I love me a dead mouse hunt

[JodyH]

I cannot think of anything I love more than tracing down a dead mouse in the house.
Finally found that stinking bastard behind the dishwasher.
Of course now the water supply line to the dishwasher is leaking and I have to make a hardware store run in the morning.
Maybe I'll rethink my stance on cats in the house.
Nahhh... cat's are worse than dead mice.
Maybe I'll get a ferret instead.

[GJM]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/dogs-sense-of-smell.html


A dog's nose is 10,000 times or more better than your nose.

[StraitR]

I cannot think of anything I love more than tracing down a dead mouse in the house.
Finally found that stinking bastard behind the dishwasher.
Of course now the water supply line to the dishwasher is leaking and I have to make a hardware store run in the morning.
Maybe I'll rethink my stance on cats in the house.
Nahhh... cat's are worse than dead mice.
Maybe I'll get a ferret instead.

If you change your opinion on cats, let me know, I'll mail you one (or two).

I feel the same about cats that you do, so our two are outside only. To their credit, they kill everything that breaths or makes a noise within 500 meters of this house. Now, if they'd only stop chewing up our car antennas and dropping dead things in the pool, I may not hate them so much.

[LittleLebowski]

Ferrets reek and will destroy your house and your furniture.

[JodyH]

A dog's nose is 10,000 times or more better than your nose.
Yea, but I wanna see Rover remove and then reinstall the dishwasher.
Opposable thumbs for the win bitch!

[Joe in PNG]

My cat is awesome. She's an indoor/outdoor model, so all the nasty and smelly stuff stays outside.
She's also smart enough to let me have a peek at any small critter she kills- usually by calling attention to the fact she's got a critter.

[Totem Polar]

http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aGRA9bz_700b.jpg

[DMF13]

Maybe I'll rethink my stance on cats in the house.
Nahhh... cat's are worse than dead mice.
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[WDW]

Get a dachshund...they're very similar to ferrets but excellent at hunting mice. Mine has killed many, many mice over the years.

[LittleLebowski]

Outdoors cats or poison for the mice outside. Poison works great.

[serialsolver]

My first year here on the ranch I spent $800.00 fixin rat and mice damage to the vehicles and that doesn't count what I could fix myself. We now have 8 outside cats and no rodent damage. Cats are valuable members of the team here.


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[Peally]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/dogs-sense-of-smell.html


A dog's nose is 10,000 times or more better than your nose.

Sure, but you need to train it and train it well. Otherwise it's 10,000 times better at detecting poop-----HEY OVER THERE, IS THAT OLD ONION?.........ooOOOoOoOooo a butt used to be here------SQUIRREL!

[Shotgun]

I cannot think of anything I love more than tracing down a dead mouse in the house.
Finally found that stinking bastard behind the dishwasher.
Of course now the water supply line to the dishwasher is leaking and I have to make a hardware store run in the morning.
Maybe I'll rethink my stance on cats in the house.
Nahhh... cat's are worse than dead mice.
Maybe I'll get a ferret instead.

The exterminator we use has a poison that drives mice and rats to water outside. The vermin eat the poison, it makes them thirsty and they leave your house to find water outside. They die outside. This takes care of dead mouse hunts inside the house.

[punkey71]

Outdoors cats or poison for the mice outside. Poison works great.

Don't do both.

My in-laws farm is down a cat because that didn't dawn on them.


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[Trigger]

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[NEPAKevin]

Every so often, we get a dead mouse in the wall at work where they crawl through the hole for the alarm wires. I enlarged the hole behind the control panel to allow the hose from a shop vac to be shoved in and suck out the corpses and the stink almost instantaneously relents. Makes an awesome sound too.

[Bigguy]

The exterminator we use has a poison that drives mice and rats to water outside. The vermin eat the poison, it makes them thirsty and they leave your house to find water outside. They die outside. This takes care of dead mouse hunts inside the house.

Unless they chew through the plastic water supply to the ice maker inside the refrigerator. Don't ask me how I came up with that one.

[Mitchell, Esq.]

My family has had cats for over 30 years. The only time I ever saw a live or dead mouse in our house...was NEVER.

[ER_STL]

Any chance you can find out how it got into the house? We deal with them in our attic from time-to-time as there are too many ways to get up there. I've got three traps baited with peanut butter and I check them a few times a year. I'm averaging maybe one a year after having killed a family of them when we first built the house. I think I've got the basement and garage sealed up pretty tight.

