Non-motoring > Outing Mr Mole.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: R.P.	Replies: 79

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:11   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

We have a mole problem - any views on the best way of deterring them, seen sonic and smokey stuff on line, too much, I just want a working solution. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:20   Outing Mr Mole. - bathtub tom

I believe mole traps in the runs is about the only truly successful method. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:26   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

Bottle of malt. Deckchair. Shotgun. Patience. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:26   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

I've considered that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:30   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

May I recommend a decently mature Macallan? Best at room temperature and unsullied. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:33   Outing Mr Mole. - Dave

Catch enough of them and you can make a pair of trousers. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:33   Outing Mr Mole. - bathtub tom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:33   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

> May I recommend a decently mature Macallan? Best at room temperature and unsullied. I would suggest a McCulloch, preferably petrol driven, Last edited by: Zero on Sat 10 Sep 11 at 20:35 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:35   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

I have one. Great bit of kit. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:54   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

I've had battles with Badgers, Rooks, Squirrels AND Moles over the years, What worked with Mr Mole was pouring used engine oil down his hole, he slipped away never to be seen again. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:59   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

Fair play. Wouldn't fancy that much m'self. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:03   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

I didn't want to kill the critter, and it didn't mark the lawn or anything, apparently they don't like it on their fur. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 20:59   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Hmmm....that might be an idea... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:05   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

How do you make a mole bark? Easy, pour some unleaded down the hole and light it. Mole goes "woof" ! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:16   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

>> Hmmm....that might be an idea... You'll need an environmental waste disposal license. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:17   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Yeah of course... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:21   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

...and a high viz jacket. Don't forget the clipboard. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:21   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Safety boots, gloves, hard hat, warning signs, ear plugs ---- Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:25   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

>> Safety boots, gloves, hard hat, warning signs, ear plugs ---- For a small fee I will write the Method Statement and carry out the H&S assessment. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:06   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

>>I've had battles with Badgers, Rooks, Squirrels AND Moles over the years<< And Rats BTW - I had to resort to a .22 with Superscope for he and his mates. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:08   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

>>Outing Mr Mole<< Have you considered using grips! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 00:11   Outing Mr Mole. - Ted

>> And Rats BTW - I had to resort to a .22 with Superscope for he >> and his mates. I wondered why he'd not posted for a while. Ted >> Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:22   Outing Mr Mole. - teabelly

Article I found mentioned caster oil as a solution to pour down. Gives them an upset stomach. Also just the simple idea of sticking a hose pipe down there and filling it with water. Costs nowt and waters the garden while you're at it :) Engine oil would an environmental hazard in the soil. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:24   Outing Mr Mole. - Harleyman

>> Article I found mentioned caster oil as a solution to pour down. Gives them an >> upset stomach. Doesn't work. Makes them run so fast they're impossible to shoot! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:22   Outing Mr Mole. - CGNorwich

Unless you have a bowling green why not just let them go about their moley way?. Moles are normally a sign that you have a good soil with a lot of worms. Mole hills make good potting compost Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:25   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Just spent a fortune on the garden to get it looking like something, its nearly 3/4 of an acre so they could easily have a field day if they chose... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:28   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

Seriously, it costs nowt to to sprinkle the mole hill with wildflower or poppy seed or grass seed, and stamp the hill back down again. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:29   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

If it's as nice (and big) as you say PUR.P, why not call in an ex spurt and he'll put 'something' down there. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:30   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

May resort to that....:-) Don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill though :-) Last edited by: R.P. on Sat 10 Sep 11 at 21:30 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:53   Outing Mr Mole. - rtj70

Some experts will use small explosives above the holes. When a mole comes up they are blown up. Not very humane. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 21:59   Outing Mr Mole. - Kevin

>Outing Mr Mole. I think you should allow Mr Mole to make his own decision about when he comes "Out". Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 22:44   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

A mixture of Jeyes fluid helps according to one site.Mix it with water pour it down the hole.They don't like the smell and will not kill them I like Mr or Mrs Mole. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 22:51   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

I do really as well, I just want them to re-locate. There is a raptor type birds that nests nearby, he has been watching the garden for the last couple of weeks (I'll post a photo for an I.D. shortly), hopefully nature will take its course... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 22:57   Outing Mr Mole. - CGNorwich

What you have in effect done by creating a healthy fertile lawn is to create an ideal habitat for moles. You can get rid of the present occupier but the desirable property will soon be let to a new tenant. You can enter into never ending war or live and let live. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 22:56   Outing Mr Mole. - swiss tony

