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The Organic SuperMarket - Victor 0631 Out of Sight Mole Trap
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List Price: $13.59
Our Price: $13.59
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks
Manufacturer: Victor
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Victor
EAN: 0036348006312
Feature: Features malleable iron jaws for superior strength & durability
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Label: Victor
Manufacturer: Victor
Model: 0631
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Victor
Studio: Victor
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Features
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Features malleable iron jaws for superior strength & durability
Ideal for sandy soil
Fully assembled, sure firing trap
Setting levers are included
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Editorial Reviews:
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Finally you can catch nuisance animals such as moles, that return to your yard and garden on a regular basis. This trap is easy to set up and safe to use.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Trap
Comment: Great Product. Made of strong durable metal. Will last a long time. I had best success by not using the product like explained on the box. I used a shovel or axe to make slit in the ground for the "clamps" to fit into to secure a clean catch when tripped. Before setting the traps walk on top of the raised tunnels to find the most active sites to know where to set the trap. I have killed 5 moles in my yard in the first week. Happy Hunting and Good Luck.
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Summary: The Moles will be safe with this piece of junk
Comment: Don't waste your time buying this piece of junk. The instructions must have been done by a three year old and trap cannot be set as shown. Customer service people do not even repond to my inquiries.
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Summary: Best mole trap but needed a little tweaking
Comment: From my reserch, this is the best mole trap out there. It does work for me but took lots of trial and error to figure out how to set it correctly. I bought two, one worked perfectly, but one had too much powder coat on the trigger pan to release properly. Don't be afraid to use pliers on it to adjust the release/ trigger pan lip to set the release force. And make sure the legs pass each other when released, one leg was slightly bent striking the other on one. What I found works best for Pacific NW moles was to dig the trap hole just barely large enough for the trap. No loose dirt on ends of trap. Clear the mole tunnel of all loose dirt with a spoon and pack the bottom solid so he doesn't dig around in the soft dirt. I used sod to cover the trap with NO dirt back fill in the hole like the instructions say. Once I found a main tunnel to set it in, its deadly!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Victor 0631
Comment: This is an excellent product. I had to play with the sensitivity of the trigger a bit before I used it. Once set, it worked very well. Trapped a couple of moles in 24 hours and problem has gone away now.
I did not like the manufacturer's instructions. I had to find out how to set it myself. Here is what I did:
1. Armed the trapped with the safety clip on.
2. Found a straight area on the mole's runway
3. Flattened a straight part of the runway a couple of inches wider that trap by stepping on it
4. Used a putty knife as wide as the trap jaws and cut two lines perpendicular to the run. I widened the cuts a bit for the jaws to push trough the cut easily
5. I pushed the trap jaws in the cuts until the trigger tip just touched the top part of the grass.
6. Removed the safety clip
You can protect the trap if you are like me and have neighbors with kids and/or dog by covering the trap with a large bucket and a heavy weight on top of it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Caught in 3 days
Comment: I've had at least one mole terrorizing my landscaping for about 8 months now. I initially let him go, since he wasn't actually damaging plants. In time, though, he'd separated enough roots from the soil that I nearly lost several plants, and my 20 ft crabapple was dropping half its leaves in June. Something had to be done. I'd read the reviews here early on, but decided to try some control methods that I could get locally. This trap was not one of those.
I used three of the Victor harpoon-style mole traps, and managed to get them triggered successfully, but the mole escaped. The design is simply flawed--in pushing the harpoon downward, the trap tends to force itself out of the ground. To help prevent this, the trap has very long stakes that need to be driven into the ground... if you have much gravel in your soil, like I do, this is nearly impossible.
Several states' university extensions have tested the relatively new gummy-worm style baits with reasonable success, so I decided to try them. Because my moles "highway" tunnels were right next to my house under plastic, I was able to peel back the plastic and drop them right into the tunnels (the plastic made up the roof of the tunnels). I checked them each day for two days and my mole was actually eating them. I had to leave town for a week, and when I got back there had been no new mole activity, which was not normal for my busy guy. I figure the gummy worms did him in.
Unfortunately, another mole invaded about 2 weeks later--completely different habits, though--this one preferred the lawn over the landscaping beds. I'd ordered these traps the same day I placed the gummy worms, so I set three Out O'Sight traps per the instructions given by other reviewers (NOT THE ONES PROVIDED). In three days I had my new mole.
One additional method of locating active tunnels that I like to use is to poke a stick through the top of an existing tunnel that you suspect might be a "highway". Place a stone over the hole to block out the light. Check under the stone daily--if the hole is filled in, the mole has passed through again. Set your trap there.
Given the choice, I prefer these traps over the baits for two reasons--no poisons in your yard to accidentally get your neighbor's cat, and there's a little mole body to confirm that you actually got him. Just be prepared--the little critters are actually kinda cute.
Familiarize yourself with their habits, follow the instructions given by the others here, and be patient, and you'll have your moles.
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