watching ! 👍👍
@@MrMike47274 have you tried just to mash the run down and sit the trap on top of the ground with the trigger on top of the ground
@@ronhise6554 I've not tried it. But, I've considered trying it on several different occasions.
Any advice on skunks digging big holes for grubs, etc, (especially when they dig around the roots of young shrubs and other plants; particularly bad in the Fall)?
Well,,, luckily for me i've never had any issues with skunks. Probably every other critter in the woods though !! lol
Question: Why do you tamp down the mole run after setting the trap? Don't you want the mole to use the same tunnel to the trap? Wouldn't tamping down the mole run just make it tear up/dig the soil in another direction? Unless a mole is a good cartographer how would it find it's way back through it's own previous but now collapsed tunnel...phermone scent maybe...or it's urine trail?
Fallout III, that is a very good question.
I've done this from day 1 now since I started trapping moles over 5 years ago. I tamp the tunnel back down so i can indeed see if a mole has came back through. If it did come back and got to the trap and then took a detour or simply backed away without going through the trap, I'll see this behavior and adjust my procedure. I've only had 1 mole out of over 75 total avoid one of my traps. My scent perhaps ? Not sure why.
As far as a mole not going back through a tamped down tunnel. That's how I figure out if they are still using a tunnel or run before setting my trap in the first place. They are like water or electricity I guess. They will take the path of least resistance. Once they have made their tunnels, they have the hard part done. Because busting the sod from the soil is the hardest part for them I suspect. So, when they come back through, it's easy peasy for them. The grass roots are already separated/busted loose from the ground. And since this is already done, they aren't going to damage the yard anymore by using the same tunnel(s) even if they have to reopen it. So, like many creatures that have a territory, they too have trails or in this case tunnels that they use to get from point "A" to point "B". With "A" being their home area or den or whatever to "B" being the hunting ground. After depleteling the hunting ground of food. They will set out from the home region to a different hunting ground looking for food.
They have one tunnel that is kinda deep that come from the woods next to our yard and out into our yard. Year after I've trapped 2 or 3 moles from this very tunnel. I've dubbed it the " Mole Interstate " that leads to my yard.
I hope this helps you somewhat.
Believe me,,, they will open that tunnel back up in a flash if they are still using it.
Carry 20 of these around the job and you’ll be looking for a different trap real quick. There are traps that are quicker to set and much, much lighter.
Hey Casey, I'm currently just trapping moles in my own yard. Started 5 years ago. I'm 3-1/2 years away from retiring ( Hopefully ). When I retire I may take up trapping as a hobby and a side job for extra cash.
I'm thinking about buying some Putange traps and seeing how they work. I just came across these traps on the internet a few months ago. Very interested in how they work and their success rate.
I'm assuming you trap for a fee and carry lots of traps on you as you go about your trapping business. Is the Putange what you are referring too ?
Thanks for watching and commenting.
using the trap but so far the mole just pushed dirt around it , so i cleaned it off and re depolyed
I've had this happen a few times myself. There are times when the moles are pushing ( aka bulldozing ) dirt through their tunnels while cleaning their tunnels/dens and such. You might try tamping the tunnel down really good on both sides leading into the trap. That way they'll have to go through and reopen the tunnel again before trying to push their dirt through.
I set one the other day at my wife's cousins house and I didn't tamp the tunnel down on both sides as it was late and I was in a hurry to get home. Went back next morning to check it and a mole had came through the tunnel and simply went right over the top of the trigger and into the tunnel on other side. Ughhhhh That was a first for me. lol
Just have to keep trying and sometimes it's more of a game trying OUTSMART the mole !! 😉
Good luck 👍
@@MrMike47274 ok here is update, I looked online for a macabee trap on the off chance its a gopher and not a mole, we use to have a bunch of those traps we flood irrigate too sometimes too . well i set the macabee and got him or her! fjrst try , I thought it was a mole do to lack of pushed up soil like like the orchard but on the lawn it was flat activity
@@izacnewton5761 Oh cool. I've never heard of a Macabee trap before. But then I don't have a gopher problem either. So, it was indeed a gopher instead of a mole, correct ? I'll have to remember this should we start having gophers too.
Thanks for the update Izac. Glad you caught the varmint !!👍👍
@@MrMike47274 yep it was a gopher, set the trap day before , but not able to check in the am, later next day checked ants were already working on the gopher,
@@izacnewton5761 Good deal. I'll have to remember this should gophers start showing up in my yard. 👍👍
Glad you got 'em !!!
Hello. I set my traps yesterday. When I checked them this morning there was also a fresh mound built on top of the trap and the trap hadn't been set off at all :( What did I do wrong? There was a snow fall, but not sure if that would change anything.
Hmmmm That's weird. I doubt that the snow had anything to do with it. My only guess would be that your trap just happened to be next to or joining a hole that the mole was using to clear out it's tunnels,,,,,, thus where the hole on the other side of your trap was the one it was using to push dirt up from the ground. And just coincidentally shoved the dirt out and ontop of the trap since it was right there where the hole exited the ground.
