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What is your best defense for keeping moles out of the yard?

Posted on 07/18/2022 2:15:17 PM PDT by A Cyrenian

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To: IYAS9YAS

Nuke it from orbit

It’s the only to be sure


21 posted on 07/18/2022 2:24:13 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: A Cyrenian

Are these documented or undocumented moles?


22 posted on 07/18/2022 2:24:25 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: A Cyrenian

I worked with guy that had a mole problem in his yard. He was a very patient and methodical man.

He discovered that moles were digging their tunnels just before sunrise, before the heat of the day. So, he stood quietly in the pre-dawn, near where he had seen mole activity recently. He watched and waited...

Then, he saw it. The ground was moving not far from where he was standing in wait. He slowly and quietly approached the moving turf, pulled out his trusty barbeque fork and stopped the threat.

True story.


23 posted on 07/18/2022 2:24:42 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: libertylover

Someone once suggested bubble gum.


24 posted on 07/18/2022 2:24:49 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: LIConFem

I’d be more worried about Democrat and foreign moles.....


25 posted on 07/18/2022 2:24:51 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Had a tag line a couple times....maybe have another someday.)
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To: Jonty30

This was more efficient...

https://youtu.be/LzApW0WsVfs


26 posted on 07/18/2022 2:25:20 PM PDT by Cacique500
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To: A Cyrenian

Get a terrier for moles. A hungry cat for mice and chipmunks.


27 posted on 07/18/2022 2:25:37 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: A Cyrenian

A hose attached from your tailpipe of an old car. Shove it into the tunnels. The moles come up and out disoriented. You either have a good doggo that kills them or use a baseball bat. Works on rats too.


28 posted on 07/18/2022 2:25:50 PM PDT by blackdog (Cooler King Joe, killing a winning nation every day. )
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To: A Cyrenian

Tomcat Mole killer Worms.

Do not disturb or flatten the tunnels when you see a new raised one.
Use a big screwdriver or anything that’s round to poke a hole in top of tunnel until you feel the cavity/ tunnel underneath.
Cut a mole worm in half, and place one half of worm in the hole you’ve made. Do not touch the worms, I use paper towels. Using your tool work the worm down into the cavity then slightly with your foot close up the hole.
Move 5 or 6 feet along the tunnel and repeat with other half of worm.

I’ve had great success with these worms. Usually the mole eats the worm and dies somewhere down in their tunnel. Rarely the mole will surface and you might find it dead in the yard.

Good luck, I hate those buggers.


29 posted on 07/18/2022 2:26:39 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: A Cyrenian

I’ve had success with Carbide Crystals. They emit acetylene gas when wet. Try a few rocks on the sidewalk with a little water. If you have kids they’ll love it.

It’s not the Woke solution or the SPCA solution but it’s cheap.

Find some high spots, pour in a can of crystals into the hole, add lots of water and it kills them dead.

Use it liberally in 3 or 4 spots.

Don’t smoke.


30 posted on 07/18/2022 2:29:21 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: CodeToad

Bkmrk


31 posted on 07/18/2022 2:29:41 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Bubblegum, juicy fruit and castor oil based sprays did not work for my problem, but the mole worms did a great job.


32 posted on 07/18/2022 2:30:00 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: A Cyrenian

Cat.


33 posted on 07/18/2022 2:30:31 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: Vermont Lt
I visited a relative and took our Jack Russell/ Heeler mix since they like dogs. During dinner we put her outside. While we were at dinner she was at work tearing up their back yard and tossing dead moles on the porch. The back yard looked like a skidsteer dug trenches at intersecting lines.

They were very upset. Our dog thought she did a pretty good job!

34 posted on 07/18/2022 2:31:08 PM PDT by blackdog (Cooler King Joe, killing a winning nation every day. )
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To: Repeal The 17th; A Cyrenian

CHAAA-CHINGGGG!
🎯⚡

Get an outdoor cat and your mole problems will vanish toute suite.
At my former residence we always had a bad mole problem. A lady bought the house next door and she let her cat ramble outside at night. I had tried everything for four years to get rid of the moles. That cat cleared the problem up in just over a week.
Do be prepared for the feline to present you with a trophy now and again.


35 posted on 07/18/2022 2:31:37 PM PDT by oldvirginian (The CCP is the world's largest criminal organization. )
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To: A Cyrenian

Propane. Good grief: Power Tools, man.


36 posted on 07/18/2022 2:32:43 PM PDT by meadsjn (, )
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To: A Cyrenian

Used to have cats using their hills for litter boxes.


37 posted on 07/18/2022 2:33:30 PM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: A Cyrenian

three dogs by the name FOXY Lady, Jack Benny, Baby Face Killer McCoy Napoleon. they are also good at cat removal.


38 posted on 07/18/2022 2:33:55 PM PDT by PCPOET7 (`)
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To: A Cyrenian

Milky Spores. It takes awhile but kills all grubs permanently.

mole traps, poison down the holes, propane if you know what you’re doing !!!

A good dog and some cats.

Water down the holes and then nail them with a hammer !!

Basically..good luck whatever you use.


39 posted on 07/18/2022 2:34:33 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: A Cyrenian

Buckshot


40 posted on 07/18/2022 2:36:09 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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