Moles

[bcp]

The Dachshund (badger dog) has already been invented, but is too big for mole hunting.

We need the breeding to continue smaller and smaller until we have a Maulwurfhund (mole dog) that can go into the tunnels after them.

Bruce

 

[JerryK]

Maybe if you trained them moles to do something usefull, tried raising them for export to some third world countries [ or ours, if things don't start getting better ] for an exotic pet or food source...... if you made them actually worth good money..... I bet you wouldn't have one within a mile of your house then........

 

[s219]

Like others have said, I tamp the tunnels flat, and then watch for activity. I seem to think they are more active right after a rain. Last week I got one -- within minutes of tamping a tunnel flat, I saw movement and stomped right on that spot with my work boot. One down! I think I have 1-2 more to get.

Some years I catch them alive, stick them in a bucket, and then relocate them to the forest a few miles away.

We're building a new house in the woods, and the ground there is covered with mole tunnels. I can tell they will be tormenting me at the new place for sure. But, I don't plan to have a nice lawn there, so hopefully I won't care as much.

 

[Doloe]

Our two cats have done an amazing job around our place. I think that's why we rarely see garter snakes now. The moles and shrews are the snakes' main food supply.