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bill22
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When I used to live on my uncle's farm in north Florida,we had big ass rats that were always getting into feed barrels. a .22 took care of them.
Moles!
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
That sounds sporting.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Since I've lived here ('86), I've seen one mouse. I caught him with a glue trap. I've a bunch of garter snakes all the time: I think they keep the rodents in check.
Burnham
Woods walker
That's great! I have plenty of those around too, but mice are a constant low-grade problem for getting into my sheds/workshop, and especially vehicles. The house is pretty mouse proofed, took extra care during construction and after to seal it as tight as possible.
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bill22
Guest
Very sporting indeed.
sawinredneck
Treehouser
I went to WalMart one night, bought a box of De-Con, a box of 12gauge shells and a box of fire starters. The clerk looked at me real funny and made some smart quip about it. I replied "I've got a mouse problem, it the De-con doesn't work I'm going to start shooting them, it that doesn't work, I'm just going to burn the place down!"
He checked me out rather quickly after that!
He checked me out rather quickly after that!
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NeTree
Guest
Nor do the least bit of good...you might imagine how I know.
Oh, it's effective.
Not very efficient...
but effective. And fun.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Hey hey hey ,Google : There is also the method of leaving a bottle sticking out of the hole, the wind blows across the top making a whistling noise which repels the mole due to the irritating sound.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
What if there's no wind? Or it rains?
We need to take this to MythBusters.
We need to take this to MythBusters.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Well now that rain brings up a subject .Evidently the damned things are smart enough to make tracks if they get flooded out .Fact I've seen where their tunnels were burrowed out after a rain storm .
When it gets extremely dry I don't see the tunnels in the lawn but do out in the woods where the soil is still moist .
When it gets extremely dry I don't see the tunnels in the lawn but do out in the woods where the soil is still moist .
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Knotahippie
Guest
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Nothing short of enough explosives couldn't fix.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
They sold them up here for a year or so, the gov't pulled them off the shelf saying any claims made on the labels were unproven and unsubstantiated.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Never worked on the gophers next door. I would not bet on it.
Tree Reb
TreeHouser
I remember my father telling me he used to catch field mice during the Depression years when he was a kid and his mother would make pies with them.
Found a receipe for it. Gerry might like to try it next time he's camping.
FIELD MICE PIE (OLD-TIME)
12 nice plump field mice, cooked & deboned
1 qt. mixed vegetables
1 med. onion
1 qt. potatoes, cubed
1 lg. pinch salt
Cook all ingredients together and place in a casserole lined with pie dough. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 375 degrees.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
If a person could make mouse flavored cat food I believe you could make a fortune .
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
It could be called "Blood, Guts, Hair and Bone flavored!"
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
I would not like to try to debone a mouse, someone get me a scalpel!
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bill22
Guest
I remember my father telling me he used to catch field mice during the Depression years when he was a kid and his mother would make pies with them.
Found a receipe for it. Gerry might like to try it next time he's camping.
FIELD MICE PIE (OLD-TIME)
12 nice plump field mice, cooked & deboned
1 qt. mixed vegetables
1 med. onion
1 qt. potatoes, cubed
1 lg. pinch salt
Cook all ingredients together and place in a casserole lined with pie dough. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 375 degrees.
Yummy,are you gonna bring some to the next gtg?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I bet it could be served, unannounced, and it would be gobbled down.
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NeTree
Guest
Moles are gone. I yelled GTFO.... And they went running.
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bill22
Guest
No doubt.
bstewert
TreeHouser
Skwerl, we had a huge mole problem on our property here in Oregon. Basically, the NYC subway system of mole tunnels in the yard. I have tried most everything. Victor snap traps are the only thing I've found to work and they take constant diligence. Our cat gets the babies and brings them to us, which are too small for the traps, and I get the adults. I've never caught a baby and he has never caught an adult.
Making a "perimeter" of anything does not work. They simply run across the ground and burrow in wherever they want. I have seen them do this while up in a tree. Road flares don't work. They simply kick dirt into the tunnel to close it off when they sense the fumes coming. Throwing poison or oil at the ground just pollutes the food chain and doesn't work.
UC Cal Davis has some great info on dealing with moles. If you want, feel free to call me on the phone or PM me for more info on what I do here. I've caught over 60 moles in the last 6 years, and our cat, about the same. Once, I pulled up a trap that had caught a mole, reset it, went in the house for a drink of water, came back out and the trap had caught the mate.
Making a "perimeter" of anything does not work. They simply run across the ground and burrow in wherever they want. I have seen them do this while up in a tree. Road flares don't work. They simply kick dirt into the tunnel to close it off when they sense the fumes coming. Throwing poison or oil at the ground just pollutes the food chain and doesn't work.
UC Cal Davis has some great info on dealing with moles. If you want, feel free to call me on the phone or PM me for more info on what I do here. I've caught over 60 moles in the last 6 years, and our cat, about the same. Once, I pulled up a trap that had caught a mole, reset it, went in the house for a drink of water, came back out and the trap had caught the mate.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
A tragic love tale!
bstewert
TreeHouser
But happy for me!
