[how to] catch a mole : The easy way with tunnel traps

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A deviation from the airgun videos. How to catch a mole the easy way using tunnel traps. I am plagued by moles this time of year as they migrate out of the farmers field into my garden. This is how I deal with them to ensure quick humane kills.
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[@airgunology]

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[@ivornotion6624]

Wasted a lot of time looking at other videos before I got to Steve's video. Steve explains the mole thinking process and habits which are invaluable in placing those traps expertly. I have already forked out a small fortune to get mole catchers into my garden so thankful to Steve for saving me a bunch

[@marylouchilds7622]

Terrific video for first-timers! You can start at 9 minutes if you want to get to the meat of the matter. I ordered these traps from England after my professional mole trapper told me he thought these were the best mole traps a person can buy. Okay! Now I will give them a try! Thanks for the video!! Mary Lou in Lynden, Washington, USA :-)

[@airgunology]

Glad it helped. Please share

[@reddenning8733]

As usual a clear presentation and one that follows the old adage, tell them what you're going to tell 'em; tell 'em; then tell 'em what you've told 'em. and then for good measure you repeat. Well done. I find keeping your traps in a bucket of earth using their mole hills helps with masking your scent as they are quite good at avoiding poorly laid traps. this year I had a daddy mole in our lawn which got into a gravelled patio area were it was difficult to trap as it was going under a flagged area. I found a chemical repellant eventually worked to drive him away to a grassed area where I was able to trap him. I use scissor traps which are easier to set though I've also used tunnel traps with success. I generally use a bucket over the top on a lawn as it is easier to check and keeps the light out and scissor traps because the jaws protrude above ground, flag up when they have been sprung.I hope your next video covers hunting moles with airguns, that will be a challenge.Reddenning

[@airgunology]

Thanks mate : Hunting with air guns, now that would be a challenge. I have the night sight :)

[@kat834]

I work for a pest control company. This is one of the best videos I have seen.

[@airgunology]

Many thanks, nice to know I am doing it right :)

[@petetownley2092]

Brilliant ! Watched this yesterday - followed your instructions and set 2 traps - checked today and we’ve already caught a mole! Don’t think the problems done with yet, but we’re well on the way . Thank you Steve !

[@airgunology]

Nice one buddy :)

[@r.e.r.e.2877]

Up to now, one of the best, if not the best, video I have seen on how to catch these guys. Very well done - thanks.

[@airgunology]

R.E. R.E. thanks

[@matthewteves1681]

cheers, mate. I've been in an all out battle with these wee critters. Brilliant instructions - hopefully I'll catch something...

[@airgunology]

Excellent, they can be difficult and you can end up chasing them all around the yard. Follow my tips, it may help you. Good luck

[@rositamendes9248]

Thank you so much Steve. that was interesting.. my entire garden has been dug up...its soo annoying they plough my lawn every winter as we normally get rain in our winter here in SA so the soil is very soft for them to dig... ive never seen a trap like that before. Its rather handy. 😊

[@DcaCo123]

Thanks so much for the information. I am going to start trapping as soon as I receive my mole traps. Greetings from North Michigan USA.

[@jriley8870]

THANK YOU. Caught my first ever mole today in the first trap I set. Thrilled.

[@shooshenchula692]

Steve Allen: Never seen a mole or gopher. Excellent video and very informative. We're in Davenport Fl and experiencing ALOT of problems with moles in our front and back yard!!! Thank you.

[@airgunology]

Thanks, glad it helped. Gophers, we are lucky not to get them over the pond.

[@PaulChrisman-dh2ii]

A marvelous presentation of mole trapping with this particular type of trap, in this type of terrain, consistent soft level ground. Around my home in Tennessee over a 3 yr period, using this and 6-7 other types of traps, I trapped 81 moles! It was such fun! The last season however I only got 3!! One might say “well, you got most of them.”But there was clear evidence of more activity than ever-ruined lawns ! Anyway-I QUIT THIS OBSESSION-The MOLES WIN! They apparently SEE OR SENSE MY TRAPS THEN DIG OVER, UNDER OR AROUND ALL TYPES OF TRAPS I SET OUT!! It remains a complete mystery to me and I give up! GOOD LUCK TO WHOEVER GOES FOR THE MOLE.

[@frankstalteri972]

Nice dead mole. Just started to research this stuff because I have a mole problem also. That's the best system if seen so far Good work . Thanks.

[@airgunology]

Hope it works for you Frank, many methods, but this one works well.

[@sandosam]

Followed your advice and method and caught the mole on the second night.

[@paulredhead01]

Excellent and informative, many thanks. (My garden has begun to resemble the Somme).