Having had to replace the pump in our dishwasher, I can attest to the level of fun it is to remove and fix it. It's pretty low. That being said, a dead mouse stinks up quite a bit so it's hard to say which is higher on the suckage scale.

[JodyH]

The exterminator we use has a poison that drives mice and rats to water outside. The vermin eat the poison, it makes them thirsty and they leave your house to find water outside. They die outside. This takes care of dead mouse hunts inside the house.
I have that same poison.
This mouse decided to die under my dishwasher as a final FU to me.

[JodyH]

Any chance you can find out how it got into the house?
I live on the edge of town next to a huge pasture, at the start of every winter the field mice start looking for a warm place to live.
I also have a 13 year old boy who leaves doors wide open for no reason and leaves assorted half eaten food items in weird places (like under his bed).
Bad combination.

[Mjolnir]

http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aGRA9bz_700b.jpg

I'll take a mammal over any reptile any day of the week.

THAT thing signs his death warrant upon sight...


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"One cannot awaken a man who pretends to be asleep."

[olstyn]

I'll take a mammal over any reptile any day of the week.

THAT thing signs his death warrant upon sight...

Why? All it wants to do is eat rodents and then relax in a nice warm spot. It's a natural limiter of the problem being discussed here. Rodents carry tons of nasty diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Reptiles have the potential to carry one (salmonella) and even that isn't very common except in aquatic turtles. Venomous snakes are obviously dangerous, but non-venomous snakes are on our side, realistically.

[StraitR]

Why? All it wants to do is eat rodents and then relax in a nice warm spot. It's a natural limiter of the problem being discussed here. Rodents carry tons of nasty diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Reptiles have the potential to carry one (salmonella) and even that isn't very common except in aquatic turtles. Venomous snakes are obviously dangerous, but non-venomous snakes are on our side, realistically.

Well that particular snake ate another natural limiter of the problem being discussed here, then went to relax in a nice warm spot. :p

[olstyn]

Well that particular snake ate another natural limiter of the problem being discussed here, then went to relax in a nice warm spot. :p

Allegedly. We have no way to know what it actually ate. Lots of pics of snakes online come with multiple stories with vastly differing details. There are frequently photoshop tricks played as well. The fact that that one is a meme pic doesn't do anything to lend credibility to its story. If I had to guess, I'd bet that since that snake looks a heck of a lot like an olive python, which is the largest species in Australia, it probably ate a young wallaby or a koala or something along those lines.

[Drang]

Tis thread needs a trigger warning about all the Hatey McCatHaters.

[JodyH]

Tis thread needs a trigger warning about all the Hatey McCatHaters.
I don't hate cats, I just prefer the superior canine.

I'm actually a sucker for stray cats and will semi-adopt a big mean ass Tom on occasion (feed him enough to hang around but not enough to get comfortable hanging around).

I haven't seen any strays around for a while but I did see two foxes last night trotting down the side street into the pasture.
I think those two things are related somehow.

[SamAdams]

I've been a dog person all my life. I didn't dislike cats, just didn't think about them all that much. (Looking back, I admit to maybe having a little bit of prejudice against any guy who seemed to like cats too much. Women & cats, fine, whatever. Guys & cats . . .hmmmm.) -- We live out in farm country. Mice are a fact of life. Set a trap for one, and he has thousands of his buddies in the adjacent crop field ready to take his place. -- Well, a couple of injured cats ended up at our place over a period of 6 months & the lady of the house insisted we take them into the local vet rather than let them die. One is mainly indoors, the other is mainly outside. For the first time we have no mice or signs of mice in the house. Also, we no longer have gopher mounds coming up in our lawn. The outdoor cat has completely eliminated them and all the mice in our various outbuildings.

I wouldn't go so far as calling myself a 'cat lover', but I sure as a Hell like our two cats.

(P.S. - one gal I spoke to who is really into cats said they give out some kinda 'vibe' or scent that helps keep mice away. So, even if your cat isn't a particularly good hunter, he can still keep the mice from your house. I don't know if this is true or not.)

[Peally]

If I couldn't have my dog where I live I'd be having cats. Hopefully the guns would balance out the "dude with cats" effect :D

[SamAdams]

If I couldn't have my dog where I live I'd be having cats. Hopefully the guns would balance out the "dude with cats" effect :D

I'm partial to our dogs, but the cats definitely took mouse & small varmint assasination to a whole new level.

