I found a lot of info by search google. Many of the univeristies have
extention services that have more "technical" stuff on moles. I can't
remember the papers I've read but most say the castol oil thing
doesn't work. Really, I never tried it.

I've run my car with a garden hose in the tailpipe for many hours on
fresh "hills" with no avail. While they stay away from that tunnel,
smell?, for a while they'd come back in a week or so.

Besides the Victor traps, I seem to have gotten rid of a couple with
RCO poision. Pretty easy to use. No way to be sure that's what got rid
of the mole, but there are two places I've used it and there haven't
been any new hills for a couple three weeks. It seems to take a while
to work, though.

http://www.rcogopherbait.com/index.html

NO, I don't have any stock or anything. I JUST KNOW how frustrating it
is with these little guys. They sure have a nice pelt btw.

"Nonya" wrote in message ...
Ahh, ahh, ahhh...good job igor!~

It's amazing how much frustration such a little pest can instill. I think
I'm going to try the castor oil trick, or set some mouse traps....or both.
I've got a few (I think) that are going crazy in the compost that I spread
this spring around my flowers. It would be better if you could at least SEE
the little *******s...it's like some kind of invisible force!

Good luck,
S
"Trevise" wrote in message
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"Wendy Kelly Budd" wrote in message
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I think I have voles, but could be moles. I have dogs too. I
accidentally
found a way that works while I was turning the compost pile. Warning:
delicate folks, cover your ears. I keep a pitchfork near the tunnels.
When
I see a fresh tunnel, I align the pitchfork along the end of the tunnel
and
shove it into the ground HARD. Keep walking/working along the tunnel.
I've
only gotten one this way, but it sure is satisfying when it happens.

--
Wendy* in N. California,

I had one last year that just pis*ed me off royal. I saw him digging one
day
as it started to rain. I got the garden hose, and shoved it down into the
tunnel, turned the water on full force. It took a while, but he emerged on
the other side of the fence. By this time, it was pouring down rain, wind,
lightning, all that good stuff - but I didn't care - the mole was going to
assume room temperature no matter what. I pulled the hose out of the hole,
and turned it on him when he came out of the ground. My girlfriend was
standing in the kitchen window, just shaking her head. When the little
******* about stopped moving, I dropped the hose, grabbed a tomato stake,
and ran around the other side of the fence. He was still kicking a bit,
but - right on cue - stroke of lightning, stake penetrates mole.
What satisfaction...lol