Mole

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 for sale. 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. 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!

Prices include first class postage within the UK. For outside the UK please contact me by email as there will be extra postage, fairly minimal for France. Orders received by 9am will go out the same day.

If you have a Mac computer please remember to let me know so that I can include Mac compatible videos on CD Rom. All prices include VAT @ 20% and postage within the UK.

If the combination of your choice is not there, purchase items individually and postage will be compounded and refunded.

	Mole Catching Kit £44.82
	This is the package I recommend for most people

Contains

	THREE Tunnel Mole Traps (High quality English, each one adjusted and tested)
	1 Mole Run Probe
	1 CD ROM on mole catching. (Notify me if you need the MAC version)
	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.

The only other items you will need are:

A Border Spade, which is a spade with a blade no more than 5 1/2 to 6 inches (14 to 15 cm) wide, the same length as a tunnel trap. This is very important. You can very buy these spades at your local market for about £8.

Marker stick or cane and possibly a trowel.

Mole Kit incl postage

If you want more or less than 3 traps click arrow to select a different number

The Mole Kit Plus. As the mole kit but with the addition of a Talpex Trap £54.82. No mole can evade you if you have Tunnel Traps plus one Talpex. The basic kit is suitable for most people, but very occasionally you will get a mole that needs a Talpex tap. particularly if you have tried and failed to catch with scissor traps

See trap review to learn more about the Talpex Trap

The only other items you will need are:

Marker stick or cane and possibly a trowel

Mole Kit plus incl postage

If you want more or less than 3 traps click arrow to select a different number

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Individual Items. All prices include VAT @ 20%

Mole Run Probe £14.00 incl postage.

Mole Catching CD ROM £10.14 incl postage (Now with video clips. Mac version by request)

Tunnel Traps. Each trap has been "tuned" by me.

Talpex Trap. Not a copy, original with makers stamp on Postage extra.

Prices of CD Rom plus traps (but no probe), incl postage:

TO ORDER or any queries. Order direct using credit card or Paypal via the buttons or by email chris.boone@virgin.net (Please put the word MOLE in subject line to ensure getting past Spam Filter) 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. (Please notify me if you have a Mac computer)

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

Make cheques payable to CH Boone and post to The Flat, Narford Hall, Narford, King's Lynn PE32 1JA

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
With one of your fingers, bring up XXXXXXXX text removed Bring over the top and XXXXXXXXXXtext removed text removed to be hooked into the trigger. xxxtext removed You now come to HAIR TRIGGER. The key to success with a Tunnel Trap. Keeping xxxxtext removed
TUNING THE TRIGGER LOOP. The trigger loop itself will need bending into the correct position, i.e. XXXXXXXtext removed 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.
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 removed 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 removed If you do not hit the tunnel first time, probe xxxtext removed If you are still having no success, then to give you an idea of where the tunnel is likely to run, xxxtext removed 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..

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.
WHAT THEY SAY. Below are a number of emails received by satisfied customers.
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
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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Last updated 23/09/2011