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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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I'm a mole hater

Moles are currently tearing up my lawn. Right now if I get down on my hands and knees I can hear disco music. They are certainly living large.

Therefore I have to take action. Immediately.

I'm not going to poison them, I don't want the dog to eat the poison or the dead mole. I don't like ground-based insecticides either. Not good for the bay. (or me)

SO I'M GONNA SPEAR THEM LITTLE BASTARDS!!!

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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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Sweet. Post pics!!


My grandfather used to drop smoke bombs into the holes and clog up all the entrances. He blasted any that came out with his shotgun.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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This is if you have a regular lot size. Believe it or not, start pouring Pinesol down the holes. It will drive them away. My dad's place had one dirt clump. As soon as I saw this, I poured Pinesol down the hole and he was gone....
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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I've got chipmunks (that create burrows), that I've got to so something about soon...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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Pour some gasoline down the holes and then set them on fire! 4th of July is coming soon so it makes for a great show!
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Repo1234
Pour some gasoline down the holes and then set them on fire! 4th of July is coming soon so it makes for a great show!
Excellent idea, any others?
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
SO I'M GONNA SPEAR THEM LITTLE BASTARDS!!!

Good luck... I never had any success with those things. You've gotta get rid of the grubs and if you don't want to use insecticide, get nematodes. Besides, if you do get rid of the moles without doing something about the grubs that are attracting them, the grubs are going to destroy your lawn even more than the moles.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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"FREEZE GOPHER!!!!"
Different rodent, same idea - you can just buy more grass anyway.

I agree with the poster above - get rid of what they are hanging around for - that and the gasoline idea sounds nice - put video up on consumptionjunction.com please.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
Excellent idea, any others?
Somebody I know hooked a flexable pipe to the tailpipe
of his car, shoved the other end into one of the gopher holes,
and then vroom vrooom!!! I dont know how long he did it for,
but it worked!!! CO2 is bad, mmmmkay.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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JUst trust me. Pinesol. It ain't expensive and sure beats the crap out of some of the other ideas...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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Dynamite + 1812 Overture = Dead Gophers (and Golfers)

Fire in the hole! :kaboom:
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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I have heard that you can drive them out with vibrations... Just park your car out there and crank the tunes...Thump, thump, thump...

No disco though, since it is already playing - they obviously like it.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AztecRol
Somebody I know hooked a flexable pipe to the tailpipe
of his car, shoved the other end into one of the gopher holes,
and then vroom vrooom!!! I dont know how long he did it for,
but it worked!!! CO2 is bad, mmmmkay.

The smokebombs I mentioned earlier do pretty much the same thing. Just drop a few in the holes and no more gophers.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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, wrong yard, was looking for the guy with the white CLS two streets over.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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I've heard that you can put half a 2liter bottle in line with their hole & the little guys get trapped.

Hard to explain, I'll try & find a diagram on the net.
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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Cruz_msl check out what I found, very very good reading!!!

These were really good reads:

http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page731.html

http://www.sensiblesoftware.com/arti...ers-Moles.html

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...184/ai_8986715

These were OK reads:

http://www.ehow.com/how_3258_trap-garden-gophers.html

http://www.rosecare.com/gophers.html

http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/HORTIC/gopher_control.pdf

This is what NOT to do!!!!

http://www.8bm.com/diatribes/volume0...atribes759.htm

http://www.gotouring.com/howdy/book1...D-tunnel01.htm

And this is in case you declare war and need something to wear:

http://www.cafepress.com/retrotees/578048

ENJOY!!!! And good luck!!!
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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ChuckyCheese trained me in the art of mole hunting...

I suggest one of these...

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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Repo1234
Pour some gasoline down the holes and then set them on fire! 4th of July is coming soon so it makes for a great show!

That is exactly what I was going to say
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 1killercls

Very illegal in Maryland
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by AztecRol
CO2 is bad, mmmmkay.

CO2 = teh good

CO = teh
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
Very illegal in Maryland
Like you haven't ever done something illegal before...

PS: Don't get caught!
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 1killercls
Like you haven't ever done something illegal before...

PS: Don't get caught!

True I have.... but the fines for getting caught with any type of explosive/firework are crazy! Not to mention it would suck to drop one of those things down a hole and have it land next to a natural gas line.


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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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^^^ I cant stop staring at that
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
CO2 = teh good

CO = teh
Fucker beat me
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Fucker beat me
Apparently it's already taking place in the post above yours
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Apparently it's already taking place in the post above yours
The beer I had probably made that funnier Now someone tell me why I'm on AZ at a party. I've actually taken to brining my computer to parties to get my AZ fix.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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Update:

That trap totally scewered his little ass Pics to come.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
That trap totally scewered his little ass Pics to come.
Cool. What kind of trap ?? Did you buy it yourself, or did you hire a professional "exterminator" ???
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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Yes, I bought the traps (Called Harpoon trap) at Home Depot for $15 each. It's the trap pictured on my first post and is specifically designed to take out moles. Friggin Comcast won't let me upload pics.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
Yes, I bought the traps (Called Harpoon trap) at Home Depot for $15 each. It's the trap pictured on my first post and is specifically designed to take out moles. Friggin Comcast won't let me upload pics.


I didn't know you were actually going to use those
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:56 AM
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I caught one in less than 6 hours! That thing worked perfectly- two spikes right behind the neck.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
Yes, I bought the traps (Called Harpoon trap) at Home Depot for $15 each. It's the trap pictured on my first post and is specifically designed to take out moles. Friggin Comcast won't let me upload pics.
Email me the pics Cruz.
I will host them for ya.

AztecRol69@hotmail.com
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by AztecRol
Email me the pics Cruz.
I will host them for ya.

AztecRol69@hotmail.com
right on-
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