Soft Ground is Good for Hunting

So far this season, I've killed 31 moles in my yard! That's a lot of moles, and a lot of lawn damage averted. Now that fall is here, it's time to plant a few trees.

As you can see in this picture, I have quite a bit of land. That simply means I'll always have moles. Unless you live in the inner city, it's likely that you have a lot of moles in your area, too, because moles don't pay attention to property lines. Instead of paying someone else, you might as well learn to trap them yourself, because they'll never be gone for long.

Now that it's fall, it's raining more often and the ground is softening up. That makes mole trapping a lot easier. In general, I like trapping in the spring and fall. In the summer, the ground is hard due to drought, and in the winter, the ground is frozen.

I have a few moles who have moved in recently. They won't last long. I've killed two in the past week, and I suspect I'll kill the others before I pack up my supplies mid-November. I'll probably end the season with 35 kills. A professional mole trapper would charge a fortune for that!