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How do I get rid of moles?

Posted on 3/28/22 at 10:36 pm
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55970 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 10:36 pm
I realized today that I have some moles around my yard. What is the best way to get rid of these weird frickers? Traps? Poison?
Posted by Puffoluffagus
Savannah, GA
Member since Feb 2009
6095 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 4:50 am to
Traps and killing their food source were the only thing that has worked for me.

I put down a grub killer every year and that's seems to have reduced the number that I have. They are still in and around the landscape beds at times. I typically have let those be

When they make their way into the yard with a main tunnel I'll put a trap out. I have one of the plunger style ones. There is a little bit of an art to it. Wears gloves when handling to avoid leaving your smell, pop it in the tunnel, crush each side of the tunnel and poke an air hole just beyond that. Usually that will make them want to come repair the hole.




Otherwise I've tried smoking, poison pellets and worms and never have found them that successful.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8119 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 6:34 am to
I had one last fall give me hell. I tried everything I could buy.

Finally got so pissed off that I got a boulder, sat on my porch, and waited him out for a long time.

Probably didn't kill him, but slamming that boulder down where he was moving felt good. He either died or left.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11206 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 6:53 am to
My dad's dog will point at them. My dad stands in the driveway with a frog gig all day waiting for the dog to point at one then he goes and gigs it. This method is only practical if you are retired.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14729 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 6:56 am to
quote:

How do I get rid of moles?


Move.

I do pretty much like Puffoluffagus. It’s always a battle, though.
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8373 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:40 am to
Get a dachshund
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6839 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 10:50 am to
quote:

Get a dachshund


Or a blue heeler
Posted by EasterEgg
New Orleans Metro
Member since Sep 2018
4810 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:44 am to
Dermatologist
Posted by prestigeworldwide
Member since May 2018
294 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 12:04 pm to
Does anyone know if they typically burrow at night or during the day? I have lots of them. Considering using explosives all over they yard.
Posted by lilsnappa
Red Stick
Member since Mar 2006
1793 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 12:12 pm to
Bookmarked

Moving into a house today and I can see the tunnels all over the back yard.

Once I get settled in, its WAR
Posted by Puffoluffagus
Savannah, GA
Member since Feb 2009
6095 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 12:24 pm to
Mine have always been more active at night or wee hours of the AM.
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11492 posts
Posted on 3/29/22 at 1:48 pm to
My grandpa use to pour gas in their tunnels....
Posted by Jones
Member since Oct 2005
90442 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 8:05 am to
Only thing I found that works is to kill the grubs and an active cat.

I feed a stray cat outside and she wrecks shop on the moles if they ever poke their heads out of the ground
Posted by Perrydawg
Middle Ga Area
Member since Jan 2014
4769 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:43 am to
I’ve never had good luck with the traps. I bought some basically smoke flares from lowes that you light and stick in the hole. I don’t know if I got them but I haven’t seen any new burrows as of yet. Got stray cat that hangs around the house but that fricker is worthless when I comes to catching moles.
Posted by RockoRou
SW Miss
Member since Mar 2015
596 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 7:28 pm to
cats
Posted by Gabapentin
Member since Mar 2022
318 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:03 pm to
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This post was edited on 1/6/23 at 10:18 pm
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
15413 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 10:47 pm to
Cats love moles. Must be their version of steak. I have 3 outdoor cats and moles are history.
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 4/1/22 at 3:56 pm to
A dog with a good nose and likes to dig.
Posted by AU86
Member since Aug 2009
22316 posts
Posted on 4/2/22 at 6:58 pm to
Kill their food source. Spectracide Triazicide granules should work.
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