How To Pick the Best Mole Traps

Harpoon traps Choker loop traps Luckily most any decent trap will do the trick as humanely as possible. Typically by crushing or skewering the mole and squirrel traps sending them instantly off to mole heaven. Myself, I favor the choker loop trap. To me they re the best mole traps. That s because any mole that enters will be eliminated pretty darn quick. Guess that s why they ve been a mainstay in mole control for over 100 years. Which for my money makes it the best way to trap a mole. (You should be able to find one for around $15.) How s it work? Basically you slip the loops into the mole s primary tunnel. As it burrows along, the soil is disturbed which springs the trap. Result? The mole is crushed instantaneously between the base and squirrel traps loops. The trick to making loop traps work is finding which runs are the main mole thorough fares. That s where you want to set your traps. (And notice I said traps. You re going to want more than one.) Finding the target runs isn t hard. Stomp down all the mole runs you can see. Any that pop back up within a day or so tell you you ve got a primary passageway. That s where you want to set the trap. If you don t have results in 72 hours you either picked the wrong tunnel, all your stomping caused the mole to set up another main run, or the mole detected the trap somehow. Obvious right? Oh and squirrel traps the guy at the store? After he and squirrel traps I chatted a bit, he walked out with the trap I suggested. Confident he had bought one of the best mole traps available. And also confident he d begin to get his mole problem under control in a matter of days.