>> We have a mole problem - any views on the best way of deterring them, >> seen sonic and smokey stuff on line, too much, I just want a working solution. >> There's only ONE way to get rid of a mole..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 10 Sep 11 23:16   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Oh dear shotgun job,live and let live.:>) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 00:27   Outing Mr Mole. - rtj70

I've seen somewhere (TV probably) someone laying explosives with some sort of detector above existing holes. Mole comes up and trips the explosives. No more mole. I couldn't do that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 11:34   Outing Mr Mole. - Iffy

Traps in the runs, as mentioned earlier, but placing the trap is an art, not a science. If you see the hill being formed, it is possible to dig out the mole, if you are quick. But you need to be prepared to chop him in half with your spade, or use the back of it to administer a fatal blow. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 11:37   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

I'm looking at a humane solution - the dog could be tasked quite easily Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 12:00   Outing Mr Mole. - Iffy

...I'm looking at a humane solution... Mmm, not easy to achieve 'humane' and 'pest control' at the same time. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 12:04   Outing Mr Mole. - Stuu

My dad played around with traps, sonic toys and chemicals for 6 months before sticking his garden fork through the blighter when it had the cheek to start digging right next to him. Good luck with the humane stuff, admirable as the sentiment is. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 12:19   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Ther's no answer to that.:) I saw once a pig killed with a knive in the backyard as a kid.Not pleasant but if you want pork chops.( Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 12:37   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

yeah but we dont like Mole chops! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 12:52   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

This is a photo of Mr Mole's potential nemesis. Sorry about the quality it was a matter of grabbing a camera and shooting and it was at the edge of my little Fuji Finepix S5600's performance. The Canon was too far away. www.flickr.com/photos/67389469@N02/6136149702/ Any ideas of what it may be ? He's provided us with hours of entertainment here over the summer. The crows in a neighbour's tree have had to fly regular Combat Air Patrols to intercept him.. Last edited by: R.P. on Sun 11 Sep 11 at 12:54 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 13:03   Outing Mr Mole. - devonite

tis billy the buzzard! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 13:06   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

That was the consensus here as well...he's a big lad ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 14:36   Outing Mr Mole. - Cliff Pope

In the past I've found gassing by leading the lawn mower exhaust down the tunnel quite effective. It's surprising how far the runs go - puffs of exhaust smoke come up all over the place. Now I tend to just leave him alone and kick the hills down. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 14:45   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Gassing bleeding hell Cliff you go a bit far don't you.I've heard to many stories about gassing. Kick the hills down sounds about right. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 15:22   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

>>In the past I've found gassing by leading the lawn mower exhaust down the tunnel quite effective<< Don't mention The War! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 14:43   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

I have never had Mole chops.but if I was peckish don't know.Meat is meat.! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 15:13   Outing Mr Mole. - Mike Hannon

We tried everything, including lion dung imported from a UK garden centre and the used engine oil (from the lawnmower) was more effective than anything else except the local expert, who uses strychnine and gives a one year guarantee for 30 euros per hectare in his back pocket. The feral cats and the buzzards are pretty helpful too. Current problem is loirs - chipmunks - that look pretty but are a real pain. The .177 Russian air rifle is a bit of fun but not really up to the job. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 22:35   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Lion Dung that made me laugh.:) How did you know? Problaby cow muck.Air rifle to weak you need something with a bit more humph. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 22:49   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Humph ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 11 Sep 11 23:26   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Power.Not Humph About.R.P.>> Humph ? >> Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 12:44   Outing Mr Mole. - Mike Hannon

Well, it said lion dung on the packet. I didn't believe what I had been told until I actually saw it on the shelf at a garden centre. Ineffective, of course. Around here it's easy to buy a sort of spring gun device that fits over a molehill and blows moley to bits if he comes near but they always seem a bit dangerous to me. The local pest control expert is brilliant - his work partner is his (part poodle) dog. 'I kill the insects and she gets the rats' he says... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 20:00   Outing Mr Mole. - Alastairw

An Irish gentleman recommends burying Mr Mole alive, to make sure he is dead, to be sure...;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 20:07   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

The dog had a bit of a go at one of the hills today --- serious... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:22   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

>> Well, it said lion dung on the packet. I didn't believe what I had been >> told until I actually saw it on the shelf at a garden centre. Ineffective, of >> course. of course its ineffective, there are no moles in Africa and no Lions in Europe, so how the hell is the mole supposed to be scared? Last edited by: Zero on Mon 12 Sep 11 at 21:23 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:38   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

