How to trap moles using a victor clamp trap

This is a short tutorial on how to get rid of those pesky moles in your yard! I have tried several different trap styles, and have settled on the Victor 0631 clamp trap. They are only about $10 and available at most any home and garden store.
I have been using these traps for several years, and have trapped around 100 moles with them.

[@jessmacster]

You have the patience of a saint! I'm about to go caddyshack on my lawn and blow the whole thing up. But I will definitely try this. Thanks for the great video!

[@G_Grip]

Unfortunately they weakened the springs on this trap now. I bought a cinch trap by Nash after going through every trap on the market and they are hands down the best these days.

[@brianandtarryn]

Me too (caddyshack). I was thinking of running a pipe from the exhaust of the lawnmower onto the run. Is your mole saga over? Did you catch any?

[@LexCinnabon]

Thanks for the clear and informative video. Only one I found on KZbin. I bought a pair of these traps a few days ago and just set them. Here's hoping for some happy hunting!

[@brianandtarryn]

How did they work for you?

[@kenmitchell3355]

That was a damn good video; thanks. I picked up a Victor mole trap today. My daughter was against it until I told her they kill earthworms LOL.

[@BobbieDeming]

lol, that's too funny!

[@Shunya0101]

I’ve had moles for two years that have been destroying my lawn. Used one these traps and the bucket method yesterday. Within 3 hours, I got a mole! I had resigned to the fact that it was impossible, but I was wrong. Thanks for the video.

[@noidretlaw]

Thanks for the video. I have used these traps for a couple years now and they are the best solution on the market I have found! Recommend. Couple thoughts on this video that are important" * USE GLOVES - Moles can smell human sweat/scent * The area under the release trigger should be a firm built up "bridge". The mole must displace enough soil to push that trigger up. * Release can be set "hair-trigger" - sometimes this is optimal

[@ghostridergale]

really like your idea of using buckets over the holes instead of having to put dirt over the traps, never would of thought of doing that! I'll be giving that a try real soon! Thanks

[@Anvilshock]

"never would of thought" Fucking inbred hick.

[@beckyjohnson6573]

@@Anvilshock Your mama.

[@Anvilshock]

@@beckyjohnson6573 My mama, unlike yours, is not my father's sister. (Or any other relation of blood, just in case your two backwater brain cells try to get clever.)

[@69Sailors]

I agree with Ken Mitchel, it was very informative and i hope I am a successful as you.

[@jameskm03]

Super helpful. Bought 2 of these last week on Amazon and wanted to see how to use them. Will set them tomorrow. Hope I get as lucky as you are here.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Why did he take my clipboard?

[@jay101379]

Very well done! On my way to the hardware store now! Thanks!

[@izzycamaro]

Thanks for a well made video, it was also entertaining.

[@fj55tyrant]

They can be caught by mounds !! Awesome video and thanks for being a first responder !!

[@caveman221000]

Great video, thanks man! I'm off to Tractor Supply Store to start my great mole hunt of 2016!

[@jonathansanders3577]

Thank you for making this video. It was definitely useful! :)

[@MattVerley]

Thanks!

[@ceciliahall9723]

This was oddly very satisfying..my yard is full of mole and it’s driving the dogs nuts. I will definitely try these traps. Thanks for your video.

[@kelcritcarroll]

Cecilia Hall 😆 I think I know what u mean by “oddly satisfying !” 😆

[@Coldwartanker]

Awesome, thanks for the great video.

[@dewillget8]

Great video, cheers!

[@ScottysDetailing]

Great video thanks

[@wemcal]

Great video

[@Abz73]

Thanks for the video. A tip to ensure they do dig through the trap is putting a moth ball in the tunnel. They hate them. Works every time BUT I have problems catching them as the traps trip but not successful these past few days.

[@stevedawson7649]

I agree that these are thje best traps that you can buy. Great instruction video about how to use these things. I mean, other than giving a little more detail on how to actually physically set the mechanism this is as good as one can find on how to do it. USER BEWARE - be careful when setting the spring mechanism. You can literally lose a finger if you are not careful. That's probably why they work so well. Thanks for this vid.

