I'm a mole hater

Cruz_msl · 06-24-2005, 6:47 PM

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!!!

BEETROOT · 06-24-2005, 6:53 PM

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.

Eggplant-EX · 06-24-2005, 7:37 PM

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....

**GreenMonster** · 06-24-2005, 7:40 PM

I've got chipmunks (that create burrows), that I've got to so something about soon...

dallison · 06-24-2005, 7:46 PM

Repo1234 · 06-24-2005, 7:48 PM

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!

Cruz_msl · 06-24-2005, 8:02 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?

DanL · 06-24-2005, 8:42 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.

TLBaller · 06-24-2005, 8:45 PM

Gpump · 06-24-2005, 9:21 PM

"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.

AztecRol · 06-24-2005, 9:24 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.

Eggplant-EX · 06-24-2005, 9:39 PM

JUst trust me. Pinesol. It ain't expensive and sure beats the crap out of some of the other ideas...

**Ken1997TL** · 06-24-2005, 10:08 PM

Dynamite + 1812 Overture = Dead Gophers (and Golfers)

Fire in the hole! :kaboom:

**GreenMonster** · 06-24-2005, 10:11 PM

JLatimer · 06-24-2005, 10:13 PM

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.

BEETROOT · 06-24-2005, 10:13 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.

Chopsie · 06-24-2005, 10:43 PM

, wrong yard, was looking for the guy with the white CLS two streets over.

chef chris · 06-24-2005, 11:08 PM

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.

KOP_Snake · 06-25-2005, 1:02 AM

AztecRol · 06-25-2005, 1:18 AM

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!!!

spooky3ce · 06-25-2005, 2:09 AM

ChuckyCheese trained me in the art of mole hunting...

I suggest one of these...

1killercls · 06-25-2005, 6:40 AM

mrsteve · 06-25-2005, 7:08 AM

Quote:

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

mrsteve · 06-25-2005, 7:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 1killercls

Very illegal in Maryland

mrsteve · 06-25-2005, 7:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AztecRol

CO2 is bad, mmmmkay.

CO2 = teh good

CO = teh

1killercls · 06-25-2005, 7:15 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!

06-24-2005, 6:47 PM	#1
Cruz_msl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 2678.51 miles east of California Age: 45 Posts: 2,541	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!!!

06-24-2005, 6:53 PM	#2
BEETROOT Goddidit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: az Age: 28 Posts: 21,166	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.

06-24-2005, 7:37 PM	#3
Eggplant-EX Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pacific NW/Federal Way Age: 52 Posts: 5,646	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....

06-24-2005, 7:40 PM	#4
GreenMonster Mega Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Swansea, MA Age: 42 Posts: 32,491	I've got chipmunks (that create burrows), that I've got to so something about soon...

06-24-2005, 7:46 PM	#5
dallison registered pw Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: south central pa Age: 33 Posts: 27,114

06-24-2005, 7:48 PM	#6
Repo1234 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Los Angeles Age: 28 Posts: 4,009	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!

06-24-2005, 8:45 PM	#9
TLBaller Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 4,541

06-24-2005, 9:21 PM	#10
Gpump You want me to break it? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dallas Age: 33 Posts: 2,868	"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.

06-24-2005, 9:39 PM	#12
Eggplant-EX Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pacific NW/Federal Way Age: 52 Posts: 5,646	JUst trust me. Pinesol. It ain't expensive and sure beats the crap out of some of the other ideas...

06-24-2005, 10:08 PM	#13
Ken1997TL Mega Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Everywhere and nowhere Posts: 24,432	Dynamite + 1812 Overture = Dead Gophers (and Golfers) Fire in the hole! :kaboom:

06-24-2005, 10:11 PM	#14
GreenMonster Mega Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Swansea, MA Age: 42 Posts: 32,491

06-24-2005, 10:13 PM	#15
JLatimer Non Acura User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 1,525	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.

06-24-2005, 10:43 PM	#17
Chopsie Love it or pay me Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana, just east of nowhere Age: 26 Posts: 20,998	, wrong yard, was looking for the guy with the white CLS two streets over.

06-24-2005, 11:08 PM	#18
chef chris Homeless Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern DEL-A-Where? Age: 35 Posts: 9,587	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.

06-25-2005, 1:02 AM	#19
KOP_Snake Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 19

06-25-2005, 1:18 AM	#20
AztecRol The Screeching Toyo's Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 41 Posts: 5,964	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!!!

06-25-2005, 2:09 AM	#21
spooky3ce Swift 3 B-A-N-G-E-R Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Salinas, CA ~to~ Yuma, AZ Age: 25 Posts: 4,788	ChuckyCheese trained me in the art of mole hunting... I suggest one of these...

06-25-2005, 6:40 AM	#22
1killercls Old School Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clearwater, Fla. Posts: 34,731