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P.S. Vole set: scrape away enough dirt on one side and close (about 1") to the "vole hole". This will recess the trap level with the surrounding surface. Set trigger and place into recess with the drop pan facing the hole. Do not bait the trap. Place objects (rocks, bricks, wood, etc.) on other three sides of the hole. You want to make it easer for the vole to go over the trap rather than around it.
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excellent advice. i have trapped moles and voles by placing a mouse trap directly in front of the hole but i always check the direction of the tunnel coming out of the hole to be sure the sob will walk right into the trap.
good comment on no baiting the trap, the point is for it to blunder into the trap, moles and voles probably won't eat anything you'd use for bait.
i also cover the mouse trap with a pail because when i started to do this i trapped 2 small birds that stepped on the trap by accident! i felt terrible about that.
tom