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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3083228
03/20/12 02:37 PM
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Had the traps set out yesterday so been for a check-up today. Three fields we got 20 critters, but i know a couple have been missed as they have filled the traps. So time for the Talpa's on them. Then went and set another three fields on a new farm that, if all goes well, should be a good place for making a solid income for years to come. Hope i get a few! Here are todays...

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3089492
03/24/12 05:26 PM
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Can someone post a couple pics of the setters for the OOS? I picked up some second hand OOS traps less the setters. It would be easier to just order a set but I like to make whatever I can.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: ] #3089518
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Note to self- Engage brain before opening mouth (or hitting the ENTER key/SUBMIT button).

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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3089541
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PERFECT, MANY THANKS!

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: ] #3089922
03/24/12 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted By: rohoe
Can someone post a couple pics of the setters for the OOS? I picked up some second hand OOS traps less the setters. It would be easier to just order a set but I like to make whatever I can.





Take some advice from someone who traps moles as a living...put those tongs in a heavy duty VICE and squeeze them down, skinnier.
Using them like the ones picture will have you cursing by days end....then paint them florescent orange......you can thank me later ! wink

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090500
03/25/12 11:34 AM
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I made mine skinnier too LT, easier to hold on to. Didn't have orange so I painted them red wink

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090527
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set 2 traps last night. Had this bugger this morning.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090776
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Ha, got another one of them lil suckers. I guess I'm doin' it right?

The grass is tall so it's hard to see the tunnels. This is how I'm setting, is there a better way? Or am I over thinking it?



Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090916
03/25/12 06:52 PM
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Looks to me like you have got it.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090972
03/25/12 07:36 PM
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I see a 4 leaf clover ! grin

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3090989
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Originally Posted By: LT GREY
I see a 4 leaf clover ! grin


WHERE? I need all the luck I can get laugh

Found a 5 leaf last year. my mom can find them like nobody's business, just be walking down the road, glance over and "oh look, a 4 leaf clover!" can't count how many times she's done that.

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3091582
03/26/12 06:41 AM
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I haven't used those setters in years. I use the wooden handle on the garden trowel I always have with me. I can set a trap from safety position to set in a couple seconds. Lay tray on its side, pop in the handle against spring and shorter jaw hoop, press and set.
Tripped position takes a second longer.


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3091737
03/26/12 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted By: LT GREY
I see a 4 leaf clover ! grin

left of the trap about 2.5 inches in the photo....


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3092256
03/26/12 06:33 PM
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I took the safety off after covering if you look at pic #4 wink

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3093110
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Originally Posted By: LT GREY
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I'm not really interested in your little "Gotcha" game with the photos, but I've kept the safety hooks on my OOSs for several reasons:

First, they keep the jaws from snatching up dirt and grass when I trip the empties to pull. No need to fear dry-fires, a bane of the newer Chinese OOSs with inconsistent jaw spacing.

Second, setting them from "safe" the way I do with a trowel handle requires a shorter arc which saves time and effort. Heck, I can even speedset by stepping on one jaw and pulling up on the opposite. No lever or trowel needed.

I spend the time it would take to tear off the safety by tweaking that sloppy pan, which probably accounts for more misses than we realize.

I always (except that first spring job!) remember to flip the safety; it's part of my setting routine. So, in a way, I guess you're right: only idiots will leave the safety on.

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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3093153
03/27/12 12:24 AM
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There are 20 pages of the Mighty Mole Trapper. How many more before he finally gets it straight?

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3095035
03/28/12 12:04 PM
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I recently had my first mole trapping experience with a friend of mine. I used a tool he designed and put out about 18-20 Victor Out of Sight traps in about 15 minutes. (They were the first mole traps I ever set.) I ended up with 7 tripped traps and seven moles, no misfires. He claims I am a fast learner, but I had a good teacher! Thanks LT!


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Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3095065
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Catching a mole ain't too hard, making a living out of it, well, that aint too easy. The main thing is advertising and being able to talk to folks. With those two criteria ticked you're in with a chance. Trapping the little black velvet gentleman's the easy part!!

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: LT GREY] #3095154
03/28/12 02:08 PM
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How about some of these inventors show us these "super" tools and show us how they work?

Re: The Mighty Mole Trappers Thread [Re: purplebuck] #3095297
03/28/12 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: purplebuck
I recently had my first mole trapping experience with a friend of mine. I used a tool he designed and put out about 18-20 Victor Out of Sight traps in about 15 minutes. (They were the first mole traps I ever set.) I ended up with 7 tripped traps and seven moles, no misfires. He claims I am a fast learner, but I had a good teacher! Thanks LT!


laugh Thanks...The right tool in the right hands, does make a world of difference !

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