my mouser is a moler

red · Post: # 70039Post **red** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:21 pm

my cat has presented us with two huge dead moles. I had no idea they got that big - we are talking about 6 inches from nose to tail - nice looking things so a bit of a shame.. on the other hand, maybe we wont have so many molehills in the fields?

Wombat · Post: # 70047Post **Wombat** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:40 pm

More death and destruction......*sigh* ..................ah well into the pot!

Nev

ina · Post: # 70067Post **ina** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:22 am

I'm sure you could hire out your moler for lots of money - they are a blimming plague in some places!

Just been thinking about this - why are the moles in places where your cat can get at them? Are you in an area that's been affected by floods? My cat used to catch mice and rabbits by the dozen (or hundred - stopped counting pretty soon!), but never came home with a mole...

Or is your cat a secret digger?

red · Post: # 70116Post **red** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:16 pm

no - we are not in flooded area here - too high up.

dunno how he is catching them - but it's definitely Ebb who is catching them - left one in his food bowl! he is a fantastic hunter (

)
can only imagine he waited until they were near the surface?

will consider charging out for his services

we have some massive molehills in the sheep field though - not sure his work is done here yet...

Millymollymandy · Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:46 am

My fat lazy cat who rarely goes outside left a dead rat on the living room rug this morning! He's also caught a few moles too. Amazing really considering he spends 99.9% of his time indoors.

Stonehead · Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:22 am

Wombat wrote:More death and destruction......*sigh* ..................ah well into the pot!

Nev

Yep, stuffed mole! From memory, the recipe involved stuffing the mole with apples, thyme, breadcrumbs, onion and a few other things. Then casseroling it in the oven for a considerable length of time. Never tried it myself!

The same (very old) book had a recipe for mole with hazelnuts, but I can't remember more than that.

red · Post: # 70167Post **red** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:45 pm

I wonder what mole would tast like?
they are er,, canivores .. and dont carnivores generally taste bad?

their fur was lovely! if i knew anything about tanning i might have kept them...

Stonehead · Post: # 70178Post **Stonehead** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:39 pm

red wrote:I wonder what mole would tast like?
they are er,, canivores .. and dont carnivores generally taste bad?

their fur was lovely! if i knew anything about tanning i might have kept them...

Well, crocodile isn't bad, and snake can be quite tasty. Dog is eaten in some places, of course. And I read recently that someone in Australia has been serving up feral cat stew. Having shot a few feral cats, I wouldn't advise eating one as they are generally covered in fleas and ticks, and are probably rife with worms as well.

And as you say, moleskin does make a very fine leather. There's an article in The Field about making a moleskin waistcoat.

red · Post: # 70180Post **red** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:17 pm

cool - just need to pursuade Ebb the cat to kill another.. say... 50, and i should have enough for a waistcoat!

Thomzo · Post: # 70197Post **Thomzo** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:09 pm

Well my cat seems to have another new weapon in her armoury. I picked up her basket on Saturday and underneath it was a squashed flat mouse

She's already managed to drown one mouse but to pick up her basket and drop it ontop of a mouse to squash it is quite some feat!

I am also discovering just how difficult it is to type with her head resting on my hands. It's a good job I can touch type as I can't see the keyboard for fur

Millymollymandy · Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:17 pm

Cats - dontcha just love em! I'm still wearing my dressing gown which had been eaten by the mouse who got away from the fat lazy cat last year and decided to die in my laundry basket (after finding out that towelling dressing gown is not very nutritious).

Thomzo · Post: # 70235Post **Thomzo** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:41 pm

Millymollymandy wrote:Cats - dontcha just love em! I'm still wearing my dressing gown which had been eaten by the mouse who got away from the fat lazy cat last year and decided to die in my laundry basket (after finding out that towelling dressing gown is not very nutritious).