I had never even heard of a vole until a few years ago. We started getting these crazy maze patterns in our yard, so I called someone. They said it was voles. It's strange to go basically 40 years, and hear a rodents name for the first time.
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Normally around our place, voles take over mole tunnels that venture into the garden. Since they're primarily vegans they can really decimate a potato crop. Lost about 40% of my spud crop 3 years ago. They target the biggest ones naturally. Since then I've found a way to control moles and right now today, I don't have a mole on the place. Tomorrow could be a different story.