[@ghostridergale]

My traps are a little old and I couldn't find the bars to set the traps, so I started useing the table vise to squeeze the traps together. Takes a little practice to get the traps lined up in the vise where you can squeeze them together, but it works really well for me to set my traps. Mine are so old that the traps don't even have the saftey catch on the traps, so I have to be extra careful after my traps are set loosing the vise and being sure I hold the traps where if they happen to go off I won't get my fingers broken! Ouch!!!! Nice think is when it's in the vice that trap not going anywhere till you loosen the vice up enough that it could go off if you happen to hit the trigger at the wrong time! If you try my method, just be careful. I'd hate for anyone to get hurt!

[@johnchampion7819]

I don't feel too bad after seeing your video, I have been unsuccessful lately but seeing as I'm not alone, I'll fight on!!

[@puffnstuff12]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I recently tried the tomcat mole traps but wasn't able to get them to trigger them. Perhaps next time I'll try this style instead. Edit: I'm about to set one of these in the flower bed.

[@jimbeck9897]

Best information for moles digging mounds, the tunnels are easier to trap them. I have been looking for a solution to get them in the mounds. Thanks.

[@pavelmachalek1096]

Holýma rukama se do chodbiček krtka nechodí,on má dobrý čich a nepůjde tam.Jedině lopatkou a v rukavicích !!!

[@GodsGreatOutdoors]

You are the first guy I've seen tackle the mounds instead of the tubular tunnel runs. My problem is I don't have any tunnels, just large mounds of dirt, 2-3 at a time. It's very frustrating.

[@fritzkeller7567]

GodsGreatOutdoors are you crazy?

[@deniscullis8518]

Nice vid thanks

[@clayz1]

Very good! I know the brand and what to do. Thanks a lot!

[@sunsetcliffs98]

Great video. How long will you leave a trap in a location before moving it if it hasn’t seen action?

[@rickskiles822]

very very good.

[@mark97213]

Try putting the dead mole back in the tunnel. Moles are territorial and new moles generally will not encroach into a tunnel with scent of of original occupant.

[@djchinatown]

cool. I don't have a mole problem. But Victor traps work great for mice and rats here. Thanks for sharing.

[@5575am]

how do you set up for mice/rats? since the trigger is on the bottom?

[@derekjaydjchinatown]

@@5575am I use the victor snap traps. The rat trap with the metal bait pedal works great for rats. I always use the metal bait pedal traps

[@gregmathews715]

Thanks :)

[@ScottMartinD]

So the "trigger plate" is sitting at the Top of the hole? The mole travels under the trigger plate?

[@stag3t-muspsa910]

these are the best mole traps on the market..qprk very well...

[@puffnstuff12]

Yesterday the moles passed through my traps two times but today they weren't so lucky and the victor got one.

[@petro062]

That's the way I do it. Set 3 or 4 traps.

[@crackinthesky]

It's 2019, and the Wire Tek 1001 EasySet Mole Eliminator Trap, is the BIG DADDY of mole trapping these days. Super easy, nothing to set, just lay on the ground and push down with foot to engage. made strong thick gauge steel and strong springs. Bottom Line it will kill your moles, for get the pills, smoke, water.... 40 bucks online, where I got mine. far cheaper than lawn & garden repairs.

[@danbooher5843]

Looks like a full time job.

[@fritzkeller7567]

Thanks, I'm buying five.

[@HelmetVanga]

at least it shows which traps works best.

[@barbreickenbacker217]

So I have 5 of these traps and none of them work they don't stay hooked or anything

[@lookatwhatic8620]

Have you ever tried using diplomacy come to a compromise, just joking, I have a problem in my yard with these critters but I had never seen one and didn't care much about researching, and did not know that you could buy traps for them, this was a very helpful video I appreciate you sharing, now I know exactly what I have to do, they sure are weird looking little creatures, Mike

[@MattVerley]

I attempted diplomacy but failed. My minister of foreign affairs (the dog) seemed to get off on the wrong foot with those little guys :) They sure are destructive. If I don't get a handle on them early in the year, they make hundreds of dirt mounds in my yard during the summer, and then the dog goes crazy trying to catch them and makes even bigger holes.

[@TheTraakon]

In your trapping experiments have you tried the propane injection?

