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Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:13 pm Post subject: Moles....what use?

We have a few moles undermining our garden and as we are going to be planting out in earnest this year I was wondering about trapping them. I have an idea how to do it but I am a bit loathe to trap them and chuck them in the bin. Is there any use that they can be put to? I've never heard of them as a food source and they are a bit small to skin for a pair of trousers...doubt we'd have enough anyway so does anyone have any ideas what we can do with them if we do trap them or is there an alternative way of dealing with them?

pete

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:18 pm Post subject:
no help but i do hate seeing them locally hanging dead from gates or fencing in various levels of decay, it used to be a common sight when i was younger and it thankfully appeared to have died out, but riding out some months ago i rode past several batches of deceased moles poor olde moley Last edited by T.G on Tue Jan 12, 10 7:21 pm; edited 1 time in total

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:19 pm Post subject:
There's some kind of plant that they don't like the smell of and they will leave a radius around. Can't remember what it is or whether it really works though, which isn't a great deal of help. I will go google.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9886
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:32 pm Post subject:
we used one of those solar powered sonic mole deterants and it actually worked

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:40 pm Post subject:

colour it green wrote:

we used one of those solar powered sonic mole deterants and it actually worked

I have a friend who opens his garden to the public who swears by the sonic mole scarers.
I have a neighbour who tried one & the moles ignored it completely.
Even earthing up right next to it.
As to uses for dead moles.
I suppose you could use the skins to make a nice pair of mittens if you trapped enough.
The cat wont eat them but sometimes catches them.
The dog the same.
Isectivores don't taste as nice as rodents & herbibours.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9886
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 7:54 pm Post subject:

Tavascarow wrote:

The cat wont eat them but sometimes catches them.

yeh mine has caught a few (maybe it was tht that deterred the moles after all)

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46231
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 8:12 pm Post subject:

The.Grange wrote:

no help but i do hate seeing them locally hanging dead from gates or fencing in various levels of decay, it used to be a common sight when i was younger and it thankfully appeared to have died out, but riding out some months ago i rode past several batches of deceased moles

poor olde moley

the golf course grounds keepers have a mole rack

they taste horrid
i recon leave em to do mole things

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 8:26 pm Post subject:
didn't plumbers use the skin for cleaning copper pipes?

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 8:54 pm Post subject:
No plumber I've ever worked with! As far as I'm concerned, we can't have a big enough velvety Tyburn here; the beggars are an absolute menace.

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 10 9:16 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

i recon leave em to do mole things

I agree---just wish ours could be a little bit less active

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 10 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Moles....what use?

Bodrighy wrote:

I've never heard of them as a food source ...

Think again.

Although the original poster hasn't replied to the thread.

https://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57917

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 10 6:39 pm Post subject:
Our cats catch them but never eat them, they do eat any thing else they catch. Also of note is that of all the animals I have seen they decompose the fastest.

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2157
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 10 6:39 pm Post subject:
True I hadn't had I? They seem to have emigrated as they are no longer active for some reason. It could be that they got flooded out as we have a very high water table here. I wonder what they taste like? I'd imagine you'd need quite few fr a meal as they are pretty small. Pete

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 11622
Location: truro

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 10 6:40 pm Post subject:
there are benefits to having 6 inches of soil.

sako

Joined: 11 Oct 2009
Posts: 37

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 10 7:43 pm Post subject:
The skin is cured and the fur can be used by fly fishermen who tie thier own fishing flies. Cheers Richard

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