Use the trick that works on ants. GASOLINE !!!!! Pour five gallons down the hole and and smoke him out. I have heard this method works well.

 

Anybody ever use those battery operated ulstrasonic deterrents? Plug them in the ground, they drive the critters away with the sound they emit (humans can't hear). Never used them myself... but I think I once heard someone say they might work?

Personally, I'd rather stake the bugger out & shot him. If you set outside for a full day, you can probably get a bead on him. Did that with my neighbor once at our vacation house in the country -- a skunk kept getting into the shed. He saw the bugger one night, and I high-tailed it to my place to grab the Ruger 10/22. With the lawn tractor & gas containers, I wasn't going to risk the shot into the shed. My buddy liked my reasoning, and handed the gun to his older brother. He took 3 shots (at least two hit), but the darned critter was still moving. As soon as it staggered out of the shed, I grabbed the rifle and dispatched the poor creature with a shot to the head. Made fun of my friends brother (You've been shooting since you were a kid, and you let a city slicker flat lander who just bought his first gun a year ago outshoot you? Wow -- you want me to take you out for some target practice later? I can give you a few pointers...) Found out the next day he shot a hole in his gas container! Made fun of him some more.

I like the gas down the hole idea... even if it doesn't work, sounds like fun to me. Keep the hose handy.

 

oxy-acylene

 

Ok were home for a 2 hour break between games,were leading the tourny, we won both games this morning, first game 1-0 second game 4-0. He's none the wiser to my plan. He's rebuilt one of the mounds I kicked down this morning, and has made a new one about 15 feet away. I kicked em both down and flaged the new one with a stick.

I put the beer on ice and the games will begin after dinner. Im even going to eat lean tonight ( BBQ chicken no beef ) so I can get the jump on him."OH YA HE'S GOING DOWN"

 

The crafty pest wasn't so crafty after all.

We put the 4 hoses to him this afternoon, less than 15 min and he was out on the lawn. My young lad scooped him up in a pail and released him out in the field ( way out in the field ).

4 hoses was definitely the way to go "water was everywhere" he didn't stand a chance. I must admit we were amazed at his network of trails, water was bubbling out more than 60 to 70 feet away from the nearest noticeable trail. 15 min 4 hoses that's a lot of water in a short amount of time. I guess the noticeable trails and mounds were just for feeding. With water popping up way out from noticeable trails, some of them trails had to be pretty deep for us not to notice them, till the water showed up that far out. I have to tip my hat to him, he was a worthy opponent.

Now I can sleep peacefully knowing I wont see those darn mounds again.

 

Congrats on your victory Nutter! I was wondering how things were progressing there... glad to hear it turned in your favor. I will laugh, though, if he decides to come back.

 

Score one point for Nutter.

 

He wont be back, the young lad hit 5th gear on his dirt bike putting him in the field, he's got to be at least a 1/4 of a mile away.

I was just worried that there was more than one, so we kept hunting for a bit after the first one popped out, but no sign of any accomplices.

 

I'll be back.

 

You guys work too hard. All ya have to do is go out and urinate on the mound. Yes, that's right. It has to be male urine, even though it would be more fun to watch the wife do it. When dealing with animals, you have to think like one. Same thing works with deer in the garden. ( Not ON the tomatos, around them.)

 

Hmmmmnn.

 

Sure.....1/4 mile away, but don't you think he knows where 'home' is?? I'd almost bet he'll be back. Next time bring out some friends.....get some guns, and the rest as they say, is history!

 

I enjoyed your story.. I kept checking to read the next episode... You have to be commended for not zapping the little critter after all the aggravation he caused.... I wish I knew how to insert the theme song for "Jaws" here at the end.. I think it would be quite approprieate......... Sleep well, Nutter..... :~)

 

It ain't over, got up this morning no mounds, all is good. A few hours later my wife calls me on my cell, to remind me to pick up some fish food while I'm in town, then she drops the bomb on me and says "why didn't you kick over all the mounds from the mole"

So I pull in the driveway, get out of my truck and proceed to try Howdy's idea and pee on the mounds. I'm running around with my you know what hanging out, my wife looks out and just shakes her head thinking I've really lost it. I finally explain the theory of male dominance and territory to her, she now thinks Howdy and I are both nuts I'm going to put the water to the mess again tonight, I can't imagine there being more than 2 moles there. I'll get this last one tonight and relocate him a little further (somewhere like Panama) just in case it's the same one.

Check this out, my wife says "why don't you pee around your beer fridge down in the shop, that way the guys might start bringing over there own beer"

The guys do bring there own beer, I just blame them for my unusually high consumption rate

 

I told ya I'll be back.