[@airgunology]

Mine again this year :(

paul redhead haha this made me laugh buddy

[@suewilley1115]

Success! One mole caught. Reset traps in case there are more though no more mole hills for the last couple of days. Well worth watching the video! Thanks a lot.

[@mervin2832]

Thanks for sharing your video, its quiet informative. And I will try to trap the mole as in your video...Vancouver ....Canada

[@Lord_Marc_Rowe]

Many thanks Steve, followed your excellent video. I have just come in from work, checked the trap and Mr Mole is no more.

[@airgunology]

AWESOME :)

[@christophaz8812]

Thank you from the states. I am going to give this a shot tomorrow.

[@airgunology]

Good luck

[@christophaz8812]

Steve Allan Thank you Steve.

[@laurieduncan6096]

“It is quite violent”. Excellent! I am on a mission to get these little bastards!! My backyard looks like a war zone.

[@markowen5478]

Followed your instructions and got a hit within four days, perfect, let’s hope there was just one little buggar! Thank you…..

[@aala7337]

Very informative,have a mole prob and bought some traps similar,hopefully can catch them !

[@SuperShannonanna]

A lot of negative comments on here. Why do people have to do this? if you don't like it then don't bother. I am going to try this method and hope our pony grazing will improve. i thought the video was informative and have taken on board the fact that the springs need to be adjusted because I need it to be as humane as possible, i hate killing anything but our paddock is becoming ruined.

[@airgunology]

An also risking your ponies legs being broken on the damaged ground. Good luck

[@tom4412]

SuperShannonanna : looking threw the comments, I haven’t seen any negative ones.

[@James28R]

@@airgunology lol fuck off. Horses run on broken ground, its called their natural habitat. Fuck sake.

[@carolynnelson7172]

Just caught 2 with old fashioned spring trap... I put it right in the hole between the 2 openings and it works. I never wear gloves. This traip looks like worth trying though! excellent... and super idea to bury him in the hole!!!

[@airgunology]

Yup it prevents other moles from re-entering the holes for a long time as the smell puts them off.

[@ozbarr4409]

Excellent video Steve as always 👍

[@airgunology]

Thanks buddy

[@carolinemorgan8906]

Great video - thanks. Setting out with traps right now - wish me luck!

[@lindseyrobshaw3910]

Great Advice,thanks

[@airgunology]

Lindsey Robshaw thanks

[@suewilley1115]

very helpful thanks - raring to go set the traps! We'll see what happens...!

[@normanziegelmeyer7693]

Hi, I've used Victor traps for years but decided to try the tunnel traps. I purchased a couple and set as you instructed. My problem is that apparently they are digging under the trap and setting it off with dirt. Can you offer any suggestions? Thanks

[@airgunology]

It happens if you are not putting the trap into the tunnel cleanly in a part of the run with a straight line run. Also any soil you leave in the tunnels the mole will back fill and set off the trap. Ensure you find a straight section of tunnel and make sure you pat down and clean the tunnels so it appears as if they are perfect.

[@catman915]

Thanks

[@daisydog1975]

Great video many thanks

[@airgunology]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@maryannrurup353]

Very nicely done, thank you

[@airgunology]

Thank you for watching.

[@lavondarainey4515]

Great video! and thank you for your information.

[@airgunology]

Thank you

[@mikemccutcheon2686]

Why is it so difficult to find these traps in the US? I tried Ebay.UK and waiting for shipping hurdles to clear.

[@airgunology]

Chances are the tree hugging lefties are stopping them on cruelty issues. Mind you every USA video I have seen seem to user other type of traps.

[@carlstarbuck3242]

Last time I caught a mole I buried it alive in the garden. I doubt I'll be seeing him again! 😉

[@airgunology]

hahahahahaha funny that

[@GM-hr6pr]

next time your setting trap push the trigger forward this will give a more humane kill

[@airgunology]

What does that do, make the trap more sensitive ?

[@GM-hr6pr]

Steve Allan yes mate it does and it catches further up the body towards neck and gives a quicker kill

[@airgunology]

Ah, that is good to know. The ones I have caught tend to be mid body. Thank you.

[@williamwhite9819]

@@airgunology yip just like setting trigger pull length on an air rifle. setting trigger closer to trap entry point mole sets it sooner.. snaps neck rather than catching body . you wouldn't dispatch any other animal with a belly shot slow and painful

[@davidchance260]

thats what i was about to say

[@rogersnelling1368]

Hi, will certainly give your advice a go, had a different type of trap and the mole set it off probably kicking dirt at the trap! Mole 2 me nil so far! As for the Mole being cute, so are lambs and calf's! All the best

[@airgunology]

Good luck, they get smart at times and placement of the trap is very important to put it in a straight line run. This can be difficult if your moles are like mine and like to zig and zag a lot underground.

