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The Mole Trap most commonly sold in the UK, the scissor type, is the least
suitable for the inexperienced user. Many of the cheap foreign copies are
so bad that moles can pass through them without triggering them. One of
the most commonly sold Tunnel Traps has a design flaw that allows moles to
escape. This page and the Trap Review page will
hopefully assist you to purchase good equipment and give you every chance of
becoming a successful mole catcher.
Page Summary.
1. Mole Trapping
Equipment. Tuned Traps, Run Probe,
Trapping Technique CD Rom,
2. Preview of my
CD-ROM on Mole Trapping with the Tunnel Trap. Click HERE
or Scroll Down
3. Link to TRAP
REVIEW page. If you are uncertain about which type of trap to
purchase, click TRAP REVIEW
4. NEW
Half day mole trapping course
£80. One to one, unless you want to bring more than yourself! Ring or email for
more information and to arrange a date
5. What they say (click
here). Emails received by happy customers (I have yet to have an unhappy
one!)
Mole Trapping Items for Sale. Detail
& Description of each item below.
If you ring and ask for advice (you are
welcome to do so) I will tell you that if you want to catch moles then your best
bet is to buy THE MOLE CATCHING KIT. Less than the cost of one visit from a mole
catcher!
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All prices include VAT @ 17.5%
Individual Items
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Prices of CD Rom plus traps (but no probe), incl
postage: CD Rom plus 1 trap £16.00; + 2 traps £22.00; + 3 traps
£27.00; + 4 traps £32.00; + 5 traps £39.00; + 6 traps £44.00
If you want a probe, add £17.00 to any of the
above
Run Clearance Tool. Free with any of the above
Detailed descriptions of each item below
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All prices include VAT @ 17.5%
Mole Catching Kit
£39.00 plus postage at £5.00
Total £44.00
Contains
 | THREE Tunnel Mole Traps (High
quality English, each one
adjusted and tested) |
| 1 Mole Run Probe
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| 1 CD
ROM on
mole catching. (also available as a download) Now
with video clips |
| 1 Run Clearance Tool. |
Money back guarantee. If you are unable to catch moles with this kit
then, anytime up to three months from purchase date, you will get a full refund.
You only pay the return postage
NEW! The Mole Kit Plus.
As above but with the addition of a Talpex Trap £49.50. No mole can evade you
if you have Tunnel Traps plus one Talpex. See trap
review to learn more about the Talpex Trap
All prices include VAT @15%
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TO ORDER or any queries.
Best way is by email chris.boone@virgin.net
Payment can be made by
Paypal (contact me for address to send payment to), On-line transfer, cheque
or Postal Order. I can also take Credit Card payment via Paypal. Ring or email
for details.
Tel 07768 497 409. Signal poor at home. My office
line: 01760 44 44 00. Both numbers have answer phones on.
Please leave a message if you would like me to ring you back
Email or ring for postage
costs to Mainland Europe or USA. If you have a Apple MAC computer
and want the videos in Mac format please inform me.
Make cheques payable to CH Boone and post
to The Flat, Narford Hall, Narford, King's Lynn PE32 1JA
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Please note that I no
longer sell the satellite moletrap marking equipment but I can advise you
where to obtain it |
ITEM DETAILS
CD Rom Mole Trapping with the
Tunnel Trap (also available as 20 A4 page
printout at extra cost)
| Most books on the subject of mole catching dwell on the breeding cycle, feeding habits or history of the
mole, and sometimes of the author. I have yet to find one that contains
step by step details of trapping technique
This CD contains those step by step details, with
over 40 colour photos. Pure
catching technique. Also has 5 short video clips
This CD only covers catching with the Tunnel
Trap.
Yes I know that thousands of moles are caught each year in Scissor Traps, but I
find the Tunnel Trap vastly superior to the Scissor, but only when it has
been fine tuned. An unadjusted one will probably give you worse results
than a scissor trap. |
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CD-ROM is pdf format, requires Adobe Reader to open
file. This free download is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
Other formats may be available on request. Email me
Mole
Run Probe.
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Makes
finding the mole run simpler. Made of mild steel rod. The tip is of larger
diameter than the shaft of the rod. When you push the rod through the
ground, it creates a larger hole than the shaft. This means that when you
hit a mole run, you feel the distinct ‘drop’ as the shaft of the tool is not being
gripped by the soil. Unpainted to keep cost down.
The CD Rom describes how to make your own but you will
need access to a welder and bench grinder.
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Tunnel Traps. English
made high quality Tunnel Traps. Each one has been fine tuned by me so that
you will not need to do it yourself. If you want untuned traps then
contact me for a quote.
Run Clearance Tool. Simply
a 1ft long piece of fencing wire. Comes free with any purchased item. A
wire coat hangar will do but is not really thick enough
Mole trap facts.
I am a mole catcher,
unlike most sellers of traps.
The trap most commonly sold , the scissor type, is the least
suitable for the inexperienced user. One of the most commonly sold Tunnel Traps
has a design flaw that allows moles to escape.
