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Hilltop123:
They amaze me , because there is no dirt. One of the mysteries of nature.

Ridgeratt:
They will haul dirt and fill a bucket turned upside down. Or anything else.

Loup Loup:
Vole.
Easy to catch. Set a mouse trap in front of hole. No bait on trap. Get the trap with the yellow treadle, not the copper one. Attach a string to your trap so a cat or other varment doesn’t drag off your trap.

Okanagan:

--- Quote from: Loup Loup on May 27, 2025, 08:22:55 PM ---Vole.
Easy to catch. Set a mouse trap in front of hole. No bait on trap. Get the trap with the yellow treadle, not the copper one. Attach a string to your trap so a cat or other varment doesn’t drag off your trap.

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I need you to come show me how.  :dunno: I am death on moles and totally eliminate them, but I have NEVER been able to trap a vole no matter which of the internet devices and advice I have used.  Poison is the only thing that has worked for me, and I am assuming it kills voles because they devour the poison but I never have found a dead one. 

I get a kick out of the way voles fill a mole trap with dirt without setting it off. 

Loup Loup:
I left a couple small tweaks to the system out. As I figure everyone profits by slowing down, getting humbled by a rodent with a brain the size of a bb. Until they start paying attention and let the rodent show them how to catch them. Not all skills are instant gratification.
That said, I also think there is some confusion between a mole, pocket gopher, and vole. They are all different animals, and work their respective environments in completly different ways. For different pay offs.

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