I just bought a trap this summer for that very type of activity as it's very very hard to trap a mole at a mound site. The hole is normally very deep and comes up at a steep angle. I've only manged to catch a mole 1 time at a mound with the Victor's Out O'sight trap.
Here's a link to my newest mole trapping tool that gets them where they are building their mounds of dirt.
th-cam.com/video/VaHvttrKUy0/w-d-xo.html
I hope I've answered your question somewhat. Like I said, that is the only thing I can think of. That the mole just decided to start pushing dirt up at that location or you just happened to set your trap where the mole was planning on pushing dirt up. hehe
Anyway,,, Thanks for watching and I hope I've shed some light on your situation and you catch that dirty varmint !!!! ;)
@@MrMike47274 thank you, it does. I'm new to this and having trouble finding the tunnels, so sounds likely that I placed it too close to the mound. :(
@@julianatacha8536 Yes, during the COLD months it's really hard to find their tunnels as when it gets cold, their food supply ( Insects ) go down deeper into the ground. So, they too have go down deeper to find food and avoid the cold temps. The mounds of dirt are from their cleaning out their tunnels and dens. Which are usually down deep in the ground. I have seen tunnels close to the surface during mild winter days where the temps stay kind high for several days in a row.
The best way to find their main tunnel that they use is to tamp down all tunnels and check back to see which ones they open back up. When they are hunting for food they will make several tunnels just below the sod ( Grass ) and will never go back into some of thos tunnels again as they were just foraging for food.
Good luck with your moles,,, happy trapping !!!
If you have any more questions,, feel free to write me. :)
@@MrMike47274 thanks so much Mike! I will keep trying. It's cold here, we just got snow fall. We moved into this house in October and I didn't realize how bad it was until a few weeks ago, been trying various things. I will continue!!
@@julianatacha8536 You'll get them Julia. I have faith in ya !! 😉😊👍👍
I couldnt tell when the trap was tripped, how can you tell?
Michelle, thanks for asking. I guess I should've pointed this out with a little more detail during the making of this video. Sorry,,,,
So, if you look at the top of the trap @ 9:00 ( just after I've mentioned about releasing the lil Safety Hook) you can see that the (Frame) pieces on top of the trap are very close together.
Now go to 10:45 where I go and check on the trap the next morning and if you look closely you can see that the (Frame) top pieces of the trap are now spread apart further. This is how you can tell if it's been tripped or not. And once you've done and seen it a few times you can tell from a distance whether or not it's been tripped to save you a walk to that area of the yard and thus not disturbing any mole that may still be working in the area.
Hope this helps. Sorry I didn't put more infosense on this part.
Have a great day and thanks again for your question and thanks for watching also.
good morning everyone, lol
Mornin' to you too sir ! 🌞
That would be a lot of work for several acres.
Not that bad really once you've set them a few times. Only takes a few minutes from start to finish.
Thanks for watching & commenting.
I have had no luck whatsoever.
Oh no ! Sorry to hear this. My wife's cousin wasn't having any luck catching any with theirs either a couple years ago. So, I went over and showed them how I set mine. Caught one the next day.
After they seem me set their trap and explaining to them how I set mine. It removed all doubt that the trap wasn't problem. You just have to make sure it's an active run and that the the lil mound of dirt under the trigger is packed tightly so that when the mole goes under it, that it will trip the trigger.
I have a couple other types of Traps that other guys use and swear by that I don't have much luck with them either. Kinda depends on the soil type also.
I've got a guy telling me I need to try the Gopher Hawk out. He's says it's berry's than the Victor trap. Guess I need to try one of those out next.
Wishing you the best ! 👍👍
i think the word is "dispatch"
Good point sir !! 🙂👍👍
@@MrMike47274 I heard a chippy or highway patrol use the word dispatch a deer on 280 once over the radio the deer had been hit but was still alive
@@izacnewton5761 I like that. 👍 So far this year 2021 I've dispatched 19 moles from my yard. My record is 22 back in 2018. It's looking like I may break that record soon this year. 😉
Lowe’s , Home Depot don’t carry them in the store. They only sell repellents. You have to order online and pick up. I think the stores are trying to be politically correct by not selling killing devices because some people would take offense to killing rodents that destroy yards.
When I first started using these, they were still available at Home Depot & Lowes. Then as you have mentioned, they are only offered by mail delivery now.
And, I do agree that you are correct on them NOT wanting to offend anyone. I've caught some flack from a few ppl that don't think I should be killing these things. Ughhhh
Aren't these traps now made in China and don't have the quality of strength to take the animal out?
Actually, the trap I'm showing here was made in China too. But, they used Steel and a Stronger spring on those.
They are still made in China now. But, they are now made from Aluminum I believe and the spring is much weaker. I've not bought and tried out the NEW Traps yet to see how well they perform. I think they started rolling out these NEW weaker Traps last year.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I guess I need to make a new video showing whether the new Traps work as well as the old Traps. 🤔
Gopherhawk is better faster humane kill. Poor thing is suffering.
I'll get one and try it out this summer.
Yes, that's one of the unfortunate aspects of most Traps. I've been catching them by hand here lately. The ones catch by hand don't suffer at all. 😉