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Wire Tek 1001 EasySet Mole Eliminator Trap | 
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| Brand: Wire Tek
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $36.99
New (3) from $36.99
Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 5282
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 4 x 5 x 6
MPN: 2951001
Model: 1001
UPC: 633856010017
EAN: 0633856010017
ASIN: B000SDKGC6
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | Takes the guesswork out of trapping and eliminating moles from your lawn, yard and garden | | • | Eliminates the use poisons or chemicals and is effective on all species of moles worldwide | | • | The only mole trapping device that can be set into the mole tunnel without any digging | | • | Effective and safe to use | | • | Accepted for use in organic farms, ranches and nurseries |
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Product Description
The "Easy-Set" Mole Mole Eliminator is an amazing mole trap that eliminates pesky moles from lawns and gardens. This mole trap has proven its worth in lawns, gardens and golf courses all over the U.S.A.
What makes this a better trap?
This is the easyest trap to set on the market today. Just use your foot and step down. Jaws are opened and the trap is set underground. No fussing with setting triggeers and harpoons and risking injury to fingers
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 I got my lawn back, finally!!!!! June 10, 2008
Tony P. Trus (Brentwood, TN)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Normally I don't waste my time writing reviews since others have far more time on their hands. This little miracle gadget deserves a great deal of praise.
I bought two of these items with the hope that doubling down on the traps would mean faster eradication but little did I know that my mole problem would be solved in 4 days time. On day 1, I set out both traps randomly in different areas of the yard. About 4 hours later I caught my first one and wasn't sure if it was beginners luck or if the trap was just that good. I emptied the trap out (very easy) and reset it elsewhere in the yard and went back inside. Before bed, I went outside just out of curiosity to see if I got a 2nd one but no such luck. The disappointment of two kills in such a short amount of time would not last long because when I woke up the following morning, I had caught another mole!
I reset the traps and left them in the yard but for the next 3 days I didn't catch a thing. Perhaps this was because there wasn't any new mole tunnels that emerged (I stomped down all the mole tunnels after the first two so I would know where new moles were burrowing). On day 4, I noticed two small tunnels reappear from where I had previously smashed the soil down and immediately I removed the two traps and placed them near to eachother in the new section where I knew a mole to be. 6 hours later I am about to get into my car to get my son from day care and I noticed that one of the traps popped up and was ecstatic. The mole must have literally just set the trap off because when I pulled it out of the ground, the mole was still squirming. I immediately got a shovel and put it out of its misery but needless to say the trap worked.
For those that have the money to throw at this, I suggest getting two of these so you can boobytrap the yard at different sections. It will certainly work fine with one but may take a few more days but the sweet smell of success knowing that there are no more of these critters tearing up your lawn is nothing short of SWEET.
For those that don't already know this:
1) spend $3 on a box of disposable rubber gloves to handle the trap(s). They have great smell and you don't want the oil of your hand on any part of a mole trap or they will avoid it like the plague. If you do touch it, throw it in a big pot and boil it in mild soapy water for 3-4 minutes and the smell will be gone
2) Waiting until late spring/summer means you will have to kill more moles because they give birth around April.
3) In the summertime moles will be much further underground for most of their life. They follow where the grubs and earthworms are and when the top of the soil is dry, they know not to be digging shallowly. If you plan to kill them when its dry out, wait until theres going to be a big storm and the ground gets nice and wet. The moles will come back to the surface and it will be your time to get them
4) Moles are territorial. There may be 3-7 moles in a quarter acre lot but each one of them have their own region of the lawn. Once a mole has claimed a region, it will ignore those "sonic" or "ultrasonic" stakes that they sell at the hardware store because they were there first and will fight if needed to keep their land. Once a mole is gone, the stakes may be helpful to keep new moles looking for territory away.
5) Mole sprays actually do work well on existing mole infestations and are a more humane way of dealing with them. They work by changing the flavor of the insects in the ground via active ingredients like "castor oil" and "capsicum". These ingredients give the insects a spicy putrid flavor which encourages a mole to search for food in another lawn. If you use this spray, you likely may turn your mole problem into your neighbor's mole problem!
One final note:
For the folks that read the review of the one user who claimed that he/she caught nothing with it and then switched to the Macabee trap and has been successful, keep in mind that this logic really doesn't make much sense. The Macabee trap is nothing short of AWESOME but it is for GOPHERS and really not ideal for moles. They are also a total pain in the rear to set up and require staking to the ground via a chain so the gopher doesn't run off with the trap. The point is, if you are going after MOLES, this is the device you want!
2 for 2 October 29, 2008
DavidG (Michigan)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Four years ago I started to have a mole problem. I tried the Victor Plunger type and the Victor "out of site". I had little success with either. The plunger type was sprung quite often but only chalked up on kill. Then next year I tried the "out of site" because my children were now waking around the yard and I didn't want them messing with the traps. To be honest I gave up on the Victor "out of site" rather quickly because I found it difficult to set and check. I let them take over the next two years but I did manage one kill with a shovel.
This summer my neighbors had their lawn re sodded and the varmints immediately started tearing it up. Critter Control showed up an set up these easy-set's which I had never seen before. They caught quite a few but the neighbors decided they didn't want to pay the $80 a kill any more.
I found these traps on Amazon and order 2. As claimed they are very easy to set. First kill was within 5 hours of arrival. I let them set a few day and but no more releases so I pulled them and stomped down all the trails in my yard. A few days later I saw some activity so I set both of them again. I looked out the window a hour later and one was sprung. I figured it was a false release but to my surprise I had another one.
I've had no false releases with these traps. Follow the instructions. If you don't get something in 24 hours move them. Set them wherever you see activity. Don't just leave them in some old run. Good Luck.
Great purchase November 12, 2007
H. Maugans (Tennessee)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, I can't say enough about the effectiveness of this trap. In one day I caught a mole that I had been after for a month. I was beginning to get very frustrated with all the damage to my yard. This trap is a great design and built very rugged for years of service.
Second, the process from order to timely delivery was great. Thanks!
Best Mole trap ever September 10, 2008
Donald P. Pehta (Minneapolis, MN)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have tried all the different traps out there, plus the smoke bombs and chewing gum and everything else anyone mentioned, but I finally found the cure. This mole trap WORKS!! 4 in the first week, now I am de-moling the neighbors' yards. Got a problem? Have Trap, Will Travel...
Easy to set! September 14, 2008
T. Palmer (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Really easy to set--worth the price for that reason alone! We will never go back to the old style of mole trap again... This one can be set without fear of crushing your fingers.
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