[Trigger]

Yep we have a Labrador and a cat, because of the cat we do not have a mouse problem, therefore I find the cat useful. But I can train the dog, and I really like that. A well-trained retriever is a wonderful thing. We have really bonded well with our Lab, and he is a faithful member of our family. Doesn't work so well with the cat. When I tell the cat to "sit" or "come" he just gives me the look.

[Peally]

That's why cats are awesome. A dog loves you, you love a cat because he's a loose cannon asshole that doesn't play by the rules.

[ER_STL]

I live on the edge of town next to a huge pasture, at the start of every winter the field mice start looking for a warm place to live.
I also have a 13 year old boy who leaves doors wide open for no reason and leaves assorted half eaten food items in weird places (like under his bed).
Bad combination.

I'm in virtually the same situation - big farm field behind us plus Winter equals mice on our property. I've found that by keeping bait stations stocked around the perimeter of my house, I've had some success getting them to die outside before they spend too much time looking for a way in. We don't have any pets to consider though. My neighbor has tried the ultrasonic emitters that are supposed to drive them away but they continue to find them in their garage.

[StraitR]

Allegedly..

LOL. No matter the context, that word always cracks me up. :D


Tis thread needs a trigger warning about all the Hatey McCatHaters.

Truth be told, I don't hate cats, I'm just highly allergic to them and I'm quite miserable when around them. Certainly not their fault. I'm pretty sure one of our two cats is allergic to me, because he tries to avoid me every bit as much as I try to avoid him.

[Joe in PNG]

Hemingway was pretty into cats... as was HP Lovecraft.

[SamAdams]

Hemingway was pretty into cats... as was HP Lovecraft.

I had to websearch HP Lovecraft. I thought maybe he was a 70s porno actor, or something.

[idahojess]

Whenever I see a bloated snake I think of this video. The show was only on for a while in 2000 or so on Comedy Central.


http://youtu.be/CAUxhXIeSc8

[Joe in PNG]

I had to websearch HP Lovecraft. I thought maybe he was a 70s porno actor, or something.

Ah, my friend, I envy you your ignorance of the Great Old Ones Beyond, of Dread Cthulhu sleeping in sunken Rey'leh.

[pablo]

As an alternative to cats, I had a rat terrier that was a 8lb hyper aggressive rodent killing machine. He got torn up pretty good one night duking it out with a big racoon but came out victorious. He meet his end when he got loose and decided to attack the neighbor's pit bull.

[SamAdams]

Ah, my friend, I envy you your ignorance of the Great Old Ones Beyond, of Dread Cthulhu sleeping in sunken Rey'leh.

I enjoy reading good authors whose work I haven't been exposed to before. Your reply intrigues me - I'll check him out. What work do you suggest to start ? Thanks

[Joe in PNG]

I enjoy reading good authors whose work I haven't been exposed to before. Your reply intrigues me - I'll check him out. What work do you suggest to start ? Thanks

Happily, all his works are available for free as part of the public domain, and most are pretty short. I'd start with "Call of Cthulhu", then move on to "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"

[SamAdams]

Happily, all his works are available for free as part of the public domain, and most are pretty short. I'd start with "Call of Cthulhu", then move on to "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"

Thanks Joe !

[olstyn]

Truth be told, I don't hate cats, I'm just highly allergic to them and I'm quite miserable when around them. Certainly not their fault. I'm pretty sure one of our two cats is allergic to me, because he tries to avoid me every bit as much as I try to avoid him.

My wife is super allergic, too. My brother has 2 (formerly 3) cats, and a friend of mine has 3. Anytime I go to either of their houses, upon returning home, I have immediately strip off all outer clothing into the washer and jump in the shower in order to avoid making her miserable; whatever little bit of "essence of cat" sticks to my clothes and hair is enough to set her off. It's a pain in the ass, but such is life. Cats are not creatures that will ever be in our house.

[Drang]

My buddy Ratbane used to go to the National Guard Armory up the road when the WAANG was in The Sandbox, and hunt Al Qaeda rats. (Thus his nom de intrenet.)
Truth be told, I don't hate cats, I'm just highly allergic to them and I'm quite miserable when around them. Certainly not their fault. I'm pretty sure one of our two cats is allergic to me, because he tries to avoid me every bit as much as I try to avoid him.
Understandable.
Although we have a friend who is highly allergic to cats, and has turned it into a hobby, finding everything wrong with them.


