I figured you would like that
I set the job up about a week ago. Set steves traps at 6:30PM and had the mole by 8AM the next morning. Ended up getting him in the trap I had set under the pine in the upper left of the pic along the mulch bed. No activity since, traps pulled this am.

Well...there ya' go.....you can use that info another time!

hey steve! got the traps in. took a few out to a job where they just mound all over with no tunnels. slid a few of your traps in tand nailed one this morning along with a shrew. slick traps =)

i seem to be having trouble with my moles,for one they are very small, the tunnels are narrow,just big enough to put my index finger in,i believe that i am doing to much damadge to the tunnel when placing trap(steves)in.any ideas what im doing wrong

james jackson-
You either have one heck of a big index finger or you have a problem with something that isn't a mole!!! Mole crickets would be very hard to trap in a mole trap!

By the way- you need to add your LOCATION to your profile.

james, I think those are shrews, not moles!

thanks guys,I'LL try the covered mousetrap technique,I know what a molecrickit is

More good feedback for Steve's mole traps. I have used spear(harpoon) traps, out of sight, talparid and no mole traps. Steve's traps work SOOOO much better it's ridiculous. They have made what were difficult mole jobs easy. I can't say enough good things about them.

Also as a former lurker, I greatly appreciate all the advice on this forum.

That should make Steve pleased to hear that!

I also like Steves traps, I am a diehard out of sight mole trap user but will not be without some of his traps in my arsenal for certain situations. Great addition to any mole trappers tool chest.... reminds me I need to order some more Steve...

Help

Been trying to get one mole for two weeks. The property
is a million dollar house on 1/2 acre with sandy loam soil.
I have used steve's traps and Out of sights using every type
of set I have read on this forum. He digs around steve's
traps and fills the Out of sights. The damage is getting
out of sight, any suggestions would be appreciated.

Jerry W.

Jerry, in my opinion, moles are simply harder to catch in really soft sandy soils. Yes, they do tend to dig around my traps in that situation. Bed the traps really well, and that will help, but it's no guarantee in that type of soil. I would probably use a out-o-sight tuned to have a really hair trigger, and set it fairly deep.

I have been catching them in the sand with the oss. I still have a few get through but have taken some flashing and made pan covers for them. they are 1 1/2" wide and 2 1/2" long. i was placing them long ways as in lying on top of the tunnel but had the traps going off too soon. now i place the flashing cross ways over the tunnel and under the trigger. I still set the trap deep but have had great success in the sand. give it a try and see what you think.

Concerning sandy soil: With OOS traps, I always made a wedge out of clay and coated it with sand.

Thanks for the advice, will give it a try.

Jerry W.

Then post us some pic's!

Post us some pic's if you can!

I went to one of my customers home this morning to check the traps. She comes out to tell me that the Topeka Police stopped by yesterday. It seems that a concerned citizen complained that there were bear trap in the yard of my customer! Once the officer saw where the traps were located, he realized that they were mole traps.

That is a first for me! I don't know when the last wild bear was seen in the eastern part of the state.

Lions, tigers and bears! Oh, my!!

"oh my", indeed!

Obviously never seen a bear trap