Here we go again! :laughing:
This subject comes up a couple time a year. I respond with a long winded reply because I like to hear myself talk. So... I'll try to make this short...:licking:
FIRST!
Go to this website and READ everything...
Moleman
The guy is a professional mole trapper. Its a good read. :thumbsup:
Second, go out and purchase several Victor Out O Sight mole traps and learn how to use them. They work exceptionally well and tend to kill moles faster and much more humanely than any other type of trap.
There are basically only two ways to get rid of moles: eliminate their food source or eliminate the moles. That's about as simple as it gets.
Eliminating their food source involves turning your lawn into a sterile growing medium for grass through the use of chemicals. Moles are carnivorous. They eat all bugs, grubs, earthworms, etc... with earthworms being their primary source of food. Once you eliminate their food source, they will move on. Once you kill them, they will not come back. :laughing: However, others will move in as they are opportunistic loners, taking over abandoned tunnels when they find them. So, trap them out of your yard aggressively then trap the perimeters to keep them out.
I say this with some authority of experience. We lost our above ground swimming pool when moles undermined the liner and it broke, causing 12,500 gallons of water to exit through our garage in about 1 minute. Before that, I did not take the moles seriously. That summer I trapped 29 moles in our yard. The following 4 years I stopped counting at 50 dead moles each year. That's over 229 moles in 5 years on ONE ACRE! :shocked:Then they started diminishing. I got less than a dozen a year for a few years after that and have trapped none in the past couple years, although I see their activity in spring and fall, it is only one tunnel and I think they are moving through my property rather than staying on my property now. I still put out the traps at first sign of activity. I do not want them back.
The biggest tip I can give is to trap the tunnels and don't trap the hills or feeding areas. Read the Moleman's page and follow his advice. :thumbsup: