A little learning curve to use but I got 'em

I had a mole in my side yard that was tearing it up. I would sit out everyday and drink my coffee looking at new mounds that had popped up over night. I saw this trap reviewed on Mouse Trap Mondays and thought "That is what I need!!!" I ordered it and was very excited to use it. I took it out to the yard and found what appeared to be a fresh mound and found the tunnel.....It was only about 1/2" below the surface. I tried to put the trap in and it just kept falling over. I propped it up and just could not catch anything. I was pretty bummed after several failed attempts. Fast forward a couple of weeks and I was under my house and found another ole had been tunneling under my pier blocks. This is not good. I found a fresh pile near the side of the house which was much deeper than the other moles. I set the trap and within 30 minutes I had it. I did some reading and found that moles can cover up to 3 acres so I was hopeful they were the same mole. I went in the yard and knocked down all of the mole mounds. Then I waited. About 2 days later a small mound popped up in the original spot. Then I had an idea, drive the spike in deeper so the trap is set lower than the hole but high enough for the mole the still slip through. I did that and propped it up with a couple of brick. 1.5 hours later MOLE!!! This is a big relief to have a good trap. I reluctantly tried poison after my initial failures which also failed. So if you have a mole that is not far below the surface drive the spike in deeper than the hole to give the trap some bite in the dirt. Also, knock all your mounds down to make it easier to locate the fresh active mound when the mole is on the move.

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