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John
Mar 20, 20181 min read
Mid-morning round of golf
I catch moles on a few golf courses. Different trapping methods required to my farm work. I've got to make sure my traps don't get stolen...
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John
Mar 18, 20181 min read
Cold afternoon working
Apart from the wind chill, the Mini Beast from the East did little to hamper my work. We didn't get any snow to speak of and the temp...
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John
Mar 18, 20181 min read
Don't get lost in the fog
You never know what the weather will do on the high hill farms. It can change very suddenly. I always have my phone and charger with me...
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John
Mar 11, 20181 min read
Mole activity under the snow
With the snow gone from up against these stone walls, you can see what this mole had been up to under the snow. No need for a proper roof...
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John
Mar 11, 20181 min read
What do you do on Sundays
45 miles from home, mole catching with views like this. What a way to spend a day.
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John
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Kike Mole Dog
Kike, not her clean usual self. But with the ground still so wet, it's to be expected. She doesn't care a bit and by the look of those...
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John
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Very wet afternoon trapping
After a very warm (13 degrees) and dry morning, the afternoon turned wet, very wet. There's nothing worse than digging trap sites and...
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John
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Doing my bit for the Environment
I don't do any mole work for the Environment Agency, but lots of my farms have these large flood defence banks to stop the land from...
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John
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Mole Burial Pit
Not every farm wants their dead moles on the yard. I've just emptied my traps on a farm that has diversified into a 80 horse livery and...
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John
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Another 36
Early finish today, just removed last lot of traps from this farm
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John
Mar 7, 20181 min read
What's your workplace view like?
One of the perks of being a farm mole catcher, I'm never bored with the same view looking out of my office window
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John
Mar 5, 20181 min read
Decent overnight catch
65 traps set yesterday afternoon and 44 moles removed from traps this morning. Nearly 3/4 of them are males, so I'm hoping that I can get...
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Back to normal
The snow and ice has gone, the ground is thawing out and it's not raining. Happy days
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
The Beast from the East
This is what Kike thought of the weather. Even my hand wipes in the back of the truck froze solid
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Spring Moles
Took these two guys and a lady out from a garden next to the farm I was currently working on. On the Fylde Coast we missed most of the...
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Average catch for worsening weather
The ground is starting to freeze a little deeper each night with the continuing sub-zero temperatures. Provided I can still get my traps...
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
What cold snap
Despite the imminent arrival of The Beast from the East, I recorded 20.5 degrees C at 2.50pm. I was well sheltered from the wind on this...
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Inside a mole fortress
The nest chamber is the round dark chamber in the middle of the picture. It is only just below the surface of the field, but is well...
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John
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Big Mole Fortress
The wet winter we have had has forced many more moles than normal to build these large mole nests.
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John
Feb 22, 20181 min read
Definitely breeding season
Caught a few large males on this farm before I left, the males are certainly ready for the females. It's a crazy time of year to catch...
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