[@r.griffin7941]

Keep at it and pay attention to the videos and instruction. You'll get the hang of it. My favorite mole trap is the Victor 'Out O Sight' scissor type - never had a miss with these, but they do take longer to set up. My place is very sandy and the moles are very prone to dig under the duffus/half-tunnel traps like this since it is hard to keep fine sand from falling in the tunnel in the trap area. My normal solution is not to cover with dirt, but to place a large, light-tight ceramic flower pot over the trap to keep the light and moving air out of the tunnel. If they still dig under, I just push the trap deeper into the new tunnel and usually snare the mole on its next transit. Once, I even caught two moles - one in each end of the trap on the same set!

[@inkedtoo1097]

Thank you

[@Noahsoak]

Great video!

[@airgunology]

Thank you

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

The cheap tunnel traps inevitably have rubbish triggers . Will either catch you or miss the mole due to cheap bendy wire . Either get good quality traps or get proficient in scissor and talpex traps .

[@airgunology]

I have had no problems, these ones seem good quality.

[@markhomer9718]

luckily we dont have mole troubles in our garden , should we though , im quite confident our " simmo " ( its my ferret , named after marco simonchelli the motogp rider ) would " do the business " ... good advice your giving though ..

[@thomashall6156]

Mark Homer you'd never get a ferret in a mole hole

[@danielsidaway719]

Interesting. I've never seen moles around here but my cats do come back with voles and mice. They will eat the mice but never eat the voles.

[@garyturner6194]

Don't put the clumps of sod on top of trap as it can slow the way the traps mechanism down just put loose muck on

[@airgunology]

Never had a problem and seen many do it this way. Loose soil can also drop into the trap and put the mole off.

[@deniscullis8518]

Nice vid thanks xden

[@maryannrurup353]

Great job,and the name sayers just ignore, good luck

[@airgunology]

Thank you. So far this year we have been lucky and they have kept to the farmers field behind us.

[@gordbaker896]

I thought it might die of old age.......

[@tylerjeff5545]

Today I went mole catching with my neighbour and we caught 6!!

[@airgunology]

Nice one

[@cirelx9772]

Wtf

[@007_TheWatcher]

DO NOT touch the trap with your bare hands. The moles will smell your scent and shy away (it's not the shiny new metal, it's the scent). Always wear gloves when handling the trap.

[@michaelflatters7362]

Forget all the nonsense about scent, Moles don't care.

[@airgunology]

Many say this and many don't.

[@ClotEastwood]

Hi Steve. The triggers on your traps are set too far forward. . "in direction of travel". . . your mole should be caught under the arm pit and not down the body.. . . . Bend them back so they are 1 to 1.1/4 inches from the catching loop. This is then deamed a Humane Kill as it hits the heart & lung area. . . . . Good Shooting to ya !

[@airgunology]

thanks and good advice.

[@ClotEastwood]

No problem. . . I'm do the pest control on the Golf Course where I work and use all types of traps for the moles. . . you need to "tune" them up so they work properly . . . "like the trigger on your AA" . . . . and a good perk of the Job for me is free shooting . . and ammo paid for. . . can't beat it . . .

[@darrenupton5500]

Nice video pal. Ive set two traps today. I will take no pleasure in killing such a lovely animal but there is no option.

[@peggyoban4069]

I bought 10 of these after watching this video. Followed instructions to a T. NOTHING!!!

[@airgunology]

They can be tricky little critters to catch. I have had one in my garden for 1 month and failed too. The trick is to find a straight tunnel not close to a mole hill and between 2 of them so they just run through. Too close to the hill and the traps are set off by the soil they are excavating.

[@metalmicky]

Easier to just use the mole hill , tunnel in tunnel out, put the trap between the two and cover with a board and seal the edges with soil dirt , the traps should have A & E written on them ! There are better versions available that are less difficult to set.

[@airgunology]

Means a lot of digging and a big hole.

[@gatisg6701]

There is no point of digging the dead beast back in hes tunnel. Ive tried that. A new mole was in that very same tunnel after a few weeks. So that really doesnt work. Thats a fact.

[@airgunology]

Works for me

[@gatisg6701]

We cant check if thats the reason :)

[@airgunology]

And you can't state a fact without a similar reasoning / proof :) I know in my garden that when I do put in the dead critter back into the tunnel it "seems" to prolong the time it takes for re-occupation of the tunnel. Combined with the fact that moles are territorial, brings me to this possible theory that it may work. At the very least it doesn't make the situation any worse. :)

[@gatisg6701]

And I got one more proof today. I caught the neighbours mole and left the body inside the tunnel. Today, after +- two weeks, a new mole has arrived and digging at that very same spot. So... we can nail the dead mole to the wall or dress him up as barby girl. It doesnt really metter :) Life is moving on fast.

