How I do voles....

[Lycanthrope]

Find trail and set trap... Use wood or another object to make a tunnel they must run through.


These plastic traps are great, super easy to set, light triggers and weather resistant, more than the old style wooden ones. Just set this 'trap line' yesterday and got 3 already. 50 more and I can make a vole fur hat!

 

[Jigaman]

volestyle?

 

[arrowdem]

thats what i call a volbeat down hahahahahahaha!

 

[martinslanding]

Lycanthrope a warrior?

 

[johnr]

I am guessing he eats them, or turns them into some sort of medicine.

 

[JayKay]

I caught three (a buck and two does) earlier this summer, but either they've gotten more wiley, or I got 'em all.. none for the past month or so.

 

[Motor Mouse]

Or adopt one of those feral cats everyone loves to hate. Voles move out within weeks. And you might save a cat and a pheasant or two!

 

[Lycanthrope]

I caught three (a buck and two does) earlier this summer, but either they've gotten more wiley, or I got 'em all.. none for the past month or so.

I often think the same thing, dont notice any for a month or two, then I start noticing trails again. I trap them a few times a year. Lately Im more concerned about rabbits, those suckers are sneaky once they get a little educated. The yearlings arent too hard to eliminate tho.

 

[JayKay]

I often think the same thing, dont notice any for a month or two, then I start noticing trails again. I trap them a few times a year. Lately Im more concerned about rabbits, those suckers are sneaky once they get a little educated. The yearlings arent too hard to eliminate tho.

This spring, as the snow melted, I was astonished. The voles had been very busy in my yard. I'm hearing that the ground never froze, or didn't freeze hard enough, or various other things. First time that I've ever had this level of mess.

Last fall I trapped a couple of them while it was still nice out. I was surprised that they were that easy to get. I actually just laid a chunk of 2X4 (maybe 6 ft) across an area where they were making trails. They ran to the piece of lumber, then along it, and right into my little clutches.

Anyhow, I got two last fall, and was pretty much spraining my elbow - patting myself on the back. Fast-forward to spring, and I obviously just pissed them off.

One of the "does" I caught was fat. I'd guess I eliminated more than one animal with that one.

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This spring, as the snow melted, I was astonished. The voles had been very busy in my yard. I'm hearing that the ground never froze, or didn't freeze hard enough, or various other things. First time that I've ever had this level of mess.

Last fall I trapped a couple of them while it was still nice out. I was surprised that they were that easy to get. I actually just laid a chunk of 2X4 (maybe 6 ft) across an area where they were making trails. They ran to the piece of lumber, then along it, and right into my little clutches.

Anyhow, I got two last fall, and was pretty much spraining my elbow - patting myself on the back. Fast-forward to spring, and I obviously just pissed them off.

One of the "does" I caught was fat. I'd guess I eliminated more than one animal with that one.

Also, for some dumb reason, they are attracted to peanut butter - FYI

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What did they score B&C?

I never checked. Only kept the backstraps - the rest went to the coyotes I guess.

 

[WormWiggler]

Live trap them, lucrative market with the queers for felching

 

[guywhofishes]

I caught three (a buck and two does) earlier this summer, but either they've gotten more wiley, or I got 'em all.. none for the past month or so.

Ever grunted one in? I bet that would be exciting. Might try that next year.

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Live trap them, lucrative market with the queers for felching

please don't say that ever again

 

[LBrandt]

Ever grunted one in? I bet that would be exciting. Might try that next year.

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please don't say that ever again

Had to google felching and your right GWF, to much info.

 

[JayKay]

Had to google felching and your right GWF, to much info.

Haha, never.. EVER... . . . google something from this site if you don't understand it. Just walk away, knowing you're better off not knowing... Or rather, never google it from a work-computer..

 

[Obi-Wan]

My wife has three autonomous gopher traps that are capable of sensing their environment and navigating without human input.

 

[Lycanthrope]

My wife has three autonomous gopher traps that are capable of sensing their environment and navigating without human input.

ve considered going this route. Just not sure how these traps would handle February in ND. Not having a furry gopher/mouse/vole trap in my house in the winter...
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[gst]

I am guessing he eats them, or turns them into some sort of medicine.

Likely pretty good with honey and vanilla

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Live trap them, lucrative market with the queers for felching

The fact you know this says a bit...........

 

[KDM]

Mowing the lawn real short late in the fall has all but eliminated the voles out here. If they don't have the grasses to eat through the winter, they die or move on. Summer is another story though. My chickens flush'em out or drive'em under something when they get into the yard and Herc really enjoys finishing the job. My bane is cottontails or I should say Garden Vandals!!!!!!!!

 

[Motor Mouse]

Seriously cats do a number on voles and moles. They do catch and kill them, ours will devour even fight over mice but won't eat a mole, will eat a vole but don't seem to care for them much either. Anyway my therory is that it is more the cat urine that drives away the voles away more so than how many they catch. I would sell you some cat urine but that could be a challenge to collect.

 

[JayKay]

Seriously cats do a number on voles and moles. They do catch and kill them, ours will devour even fight over mice but won't eat a mole, will eat a vole but don't seem to care for them much either. Anyway my therory is that it is more the cat urine that drives away the voles away more so than how many they catch. I would sell you some cat urine but that could be a challenge to collect.

Probably could trade you for a Super Valu bag full of curly hair...

 

[johnr]

Voles are an angry, yet sensitive critter. They will fight you for a blade of grass, and yet give you a wink while they roost about their merry way.
The best method is to beat them at their own game, but they are rarely up for hangman.