Putange mole trap : Voted Best Mole Trap of 2025

The Putange mole trap was voted the best mole trap of 2024. It has been at the top of the game for several years now. Unlike chemical or electric mole traps, it works mechanically.

It doesn’t pollute your soil, it’s inexpensive, it doesn’t require any special energy, and it works incredibly well against moles.

1.Does the Putange mole trap kill?

The Putange mole trap isn’t a trap that catches moles alive.

Many people tend to start with live traps or try to get rid of moles with techniques of varying effectiveness.

And all too often, the moles return to their garden within a few days or months.

The radical solution is to kill the mole, but to do so instantly so that it doesn’t suffer. The goal isn’t to make the animal suffer, but rather to reclaim your garden as it was before.

Advantages of the mole Putange trap

This mole trap is both the most effective and the simplest to use.

It’s a clamp that you set and push into the mole’s tunnel. The clamp stays open thanks to a trigger that’s located between its two jaws.

When a mole returns to the tunnel, it moves forward with its paws, and its head triggers the trap.

At that moment, the Putange trap snaps shut instantly, and the mole dies.

This trap can be used indefinitely, which is a major advantage you don’t have with poisons, for example, where you have to buy more every time.

The Putange trap also doesn’t require any bait; you simply place it in the tunnel.

Another advantage of this formidable mole trap is that it doesn’t require a power source, such as a battery or solar energy. The trap is mechanical and self-sufficient, meaning it can operate in any environment.

And finally, its price is very low—another clear advantage.

You can find these traps at big-box stores, but be aware that moles have a keen sense of smell; they can detect earthworms several centimeters underground.

We regularly hunt moles, and we sell “aged” traps that have lost the metallic smell of the ones you’ll find in big-box stores.

They work much better. If you’re interested in this trap, don’t be fooled by large retailers; we sell them right here on this page:

2.Setting the mole trap

Setting the Putange mole trap is very easy.

When you buy the trap, you get:

• On one side, the trap and its trigger
• On the other, a metal piece used to open it (often called the Putange clamp)

You just slide the Putange clamp between the trap’s jaws and turn it to open them.

Once the mole trap is open, slide the trigger—also known as a tent or releaser—between the two jaws.

This small square acts as the trigger for the trap.

It prevents the two jaws of the mole trap from snapping shut.

As the mole passes through its tunnel, it will knock the trigger down, causing the trap to close on it.

It’s extremely effective, so don’t try it with your fingers.

The Putange trap is both inexpensive and indefinitely reusable.

It’s a good idea to buy several, a dozen for example; if you have a lot of moles, it’s best to be prepared.

Even a single mole can require more than 5 traps to be stopped. If it has dug many different tunnels, a single Putange trap won’t be enough, as the mole will just use the other tunnels.

If you place traps in all of its tunnels, the mole won’t be able to avoid them, and you’ll finally be able to clear your yard of them for good.

3.Technique for placing the Putange trap in the molehill

Using a mole trap is simple.

Especially if you’re using the Putange trap, which is one of the most effective mole traps.

What’s harder, though, is knowing where to place the trap and how to do it correctly. But we’ve created a complete and free guide on our sit e, which you can find here:

Mole Trapping Guide

The idea is to look at the molehills on your property and identify the clearly visible paths.

Often, the molehills form lines, going in a logical direction.

Find the main runs, and dig above a molehill located on one of them.

You’ll almost certainly see an entrance and an exit at the bottom of the hole.

Then, push a trap into each side.

Sometimes, when you dig into a molehill, you’ll find there are 3 holes; in that case, you’ll need to trap all three.

Do this in all the molehills that are on the mole’s main runs.

The Putange trap is thin and slides into the tunnels very well, you’ll see; don’t hesitate to push them in properly.

Once that’s done, put a stake in the loop at the end of the trap so you can find it more easily when you return.

Based on my extensive experience with clients, it’s common to lose traps in the beginning. But thanks to the stakes, that’s no longer a problem for me.

4.Tips for catching moles quickly

If I have one piece of advice for getting rid of moles with this trap, it’s to practice—you don’t always get the hang of it right away.

When you place the traps, cover the hole with a slate, then cover the slate with the soil you removed.

If the mole sees or feels air or light in its tunnel, it will leave and use another tunnel. This is a very important detail to remember!

I sell very comprehensive training and personal coaching to teach you how to get rid of moles for good. Feel free to check them out.

I wish you the best of luck; I know what it’s like to have a garden ruined by moles.

Go check out the resources on my site; you’ll find simple solutions that will cost you far less than hiring a professional mole catcher.