I wouldn't worry too much about the critters, I have always had moles and haven't lost any sleep over it. They really don't cause any severe damage, and were great play-toys for my old cat. Their ancestors probably lived in the area long before any human beings, and they are good food for foxes, owls, and other hungry predators. So sit back, enjoy a cold drink, and let nature do what it will do. Life is too short to worry about the perfect lawn, or garden, and we are causing too much damage to the watersheds by using chemicals at every opportunity.

The moral of this is...it will be a long hard fight to get rid of the moles, and when you finally win, they will just come back again, because they will be right next door at the neighbors house.

 

I had moles early last year in my yard.

Spray for bugs on a regular basis. I even went as far as spraying the neighbors yards on both sides to keep them from getting into my yard. I have only seen one since, and that was from the dog digging in the back field.

 

get a .22 and just plink them as they pop up or is that gophers? either way any excuse to shoot at something is good i agree not to go overboard with the chems as they end up in your water and such

 

live and let live...brother

 

Here you go:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=154106
Read through this.

 

peein on the lawn huh?!? i personally perfer the c4 idea, the bigger the boom, the deader themole! if i ever get moles, then i think i will have to call some freinds out here with shot guns, and a few 12packs, and have a field day, if the guns dont work, we will definitely be waterin the lawn!!!!

 

the Acme catalogue never worked for Wyl E Coyote so dont use their products LOL

 

Go out late in the evening and cover the holes with the "mound dirt". Early the next am. look for the new mound, put a road flare in it and cover it up. The flare will suck all of the oxygen out and kill it.

 

This thread just reminded me of some totally useless trivia..but, Old Monty Python fans will appreciate this memory. Does anyone remember the sketch featuring Graham Chapman as a hunter in the Jungle?? The whole idea of the sketch was a spoof of how men tend to over-do-it when hunting small game. He basically was hunting things like mice, voles, and mosquitos, with bazookas, light machine gun fire, and tanks. Thats all.

 

sounds like my kida guy, i cant say i blame him, if i was mad enough, i would do tha same thing, and i usually am at small critters like that, they are annoying!

 

Get a dog. My dog can hunt a mole with the best of 'em. Its kinda kewl to watch her from a window staring at the grass with her head cocked and sneaking along,ears shifting, tail still and then she gets the little buggers. Bad thing is she thinks I want them when she catches them. Why cant I have chain saws, power tools and car parts burrowing in my yard? I would not mind her bringing me those.

 

Ever seen Caddyshack? Bill Murray trying to kill a gopher on a golf course. That's what I looked like trying to kill a mole last fall.

First I tried the gas. That was fun but not very effective. You punch a little hole in their tunnel and stick in what looks like dynamite and light it. Cover up the hole and move to a different location to do it again.

Next, I tried the poison food. Not effective at all, and not much fun either.

Then, I moved on to this mechanical trap device. Set it at night and collect your trapped mole in the morning. Yeah, right. It was set off, so I cool I got him. Pulled it out of the ground... Nothing.

Finally, I got out the garden hose, yes I said garden hose. I poked a hole in one of his tunnels and began filling it with water. Pretty cool too because you could walk around to different areas and feel the water filling the tunnel. After a few minutes of soaking I moved to a different location. After moving around to about 4 or 5 spots, out came the little monster... Whack, one smack with a shovel... Gone no more mole.

Gas: $5.00, poison: $7.00, Trap: trap: $20.00, Wife and Neighbors watching me chase a mole around with the hose and a shovel... You guessed it, PRICELESS.

 

Ah yes, I used a garden hose and a 12 guage with bird shot for my problem.

Pretty foolproof as long as you don't shoot yourself in the foot- plus you get to turn it into a sport.

 

good target practice i would imagine, if it was fast enough to pose a challenge

 

An idea.....my grandfathers neighbor poured gasoline down the mole holes. Waited a day or two, then threw a match down the hole. I guess most of it had disipated, but still was a remarkable effect to his landscaping. Not sure I'd try that method.