"What kind of fool am I?"

[Mgderf]

Not that kind!

I was out iny front yard minutes ago with a potato fork in my hands watching for ground movement from moles.

I saw a shadow approach from behind and turned to find a "kid" (to me, anyone under 45 is a kid") of maybe 20 years old
He stopped and asked if I had an I.D.???

Immediately my Spidey senses went on full alert.
I asked why he wanted to know and he gave me some story about wanting to purchase something from the gas station around the corner but he was " waiting for his I.D. in the mail".
Wanted to know if I would take "his card" and go make a purchase for him.

Guess again moose-face.
My guess is the card he wanted me to use was stolen, or he was not old enough to make said purchase.

 

[wcd]

Not that kind!

I was out iny front yard minutes ago with a potato fork in my hands watching for ground movement from moles.

I saw a shadow approach from behind and turned to find a "kid" (to me, anyone under 45 is a kid") of maybe 20 years old
He stopped and asked if I had an I.D.???

Immediately my Spidey senses went on full alert.
I asked why he wanted to know and he gave me some story about wanting to purchase something from the gas station around the corner but he was " waiting for his I.D. in the mail".
Wanted to know if I would take "his card" and go make a purchase for him.

Guess again moose-face.
My guess is the card he wanted me to use was stolen, or he was not old enough to make said purchase.

Odd

but with regards to your moles have you tried the smoke bombs they sell ?

 

[Mgderf]

Odd

but with regards to your moles have you tried the smoke bombs they sell ?

This is a freshly tilled and newly seeded yard.
It's so soft I guess it's inviting, but I got rid of the broadleaf foliage, which usually gets rid of the grubs that moles eat.

If I were in the country it would be a .22lr instead of the potato fork.

 

[cg21]

I need to look into how to rid myself of moles and voles…… groundhogs I have figured out lol

 

[Mgderf]

I need to look into how to rid myself of moles and voles…… groundhogs I have figured out lol

If you can find a hole,

Procure some Wrigley's chewing Spearmint gum.
Don't know why, but it MUST be Wrigley's, and it MUST be spearmint.
Remove from package and roll gum lengthwise into long "worms".
Insert gum "worms" into hole and forget.

Moles/voles cannot resist spearmint and eyesight is not good.
They will eat the "worm", but cannot digest it and are incapable of regurgitation.
They will die from impacted bowels.

 

[cg21]

If you can find a hole,

Procure some Wrigley's chewing Spearmint gum.
Don't know why, but it MUST be Wrigley's, and it MUST be spearmint.
Remove from package and roll gum lengthwise into long "worms".
Insert gum "worms" into hole and forget.

Moles/voles cannot resist spearmint and eyesight is not good.
They will eat the "worm", but cannot digest it and are incapable of regurgitation.
They will die from impacted bowels.

Brutal.

 

[Mgderf]

Brutal.

Maybe, but effective.

 

[littletommy]

My back yard looks like a WWI battlefield with all the trenches one of our dogs digs. She gets a few every year, but damn, it’s hard to believe how much dirt a 70 lb dog can move!

 

[Cameramonkey]

If you can find a hole,

Procure some Wrigley's chewing Spearmint gum.
Don't know why, but it MUST be Wrigley's, and it MUST be spearmint.
Remove from package and roll gum lengthwise into long "worms".
Insert gum "worms" into hole and forget.

Moles/voles cannot resist spearmint and eyesight is not good.
They will eat the "worm", but cannot digest it and are incapable of regurgitation.
They will die from impacted bowels.

But you have to use gloves. If you use your bare fingers, they may not take it.


And what kind of moron blindsides an old man standing in his yard with a pitchfork? Idiot.

 

[patience0830]

This is a freshly tilled and newly seeded yard.
It's so soft I guess it's inviting, but I got rid of the broadleaf foliage, which usually gets rid of the grubs that moles eat.

If I were in the country it would be a .22lr instead of the potato fork.

Moles eat earthworms as well. Losing the grubs won't run 'em off. I never had time to sit around and watch for them so talpirid worms and traps are my go to.

 

[55fairlane]

Have you considered tri-nitro-toluene? Should fix both problems, rather nicely!!

 

[Mgderf]

And what kind of moron blindsides an old man standing in his yard with a pitchfork? Idiot.

IKR-
Don't know how this thread took a left turn onto mole St.
I was more concerned about the yute wanting me to use "his card" to make a purchase for him because "he didn't have I.D."

Nope, not playing those games.

 

[VostocK]

They will eat the "worm", but cannot digest it and are incapable of regurgitation.
They will die from impacted bowels.

Ive got voles at the far edge of my property. I had never even heard of voles before I bought this place. This sounds crazy enough that it just might work. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks !

 

[patience0830]

Ive got voles at the far edge of my property. I had never even heard of voles before I bought this place. This sounds crazy enough that it just might work. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks !

Voles require a different tactic. More like rat poison

 

[Cameramonkey]

Voles require a different tactic. More like rat poison

This. The “poison peanuts” in the cone shaped container work great for them.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

 

[DragonGunner]

If some kid did that to me, I would of been just standing there laughing my butt off.

 

[Creedmoor]

Have you considered tri-nitro-toluene? Should fix both problems, rather nicely!!

You and my Father would have been friends.

 

[NHT3]

I've had one of these for years and find it deadly.

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