Bought the Molecat at the advice from a friend who used two of them successfully.
Other friends had tried pretty much everything. Snap traps, bait, dead animals in the burrows, coffee grounds, onions, etc., with little success, especially compared to the effort.
The Molecat works. I didn't have many moles, but it only takes one to make the yard a mess, so much so that mowing ruined the blades if I didn't go out with a shovel and remove a full wheelbarrow load of mole mounds each time.
After the first two molecat discharges, I was mole-free for MONTHS. And when they do come back, I can see their mounds advancing from the forest that borders my lawn, and as soon as they hit the grass, I set the Molecat. When I see the scent-proof bag is blown to smithereens, I get a very nice sense of accomplishment. I didn't just slow them down, I eliminated them. I don't particularly relish killing things, however in the case of moles, if you don't eliminate them, they WILL be back.
I have seen that others have had bad luck with the molecat. It can be tricky to get moles. They aren't particularly wily, they just have particular habits. If you have multiple new mounds (old mounds may not be active), uncover a couple of them with a trowel you haven't got your scent all over. Use a recently fallen stick (again, don't contaminate the probe end with your hands) to find the tunnel, and open them up to airflow, always being VERY careful to keep from handling anything that gets near the hole. Leave them for a few hours/overnight, any that are plugged after you know are active. Sometimes they will be plugged within minutes. Re-open that/those holes, and insert the molecat, always making sure that the "exterior" of the scent free bag is not touched by your hands or body at all. I normally take a bag, and using the front of the molecat, role the bag inside out OVER the molecat, so I am not handling the portion the mole will come in contact with. Make sure when you stake it that the molecat is angled directly into the hole, that it is anchored securely, and that you do NOT plug the hole up with the molecat. Air/water (Rain, dew, whatever) MUST be able to get around the molecat, that movement of air and liquid is how they know a hole is open, and why they will come back to seal it off.
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