Duffus or half tunnel traps have a far higher success rate
than scissor traps, but only if you know how to fine tune them. As an
inexperienced user, your chances of catching a mole without assistance are
fairly low.
What are you trying to achieve when setting a
mole trap? (apart from catching the mole!) You are trying to expose the mole
run, place a trap in it, then cover to exclude light. Just by looking at the
traps you can see which one is the easiest to cover with an inch and a half of
soil.
Preview
of CD-ROM Mole Trapping
with the Tunnel Trap
A sample from the CD is given below
I have picked just five photos with
accompanying text. There are over 40 photographs on the CD.
CD is divided into two parts. Part
One is in effect a QUICKSTART for those who have bought a pre-tuned Tunnel Trap from me,
or who have done their own. With no deviations or distractions it goes through the
procedure that I follow each time I set a trap. Each step is explained,
and alongside is a colour photograph of the action being carried out.
Part Two goes into more detail on various points of mole
trapping. It includes basic details such as how to FINE TUNE a tunnel trap, how
to make a Mole Run Probe, and advanced stuff such as how to make a very cheap
molehill harrow to tow behind an ATV or tractor and how to use a hand held GPS
to mark mole traps, download to your computer and using free software produce a
marked map.
SAMPLE FROM CD
NOTE Except for the first
& last photo, TEXT HAS BEEN REMOVED where
you see XXX, so it will not make sense!!
| SETTING THE TRAP
Hold one end of trap against
your stomach, spring side up. Make sure the retaining hook is dangling
vertically downwards. Place index and forefingers of both hands just under
the tinplate rim furthest away from you
With both thumbs, press down on spring furthest away from you, pushing
down through plate
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With one of your fingers, bring up XXXXXXXX text
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Bring over the top and XXXXXXXXXXtext
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text removed
to be hooked into the trigger. xxxtext
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You now come to HAIR TRIGGER. The key to success with a
Tunnel Trap.
Keeping xxxxtext removed
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TUNING THE TRIGGER LOOP. The
trigger loop itself will need bending into the correct position, i.e.
XXXXXXXtext
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XXXXXtext removed
XXXXXtext removed
A mole may bend the trigger loop, so
check each time you set the trap that the loop is correctly positioned.
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Run location with a mole run probe. (If you
have not used a probe before then read PART TWO/ Mole Run Probe )
Where to probe: The classic scenario is that a line of molehills
appears. Take your probe and push into the soil in a xxxtext
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from 1 inch to nearly a couple of feet deep, or more, but
generally, if they are not surface runs, you will locate them xxxxxtext
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If you do not hit the tunnel first time, probe xxxtext
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If you are still having no success, then to give you an
idea of where the tunnel is likely to run, xxxtext
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go down at any angle from vertical to nearly
horizontal. Keep probing until
you reach the bottom, xxxx
.Use xxx text removed
xxxxx feeling the tunnel as you go. Try and get at least a couple
xxx text removed from the molehill, more if possible..
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| How long does a trap last,
or is it any good in the first place? It depends how long it
is set for and how often you use it. If it spends most of the time in the
shed with springs released, then a lifetime. If used a lot, or even
permanently set, as some of mine are, then eventually the spring will
weaken. A good test is to allow the catching loop to gently
"catch" your index finger. If it is very painful or impossible
to pull your finger out then the trap is fine. Alternatively leave your
finger in and if it cuts off the blood supply and becomes painful then the
trap is good! If you can pull your finger out, then reject trap. This test will also reveal some of the cheaper imported
traps with weak springs, which will allow you to pull your finger out from
new. One of the most common brands available, sold under the name Big
Cheese, is one such. |
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| WHAT THEY SAY.
Below are a number of emails received by satisfied customers. |
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HI Chris
Thanks for the kit you send me fantastic news caught one within 24
hours of receiving the kit couldn't believe it. you think that you are
never going to catch them and I only had time to set one trap, do you
think I am a born mole catcher. should I offer my services lol, thanks
again. I had brought the scissor trap but no success also the
live trap tunnels no success there either but with your information
and equipment no problem at all cheers
Chris many thanks Tony
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| Thanks
again for the CD, extremely useful, I used to think I was a fair
trapper, but you have refined the art. Some of the golfcourses we
control are pure sand, your technique with the canes and wire gizmo make
even the deep runs trappable
Rob Venables (Rob has a vermin control
business and bought my CD when poisoning with strychnine was banned) |
| At last a
trapping method that works - thanks!!! Best Regards Roy Redman |
| Hello Chris, I
have just returned from one week in France and can report success. I set
the traps at 4pm and couldn't resist checking them at 8pm. Much to my
surprise I had caught my first "Taupe". The next day I found a
triggered trap but no mole. I re read your notes and made sure that the
trap was well packed in so they couldn't move the trap.
We then had a terrific storm and the
garden was flooded. No activity noticed for two days. I set the traps
close to the boundary to catch them on their way back in. I am pleased
to report another catch as a result. As we left, there was some fresh
activity but at least I know that I can catch them now. I have passed
your details to my gardening contractors, Alan and Cheryl Wilson, who
were very impressed by my success. |
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