[@airgunology]

What is the point in arguing on the internet. It may work for some like it does with me and of course it could have been an offspring and not a rival male mole. Anyways what harm does it do putting the carcass into the whole on the chance it may work. Pointless internet argument. :)

[@ianddavidson1]

Rub the new trap with compost from the heap. The moles will love it !!!!

[@airgunology]

:) never tried that, thanks

[@rugsrme]

I was thinking something like that too when he was talking about the gloves... I thought if you wore the gloves and mashed up a few earth worms when you handle the traps it would kinda bait them......

[@airgunology]

Might work, never tried it.

[@davidlimb7581]

Keep up the videos I love watching them you really explain in depth. I have a fx impact if you want to do a review on it.

[@GhstMane]

It I were you I would get a yorkshire terrier because they hunt and kill mice,rats,moles,voles,and lots of other little mouse like things and they are love able and dog friendly.

[@airgunology]

won't last long with my German Shepherd. :)

[@maldwyntestill]

my parsons terrier caught one too...

[@Piccyman1]

Where's the air rifle :-)

[@craignash4736]

Plus they will ruin your garden

[@airgunology]

yup

[@peggyoban4069]

Were you sponsored by mole catching company?

[@airgunology]

lol, no :)

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

Hi Steve, you made me laugh by talking about Moles plural as though there are hundreds of them, you need to think about it this way a Mole can dig 15 metres an hour 200m new tunnel a day, throw out 100 x body weight in 20 minutes 6kg earth, it works in 4 hour shifts around the clock continually expanding it's territory. You need to ask yourself where are the other 700 or so visible Molehills ? probably in the fields behind your house they can cover miles at least, a 4 year old mole can have a territory covering several square miles. What I can see in your garden, the Werp to the left is where it has cleared out an existing tunnel, then you have four or so on a feeding run. Because they are messy would say it is a female, take a look closer when your in the fields a males feeding run is fairly straight, female messy. Also look for entry or exit points in Molehills especially where crossing roads and obstacles, Moles come out of the ground more often than I would have believed had I not got interested, males do it more often. Didn't see the Moles you were catching but suspect they were young ones, look at their canine teeth, young ones are like shark teeth with translucent leading and trailing edges, older ones they become more needle like. When you kill and remove one another one will take over almost immediately or at most 3 days, I think you need to put the dead Mole back underground then they stay away longer. According to an old boy in the village Moles come onto the surface to die and he has worked the land since being a child.. Happy Gunning and Moleing.

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

Also the female to male ratio is 3.1 with him being more of a risk taker, more likely be had by predators.

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

Seen your mole, the ginger beard suggests at least second season.

[@airgunology]

Thanks Scott, nice information. Although I have caught 3 moles in 1 session in my garden. We are infested

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

@@airgunology can you tell me what time of year you caught them? In early summer they leave the nest. And about this time they seem to be converging to mate. Have a look around for a very big mole hill, known as a fortress. There you will catch a senior Sow and Boar and the rest seem to eminate from there. I found a university study from 1931 fantastic reading and had the opportunity to wipe out a whole colony absolutely text book. Airgunning I have a Beeman Grizzly dual cal. What can I say it was cheap but crap trigger.

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

Made you a film to show what I mean. Caught this Mole this morning for the purpose. I am 100% sure he entered from the hole in the road. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foWohaOhlsh_abc

[@tonyadouglas931]

my brother killed a mole. try to add water to the moles holes and that won't kill it. 👌

[@airgunology]

Adding water will do nothing, they are good swimmers and used to rain and water. If anything i will create a mini sink hole.

[@andramaria2428]

wait.. you're killing the cute little moles?! What kind of MONSTER are you????!!!! :°O

[@airgunology]

LOL :)

[@daisydog1975]

Trigger happy t.v

[@tristan_nel09]

Wow look at them finger nails

[@airgunology]

eh yeah dirty cause I was catching moles.

[@earth-thrower7366]

Poorly caught , mole. 🙄

[@samham3303]

👍🏻🇦🇺✅✌🏻🙏🏻

[@milasanteandleyla5983]

please dont kill the mole

[@tube4waldek]

Rather saddening film, but I have to agree.. it is successful method of catching them. If only catching them alive was easier.

[@airgunology]

Oh well, that is life and nature / humans.