[@MattVerley]

I'll admit...I had never heard of that until now. A quick search turned up some pretty neat videos..right up my alley! Looks pretty destructive to a nicely manicured lawn though. I might be attempting to build my own with oxy-acetylene this weekend!

[@TheTraakon]

sewerzuk I thought it was in your wheelhouse. Tried it in an open acre field but anything within 80 feet of walk/house/shed becomes potentially calamitous.

[@fritzkeller7567]

TheTraakon, yah.

[@allenjanes5976]

thank you sir. but I saw a lot of missed opportunity, bound to be a better way. those things are ruining my hay field. bet my local co-op has the traps. my cat gets a few, but the mole has a very successful way of life. Its hard for owl's and hawks to get them as well. I'll get started right away with the traps, but if you've learned anything new, please let me know. thanks again for the video upload. regards, AJ

[@brianandtarryn]

Victory?

[@anonanonme2463]

Holey Moley; gives a whole new meaning "Fire in the Hole"..

[@ghostridergale]

I always thought a fire in the hole was when you reached for the preparation H and grabbed the Ben Gay! LOL

[@smith8281]

They just push my traps up and out of the hole with a bunch of dirt. I’ve tried poison, flairs, car exhaust, dog poop in the tunnels and traps..they push the poison up out of the holes too. I’m about to blow up my damn yard

[@amberweinmann9441]

I don't see any runs in my yard, just sets of mole hills. I am sure it is a mole because of the type of hole. I can stomp down all the ground the day before and come back to find nearly a dozen mole hills in the morning. They are usually in sets of 2 or 3. Could I assume there are runs in between the hills? would it be better to place it in the hole or in between the two? I have tried setting this up in 3 different places with no success

[@MattVerley]

I just clear the dirt from each hill and feel for the tunnel; not every hill will be an ideal location for a trap. When I find a good location with a clear tunnel, that's the one I go for.

[@amberweinmann9441]

The tunnels are hard to find with my soil, as it is completely sand, without even having any grass. The run I had used the other day should have been a good location, because I checked it in the morning to find huge molehills on either side but the trap still wasn't triggered. I used a tool to test it, but it wasn't triggered until I hit it hard directly on the piece. I am hoping it is a defect and I can get one more effective if I exchange it

[@MattVerley]

I wonder if the sandy soil is the problem? I've found that if I don't pack down the dirt thoroughly under the trigger, the moles go right through without setting off the trap.

[@trapperj2130]

Amber S

[@weirdbeard63]

I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like you might have a gopher problem rather than moles.

[@rudyhernan3891]

Sets traps to catch moles because they are destroying the yard. Does more damage to the yard than the moles themselves by digging and setting the traps. Just being sarcastic, good catch.

[@funnyvideosgoodtimesfamily4064]

DIY mole removal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npe7iIBnlpKlfrM

[@clawhammer704]

These little bastards have tore my yard up...but my cats are getting them ...

[@mikehitsiniwanhaud8000]

You should really show setting the trap instead of having it out of the camera - there’s no way mine will allow that arm to come down and catch the lip on the lever .

[@chrisminblkdiamond]

Chlorine tablets does wonders

[@garywhite4304]

I purchased a Sweeney's mole trap about 5 years ago from Tractor Supply Store. I have NOT trapped nor killed NOT one mole. I set it exactly as shown, the mole springs the trap and keeps on trucking as if nothing happened. I wouldn't give you $.05 for 100 of your traps, they do NOT work. PERIOD......

[@cyberline3]

I've caught 4 in a week and I only have one trap. The trap totally works. Did you make a mound of dirt in the middle of the hole so when you lower and set the trap it barely touches the lever that activates it? Once I did that, it worked every time.

[@ghostridergale]

I like your bucket idea, I was told to use sand to fill in over the traps which does work too. But if the bucket idea works I like your idea a whole lot better!

[@aspensulphate]

Did you even watch the video? He's using Victor Out-o-Sight mole traps, not "Sweeney". The Victor traps are widely regarded as effective when used correctly. Doofus.

[@fritzkeller7567]

I hear they taste like chicken.

[@Danceeric1]

Please don’t say “big box store” sounds stupid, just say Lowe’s