Hemingway was pretty into cats... as was HP Lovecraft.
Also Robert A. Heinlein.


I had to websearch HP Lovecraft. I thought maybe he was a 70s porno actor, or something.
Get off my lawn!

[Chuck Haggard]

The exterminator we use has a poison that drives mice and rats to water outside. The vermin eat the poison, it makes them thirsty and they leave your house to find water outside. They die outside. This takes care of dead mouse hunts inside the house.

That also often leads to other animals eating the dead rodents and also being poisoned.

[Malamute]

The exterminator we use has a poison that drives mice and rats to water outside. The vermin eat the poison, it makes them thirsty and they leave your house to find water outside. They die outside. This takes care of dead mouse hunts inside the house.

That also often leads to other animals eating the dead rodents and also being poisoned.

I was always leery of poison because of my dog(s). I had a cat for a while when in the tipi, the coyotes ate it. I learned to wake up to the sound of mouse feet on the canvas floor of the tipi. I could slowly reach for the Marlin 39 next to the bed and a flashlight. Id point it at the noise and had about 1-2 seconds to get a shot before the mouse figured out something was up. I popped them with CB caps. When I moved into a cabin, I had bad mouse problems. I ended up using the same method for some of them, besides traps. I think I shot a couple dozen mice in the cabin, one pack rat, and one rattlesnake. Was a pretty poorly built cabin (No, I didn't build it).

When I built my own cabins I was careful about holes, I never had any mice get inside. I had to hunt them in the yard.

BTW, those mouse traps that have the goofy looking plastic cheese looking trigger bars are death and destruction on mice. I caught more that were just walking over the trap then were interested in the peanut butter bait, so stopped baiting them. Still caught lots of mice, just put them along walls with the trigger towards the wall.

My greatest mouse kill was a trophy class bull that was pilfering my bird seed in the yard. I whacked him with a 30-30 with round ball loads. About as much noise as a 22, but makes bigger holes in things. Wasnt much left to mount of that bull mouse.

[Joe in PNG]

That also often leads to other animals eating the dead rodents and also being poisoned.

Ever try to wrestle a week old poisoned carcass of a dead rat out of the jaws of an 80 pound German Shepherd? No fun at all!

[Bparker]

Best mouse trap ever.

https://youtu.be/aSk79YcuIRQ

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[Wobblie]

I prefer cats. Dogs are too needy. I never feel guilty for not paying enough attention to my cats. Hell, they don't care.

[Totem Polar]

I had to websearch HP Lovecraft. I thought maybe he was a 70s porno actor, or something.

I can't believe a site supporting member of P-F.com has somehow missed out on "safe, fire and Ia Ia!" or 6mm Cthulhu. Your web search is not over; read from page 11 to the end of this thread here:

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?12726-The-Army-Wants-a-New-Pistol/page11&highlight=cthulhu

Thank me later.

[SecondsCount]

I live on the edge of town next to a huge pasture, at the start of every winter the field mice start looking for a warm place to live.


We are in the same scenario and went out and got two outside cats right of the bat.

I keep a trap setup in the little gap between the refrigerator and the counter, and one in the crawl space. I find one in there maybe once a year. I use the mechanical traps or sticky paper.

Our German Shorthaired is an excellent mouser and will catch them in the field and kill them.

[NEPAKevin]

Every so often, we get a dead mouse in the wall at work where they crawl through the hole for the alarm wires. I enlarged the hole behind the control panel to allow the hose from a shop vac to be shoved in and suck out the corpses and the stink almost instantaneously relents. Makes an awesome sound too.

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[FNFAN]

Son adopts a cat on each deployment. The last one periodically left gifts:

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[Cypher]

Ferrets reek and will destroy your house and your furniture.

No but they are exspenive as hell, prone to numerous types of cancer and will break your heart

[LittleLebowski]

No but they are exspenive as hell, prone to numerous types of cancer and will break your heart

Every house I've been in that had ferrets in it reeked.

[Cypher]

Every house I've been in that had ferrets in it reeked.

I had 2 that were desented and I kept their enclosures clean. I never had a problem with the smell. That said they really aren't a good animal to domesticate. The generally spay/neuter them while they're still babies and that screws up their endocrine system which makes them prone to all sorts of adrenal gland issues and cancers. I'll never own another one