Moles
Mole trap information including setting and placement instructions. Learn how to trap moles
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Unhook rear winder from upright portion of trap body at point “A”, as shown in the first figure. Note that traps are shipped in unhooked position.
Unhook rear winder from upright portion of trap body at point “A”, as shown in the first figure. Note that traps are shipped in unhooked position. 2.Open front tines of trap, and hook left tine “B” under the small nub on the front end of trip wire at point “C”, as shown. Only the short nub goes over the tine—do not attempt to force the long length of the trip wire over the tine, as damage may result.
Open front tines of trap, and hook left tine “B” under the small nub on the front end of trip wire at point “C”, as shown. Only the short nub goes over the tine—do not attempt to force the long length of the trip wire over the tine, as damage may result. 3.Place distant end of trip wire under the inverted U-shaped hook on the left side of wire trip pan at point “D”.
Place distant end of trip wire under the inverted U-shaped hook on the left side of wire trip pan at point “D”. 4.Now the trap is in the set position, and ready to be tensioned with a turn of the winder. Holding down the wire pan with the trip wire hooked in place(as shown in second figure), and keeping your hands and fingers clear of the front tines of the trap, give the winder one full turn under tension, and hook the handle of the winder onto the upright portion of the trap body at point “A”. Winding the spring does take some strength in the fingers, but with the right finger positioning as demonstrated in the second figure, it’s easy. Start with thumb underneath the spring coils, as shown, and wind spring with index finger. Again, DO NOT allow winder to slip from your fingers while it is under tension. Do not turn winder more than one full turn under tension, or damage to the spring will occur. No not turn winder in the wrond direction, or damage to the spring may occur.
Now the trap is in the set position, and ready to be tensioned with a turn of the winder. Holding down the wire pan with the trip wire hooked in place(as shown in second figure), and keeping your hands and fingers clear of the front tines of the trap, give the winder one full turn under tension, and hook the handle of the winder onto the upright portion of the trap body at point “A”. Winding the spring does take some strength in the fingers, but with the right finger positioning as demonstrated in the second figure, it’s easy. Start with thumb underneath the spring coils, as shown, and wind spring with index finger. Again, DO NOT allow winder to slip from your fingers while it is under tension. Do not turn winder more than one full turn under tension, or damage to the spring will occur. No not turn winder in the wrond direction, or damage to the spring may occur. Note: A small nylon string or cable should be attached to the trap just behind the spring as shown in second photo, so trap can be staked down to prevent loss due to moles pulling trap into tunnel or scavengers digging up trap and carrying off dead mole with trap attached. It’s easier to attach the string with the spring in the un-tensioned position.
Setting The Trapline Mole Trap
With a bit of practice and an understanding of the function of the trap, setting The Trapline Mole Trap is quick and easy. The trap is more powerful than it may appear from it’s small size, and it is capable of injuring hands or fingers, so wear work or gardening gloves and do not place hands or fingers between tines of set trap at any time. Do not allow winder to slip from your fingers while it’s under tension, as it will whip around and hit your fingers with considerable force. Do not set trap with wet or slippery fingers.
Mole and Gopher Traps--Setting and Trap Placement Instructions
Placement of Trapline Mole Traps
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Placement of the set trap in the mole runs is pretty straight forward. Dig open a 4 or 5 inch section of tunnel, and push the set trap into the tunnel, tines upwards as shown in the photos below. When placing the trap into tunnel, hold the trap by the winder spring handle with thumb and index finger, and keep some pressure on the back of the wire trigger pan with index finger(as shown in first photo), to prevent the trap from firing as you slide it into the mole run. The trap is a pretty tight fit in the runs, but don’t enlarge the runs to accommodate the trap, just force the trap in while holding that trigger pan forwards to prevent firing. Most of your push is going to be on the back of the wire trigger pan, but don’t worry about pushing the trigger pan too far forwards, as it will pop back into correct position on it’s own just from the pressure of the trap.
Slide the traps in to the run far enough that the pan and usually part or all of the winder spring are inside the run. Once you have the trap in far enough, bed the trap slightly into the soil by putting a little downwards and forwards pressure on the winder handle, just where it hooks onto the body of the trap(point “A” on first photo on setting instruction sheet). This downwards and forwards pressure will drive the tines of the trap slightly down into the soil, which is what you want. Do not bed the trap by pushing straight down on the winder spring, as that tends to rock the front end of the trap up into the air, which may block the moles path into the trap. It’s a tight fit, and it takes a little practice to be able to place these into the tiny mole runs efficiently, but once you get it down it becomes a quick and easy process.
Be careful not to get soil on the end of the trip wire where it hooks under the little inverted “U” shaped hook on the pan, or trigger sensitivity will be significantly reduced.
After placing trap in run, fill in behind traps with a couple of dirt clods and loose soil to prevent light from entering end of tunnel, and you’re done.