I always thought that lion dung was to scare the pussies away. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:40   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

I'm pretty sure that Pats pussy has never seen a lion, or knows what it smells like. Last edited by: Zero on Mon 12 Sep 11 at 21:40 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:42   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

According to Wiki South Africa has moles... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:56   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

you think they have a twitter page their European cousins can read? Nope. Believe me, your Dai the Mole knows nothing of lions. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 12 Sep 11 21:59   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

I was sceptical of the lion dung thing as well.....hardly high up on a Lion's shopping list... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 03:59   Outing Mr Mole. - Pat

Well moles can swim, so there is no point in trying to fill the mole run up with water. I tried that and found that when my mole surfaced he could run faster than three bemused cats:) He's still around and we seem to have come to a bit of an understanding. He leaves most of the lawn alone and has fun in the cottage garden border where most of the time his molehills can't be seen. I'm actually becoming quite fond of him, more for his refusal to give up than anything, and along with Hissing Sid, Boris in the bathroom and the enormous hedgehog who comes round each evening for a drink of water and some catfood, he's now part of the family. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 08:23   Outing Mr Mole. - CGNorwich

Nice to here from someone prepared to live with the wildlife rather than blast it into oblivion! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 08:30   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

Mr Mole only wants to find something to eat after all, when we lived up at Warleggan, we used to feed the Badgers on the doorstep inside the porch, s'only when we stopped feeding them (and got Mr Dog) that they then dug the garden up Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 09:05   Outing Mr Mole. - Pat

That would be so nice to see a badger in the garden, I miss seeing them so much in the Fen as I did when I lived in Leicestershire. We used to go down Black Spinney and climb a tree at dusk and watch them fetching their bedding out to air! CG, the only thing I really wage war against is the dreaded Vine Weavil Pat Last edited by: pda on Tue 13 Sep 11 at 09:06 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 14:32   Outing Mr Mole. - Dutchie

Well moles can swim, so there is no point in trying to fill the mole run up with water. I tried that and found that when my mole surfaced he could run faster than three bemused cats That me laugh Pat.Just seeing the cats laughing..>:) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 17:18   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Well thanks for the input - The land in question is grassed meadow and not a bowling green and having balanced everything off decided on a humane approach to "persuading" him to go elsewhere.....I've been loaned a sonic deterrent which is the only active attack on Mr Mole - I will just live with him.. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 17:41   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

"Sonic deterrent" As in a 12 bore sonic deterrent? :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 17:44   Outing Mr Mole. - Pat

It's more than he dare do Humph, RP knows I shall be up there after him if he kills it. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 17:46   Outing Mr Mole. - Runfer D'Hills

Fair enough. Depends if he's a man or a mouse then doesn't it... :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 18:29   Outing Mr Mole. - Zero

>> It's more than he dare do Humph, RP knows I shall be up there after >> him if he kills it. >> >> Pat Nah, its all bluster, the last time you were due up his neck of the woods you chickened out. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 19:47   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

>>RP knows I shall be up there after him if he kills it<< There you are PUR.P - stick it in a Jiffy bag and send it to the Fens. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 13 Sep 11 19:50   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

We were wondering where to re-direct him. It was the Wiki entry that decided it. Mr Mole is clearly a superb engineer, a tunneler of some considerable skill, on top of this he's a logistics specialist an all round good egg...oh an Pat's view of his works... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 21 Jan 12 12:02   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

Reminded of this during the current mouse thread - Sadly I saw the prone body of a mole near my property when out walking the dogs, he/she was frozen solid. The beautifully designed little engineer had sprung his mortal coil....at least the lawn gets respite. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 21 Jan 12 14:27   Outing Mr Mole. - Westpig

>> ....at least the lawn gets respite. ...for now. Once they've finished at the wake they'll allocate someone else to that patch. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 21 Jan 12 15:58   Outing Mr Mole. - L'escargot

When I saw the thread title I thought you were referring to the Mr Mole who runs a car scrap yard near Lincoln! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 19 Aug 13 13:28   Outing Mr Mole. - R.P.

www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/mole-one-pest-controller-finds-5749980 "Oh I've just found a rare Mole so I'll kill it and stuff it" Don't you just hate some people. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 19 Aug 13 13:34   Outing Mr Mole. - Dog

>>The 32-year-old from Rhuddlan plans to stuff the creature Shortage of sheep in Bala then pugley? Reply to this message | Report message