Mole Catcher

[Tom270]

My sons friend was very much an out doors man and it kept him employed in various ways.
One day we were chatting and he was off to catch moles on a farm.
He said of course the trick is not to catch them all. I replied I thought that was the idea.
No he replied that's the farmers idea.
Catch as many as possible in three quarters of the ground, and let him see them, but leave a corner that lookes like it's been done when it hasn't. Repeat business for next year.

 

[Cyres]

Astute young man
D

 

[Nickb]

My sons friend was very much an out doors man and it kept him employed in various ways.
One day we were chatting and he was off to catch moles on a farm.
He said of course the trick is not to catch them all. I replied I thought that was the idea.
No he replied that's the farmers idea.
Catch as many as possible in three quarters of the ground, and let him see them, but leave a corner that lookes like it's been done when it hasn't. Repeat business for next year.

Yep do too good a job and no future work.

 

[Mungo]

Isn’t this why they famously had an escalating bounty on coypu in the fens - so it was going to be worth more to someone to keep trying to get the last one?

Does also raise the question about the end game with contracted deer control in Scotland…

 

[Flash G 74]

Hello, Is his name Jasper ??

 

[Tom270]

Hello, Is his name Jasper ??

Sorry no,

 

[shakey jake]

**** poor attitude, doesnt matter how hard you try some will survive, but to delibertly leave some is nothing more than con man tactics.
Doing a good job will lead to more work than catching people

 

[Freeforester]

Nobody will ever receive the King’s medal for killing the last mole - or deer - come to that.

 

[BenBhoy]

Not sure how astute he'll feel when farmer realises & finds someone more honest.

 

[shakey jake]

No one would applaud a mechanic that fixed most of the issues with your car so you eould come back soon.

 

[BenBhoy]

And I can imagine the outcry on here if it was a "nomadic caravan dweller" being intentionally deceptive to a customer.

 

[countrryboy]

Shakey is spot on.
It is very rare to really wipe them out, on most farms u wont.
If hes new to it he wants to be hitting them as hard as possible.

Always some heavy cover woods, rough ground or even nieghboring farm they will move in from.
Tjink or look next time ur stalking/beating will be mole hills right throu woods if some day light or on the rides.
The exception is if the farm is just fields and fences, no hedges, ditches no rough ground..

But it will depend on the general area, some areas naturally have a lot of moles and some have almost none.
There is a few areas near me, say 5-20 farm size simply dont have moles and never had and no moke catching.
Yet a few miles away loads again as usual.

 

[BryanDC]

Astute young man
D

I think you mean dishonest young man.
Maybe the farmer will read this and put two and two together. Can't be that many mole catchers in Derbyshire

 

[old keeper]

It's extremely hard to rid an area of almost any form of wildlife completely—especially moles, rabbits and foxes. Any "professional" who is employed to deal with vermin problems should endeavour to remove as many of the particular species as possible.

 

[Camdig]

The fella probably has a bit to learn, firstly loose lips sink ships and secondly honesty is always the best policy, if he is charging by the mole then at least he isn't financially ripping the customer off.