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mole traps #5519519
05/10/16 09:37 PM
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which mole traps do you prefer? out of site or the albanos?
pros? cons?

I have used both but not enough to say that I like one better than the other. I have caught moles in both but only a handful. I do not consider myself a mole trapper yet but I want to learn.


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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5519523
05/10/16 09:43 PM
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Out of sight hands down...caught over 9,000 moles in my career

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5519540
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What TRapper said

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5519570
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I'm also fairly new to the game I have a dozen of the no mols and they have worked for me so far. What's the major difference with the out of sights?


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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5519694
05/11/16 05:18 AM
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I like nomols and then albanos. Out of sights suit on the surface. I'm always afraid kiuds or dogs will play with them.

Re: mole traps [Re: Bob Jameson] #5519787
05/11/16 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted By: Bob Jameson
Albano's have been my choice of mole traps for several years now. Once you get your technique down with a good set up they are hard to beat. I get doubles every day at various job set ups. They are fast and easy to use once you develop your system. If I showed my system I doubt anyone would use anything else. It would effectively change how you do moles and rethink your current process. Less weight, more traps set faster with easy maintenance on your locations. Just under 400 moles to date since early March.

Caught 117 on my property alone in 3 weeks. I have a job going on now for a Dr. I have caught 37 in 5 checks and have two more days left in the contract. I could reach 50 reasonably if my daily checks stay on avg. as to what they have been in previous. Caught 13 on the first check.

I set a up another customer in the same plan yesterday due to a referral from the Drs. job via the wife. 1/4 mile down the road in the same plan. I set up about 38 > 2 trap set up positions as I recall. I expect 10 to 15 on my first check today as well. Our mole numbers are thru the roof this season most likely related to our Cicada hatch which they have been emerging up thru all of my cut in sections where I set mole traps for the last weeks or more.


Bob, are all those eastern moles?

I know we have discussed this in the past.

Here in iowa i am at 179 moles caught since march 2nd but many yards i catch 1-3 moles and damage stops...this has been happening for 12 years...i dont have any other species of moles other than easterns.

What i am saying is the part of the country and species of mole you have determine the number of moles present in a lawn as well as trap selection. The out of sight mole trap is a bad choice if going after the hairy tailed mole since that mole is smaller and likely to not set the trap off...for the eastern mole we have here in midwest i am extremely deadly accurate with the out of sight and can train someone on em to be successful in under 3 days...location and setting traps with my system you also become deadly.

I have zero experience though with hairy tailed or starnosed

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5519926
05/11/16 11:36 AM
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For my soil and climate situation, I do not limit myself to just one mole trap. I would love to use only the light, easy to set, easy to clean Albano trap. But in sandy soils and on surface/foraging runs (raised ridges near the surface), moles tend to dig under this trap and my success rate is low. Flipping and using this trap upside down does help a little on surface runs. This trap is more useful to me during colder or drought conditions when moles follow their food source deeper in the soil. The Albano trap is very good for these deeper mole runs. I use this trap upside down even in these deeper runs. My go-to trap for open surface runs is the upgraded version of the OOS. Works great in any type of soil I would imagine. The third type of trap I use is the Talpex. It is a smaller version scissor mole trap sold in the UK. I use this trap on surface runs along house foundations, fences, and driveways where the OOS is not as feasible and on open sandy runs without vegetation.

Steve Albano teased us with news of a new mole trap more than a year ago. Guess he's too busy watching his Golden State Warriors make a run for their second NBA title. We're still waiting Steve!


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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520114
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Most all our moles are Eastern moles. I have only caught 3 star nosed moles in my lifetime. Just don't have them in any numbers and I cover a lot of miles in a 50-75 mile radius.

I caught 32 moles today from 3 jobs. One was a first check job the other 2 were 4-7 days into a trapping program. Had 4 doubles today.

I caught 6 more moles at the Drs. job today, that makes 43 to date. Tomorrow is my pull day for that job. That will make 9 days in that program. The lawn mowing company is coming in tomorrow afternoon or I would stay another day, they wouldn't give me another day. I prefer at least 7-10 days with 10 days being better in many cases such as with some real active areas.

I could possibly get 7 moles tomorrow @ the Drs. place due to me setting on new sign the last two days. If I get the 7 it will be a new record catch for that period of time for me. 35 was my best catch in the same time frame last year.

Lots of rain here lately so they are advancing a lot with these conditions. Avg. is 5-6 per check now at the Docs place. Got 13 first check. Should have had 18 but had a few misses which is par for the course but usually get them the next day.

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520194
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I set a couple OOS today because Steve's traps were dug under. I am just not comfortable using the OOS. I have watched ton's of video's etc. The only thing I am not sure of is how tall/hi should the bridge be? I usually make them half the height of the run/tunnel. Is that about right.


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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520216
05/11/16 07:14 PM
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The bridge is a big key to settin the traps right in my opinion...if done right no need for a modified trap or a "woody" attached....i have maybe half a dozen fired traps all season with no mole caught out of approx 500 catches or more

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520221
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Getting There,
How are you bedding Steve's traps? Are you pushing the front end into the tunnel as he shows on his video?

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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520264
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Kurt:
We have real light soil in my area. It is real easy to bed the trap as Steve show's in his video's.
TRapper,I keep the floor of the tunnel packed down and make a bridge that is firm with straight sides.
The pan is placed right on top of the bridge. Should the bridge be approximately half as high as the tunnel opening?


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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520306
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Getting There,
If I had light soil I would use a round piece of wood to pack down the tunnel then bed the trap. Have you tried nomole in that soil?

Kurt Temple

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520499
05/11/16 11:20 PM
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Albanos are the easiest to get "right" in my opinion. No worrys about trigger sensitivity, not modifying them, Perfect out of the box

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520842
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I prefer the OOS's. That's not to say I haven't caught in Steves traps but overall, the OOS works best for me in my business- they seem to save me time. I haven't gotten the hang of using Steves yet.

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Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5520913
05/12/16 01:56 PM
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Have used and successful with albanos, nomols, spears, nash loop, and oos...oos way out perform in my opinion...much quicker to set in the system i use

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5521049
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Here are a few moles from 3 jobs today. All taken on Steves traps. They are lethal devices once you develop a setting and tunnel identifying system.



Ended up with 47 moles at the Drs. job today. Just a few short of my goal.

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5521494
05/13/16 01:17 AM
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Those tails on them moles are huge...easterns out here dont have hardly anything for a tail...wonder if ur easterns are a diff sub species and that could be why populations are different than what i have here...moles here are very territorial...just caught the 4th mole tonite on a 3 acre yard that was torn up bad and no more new damage

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5521530
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We don't have those ooioularions either. Most of my jobs are residential and I get 2 or three moles out of a lot. Often its just 1 and the client is shocked that 1 causes so much damage.

Re: mole traps [Re: bdrooks] #5521543
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I picked up some Albanos this year but am having a hard time. Think my problem is location g the right tunnel. I'm open for suggestions if you have any. On the upside, I have had luck stand8ng in the yard drinking coffee and shooting them with a 9mm laugh

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