I caught three voles yesterday during the light of day, and I did not catch any during the night. Moved my Ortho traps and clay pots to some different holes, and going to bait those with some apple. Caught the three with peanut butter baited traps.
Neighbor down the street stopped by, and asked me what I was doing with the upside down clay pots sitting around the garden, and I told them that I was trapping voles. They said they were not going to try and plant again this year because something was eating all the seeds they planted, and that there were holes all over the ground in and around their garden area.
I showed them all the broom stick size holes around my garden, and the technique I was using to trap them, and where to get the Ortho traps the cheapest which is Home Depot. They thanked me numerous times, and said they might have a garden after all this year.
I garden to can and freeze various vegetables to supplement my income, but voles were putting a big dent in my plans.
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