Stainless steel putanges traps

[greencurly]

A number of years ago I purchased some all stainless steel putanges traps. I am now running low due to badgers taking the mole and the trap. I have been trying to track down my old supplier but I've had no luck, he was a Yorkshire man who had retired to
France, he used to catch the moles for people in their holiday homes. Does anybody know where I can still get the all stainless steel versions?

 

[deerstalker.308]

Loads come up in google in the U.K.? On a recent trip to France all the ones I saw in agri shops were identical (copper coloured finish) but presume that’s just a coating

 

[20-250]

I too prefer the stainless ones. I know at one time, the uk based brother in law of the bloke who publicised the Putange traps was selling them. If I can find his number, I'll PM it to the OP.

 

[greencurly]

That's the chap 20-250, If you can find his number I'd be very grateful.

 

[20-250]

PM sent.

 

[BRYAN]

PM sent.

Me too please sir.

 

[Cottis]

Are they any better function wise or is it just the lack of rust that is appealing? If I have not done any moling for a while, my putangues need a good wire brushing and then a targeted wet n dry paper application where the triggers contact the inside of the arms to allow for the best sensitivity.

I have never seen or used the stainless ones before but like the last year or so, there is already tons of mole activity round these parts. No idea why there seems to have been such an explosion recently. I have had to dig down to find traps which have been dragged off a little bit by a mole not caught in an immediate fatal way but never had one dug up by another animal. I thought moles were one of the only animals that nothing will eat. I suppose everything has a limit hunger wise and badgers are not exactly picky are they?

 

[76thirty]

I was pretty sure flatpack do stainless ones but it appears they are stainless triggers and the putanges have an “anti corrosion” finis.

Mole Catching Supplies – Mole Catching Traps | Pest Control Products The Flat Pack Mole Traps

I personally use the ones from uk putange supplies, along with their barrel traps had the odd putange loose it’s tension but I use them all year round so if I get one failure a year that’s no worry. https://www.ukputangesupplies.com/putange-trap

 

[76thirty]

Are they any better function wise or is it just the lack of rust that is appealing? If I have not done any moling for a while, my putangues need a good wire brushing and then a targeted wet n dry paper application where the triggers contact the inside of the arms to allow for the best sensitivity.

I have never seen or used the stainless ones before but like the last year or so, there is already tons of mole activity round these parts. No idea why there seems to have been such an explosion recently. I have had to dig down to find traps which have been dragged off a little bit by a mole not caught in an immediate fatal way but never had one dug up by another animal. I thought moles were one of the only animals that nothing will eat. I suppose everything has a limit hunger wise and badgers are not exactly picky are they?

Pretty normal to have a burst of activity around now as the ground gets damp and the moles come up higher chasing food, yes badgers will scoff them but nothing else, I’ve got one farm I have to tether and stake the traps to stop brock stealing them all, first year I could go to the sett and find my traps dumped outside it

 

[Cottis]

Pretty normal to have a burst of activity around now as the ground gets damp and the moles come up higher chasing food, yes badgers will scoff them but nothing else, I’ve got one farm I have to tether and stake the traps to stop brock stealing them all, first year I could go to the sett and find my traps dumped outside it

Yeah agreed on the seasonality but it is just very obvious that there has been a general explosion of them over the last 2-3yrs. Various golf courses close by have seen issues not seen before and even on the farm there are more hills than I have ever seen. Something has changed and I wasn't sure if it was a local thing or something that folk might be seeing nationwide. Or maybe they work in cycles like Perch. The big ones can vanish in still waters and then within a 6-7yr cycle they work their way back up to specimen sizes in good numbers.

I'm not a pro moler, I just do bits here and there to target sensitive areas personal to my interests but I'm curious about these little creatures. They are awesome as well as very destructive.

 

[76thirty]

Yeah agreed on the seasonality but it is just very obvious that there has been a general explosion of them over the last 2-3yrs. Various golf courses close by have seen issues not seen before and even on the farm there are more hills than I have ever seen. Something has changed and I wasn't sure if it was a local thing or something that folk might be seeing nationwide. Or maybe they work in cycles like Perch. The big ones can vanish in still waters and then within a 6-7yr cycle they work their way back up to specimen sizes in good numbers.

I'm not a pro moler, I just do bits here and there to target sensitive areas personal to my interests but I'm curious about these little creatures. They are awesome as well as very destructive.

Ah I get you. Yes I tend to see cycles like that, I have some customers I don’t see for a few years and then all of a sudden they have a big influx one year, they are fascinating things.

 

[20-250]

Are they any better function wise or is it just the lack of rust that is appealing?

The stainless ones are stronger and definitely have a much lower rate of accidental triggering.

 

[BRYAN]

I am just seeing damage again yesterday.
Did anyone find any stainless putanges yet.?
I might try that phone number tomorrow.