Moles are taking over
 

Other than watching the mounds move with shotgun or shovel in hand, any way to actually make them leave?

Same here except I may have groundhogs also. I know that the repellent hose end sprays work but you need to be religious about it until they get sick and tired of the stuff and never come back.

Just get a daschund. The trenches may get bigger for a short time but the critters will be gone in short order. The daschund will think it is great fun!

Dog was first thing I thought of, my in laws never see anything but the occasional dead one on the front porch, gift from the dog.

You may have grubs, a favorite food for them. When I had them a few years ago I treated for grubs and the moles disappeared.

Bernie

big difference between a mole and a ground hog.

Moles = get chickens, they like moles, it tastes like, well, CHIKEN!!!!!

Groundhogs = small arms or a Terrier, they think it tastes like chicken

Our chickens have taken care of the mole, mouse, rat issue. We are about 10 acres free of pesky rodents. If I could only get the chickens to range over a larger area. They also clear out ticks, fleas, flies, and other pesky varmints. Drawback is they are not litter trained. You will find where they have been.

I have 5 acres, ~1 acre of nice lawn around our house.

These things are the best!

Amazon.com: Victor 0631 Out of Sight Mole Trap: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Jack Russell terrier = End of problem.

Plant daffodils, Allium giganteum, Mexican marigold, and spurge (mole plant).
And treat your ground for beetle and grub infestation.

+1...

Jack Russell +1
My JR brings me gifts all the time to show me what she caught....you just never know whats she's going to bring back....she LOVES cats. luckily I've been able to keep her from killing any that I know of.
If anything moves within 50ft of that dog its dead.

Mole traps work pretty good. Nice to find the little b@stards with the trap jammed through their lifeless little bodies. Not that I had a problem with them killing my plants and ruining my yard:mad:

I have two dachshunds, neither of which enjoy going into holes but they do get a kick out of chasing rabbits and the like. I'd suggest smoking the moles out and flooding the holes.

My 65 year old neighbor backed his old F150 into the yard and ran a shop vac hose from the exhaust pipe down into the mole hole. He then proceeded to set the truck on fast idle for about 15 minutes. Said he was going to smoke 'em out.

Entertaining for me to watch anyway.

How old an F150? You need a carbed version to kill them with Carbon Monoxide

Oh, and it could be worse. Those could be fire-ant mounds...

Kitties got 4-5 of 'em the last 2 years. Buggers are still around the area.

Did it work?

Safer than the propane/match trick I guess.

I thought you killed moles with a large, soft-sided hammer?

No moles but I have been invaded by Pocket Gophers. The poison I got to control them with also claims to be effective on moles. Seems to work if you can get it into an active tunnel. Bought it at my local feed and seed.

I bought the poison as well to put at the entrance of a breathing hole.
Only used it once.
Only problem is domestic critters might like the same stuff.

YouTube - Rodenator Pro, bunker buster

I WISH that this was a problem of mine!SmileWavy

try a large python

Watch the last ~20 minutes of Caddyshack.

There's a mixture of stuff, something like coffee grounds, Tabasco, pepper and some other good stuff, mix it all up and pour it on the runs. It does drive them away. I can get the recipe if anyone wants to try.

But then how would one rid himself of the large python?

either a good sized cayman or a small croc would do it

Transistor radio with hard rock music in the hole will drive them away.

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I put it pretty deep in the tunnel. My dogs haven't paid it any attention.