How to Set Mole Traps
- 1). Find the tunnels used by the moles. Crush all the mole hills you see; if they are repaired, those are the active tunnels.
- 2). Dig carefully into any active tunnels, causing as little damage as possible. Damaged tunnels will scare the moles into digging new ones rather than using the old ones.
- 3). Dig a hole in the bottom of each active tunnel. The hole should be large enough to accommodate your large coffee can or jar.
- 4). Cover the hole at the surface with a piece of cardboard or plywood. For the trap to work, you must keep light out of the tunnel.
- 5). Check the catch-and-release trap every couple of days. When you've caught a mole, you should screw on the lid of the jar or can to keep the mole inside. Then drive the mole outside of town and release it.
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