Bowhunting and Mice

[Blackhawk]

In the area I pitch my tent, it's apparently free of predators that like mice.  These little imps are everywhere and a nuisance. Yeah, I've used traps and poison, but I am in their backyard, so can I use something a bit more humane that will repel them?

Moth balls and fabric softener sheets work sometimes, but have you found something almost foolproof that keeps these critters out of the tent? ...and yes, I keep my food OUT OF THE TENT.

[lpcjon2]

Cat urine...LOL Go to a Feed supply store or a pet store and see what they have.

[lpcjon2]

Now that I think of it maybe fox urine around the perimiter of the camp site.

[Terry Green]

This works around the house....




And, you should have seen the Pope and Young mouse I killed at Ray's Hog Heaven....regret not taking a pic of that fat brute!!!

[sticksnstones]

That's WAY behind the shield    

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by sticksnstones:
That's WAY behind the shield

Trust me, he didn't know the difference...he didn't even TWITCH.      

[Blackhawk]

Nice shot Terry...but passthru's can put a nasty hole in an expensive tent   :(  .

Last year, I was 5 for 5 with traps one night, but I was hoping for some non-lethal techniques this year.

I do have some fox pee laying around, so I think I will try that idea.    

Anyone tried little solar lights at the corners?  

[Michigan Mark]

http://www.earth-kind.com/  give "Cab Fresh" a look and try, the farmers use it in equipment to keep them out also good for storage of RV/Campers, messes with their sense of smell so they do not hang around unless you have food for them laying around. Up in the U.P. had a truck camper taken over by the mutant mice, once they put there scent urine/feces out they keep coming back no matter how much bleach, febreze, dryer sheets you use. The only problem with traps are you draw them in, which will draw in other critters.

[Terry Green]

Just funning....

Regular o'l mouse traps....loaded with 3 day old french fries in half inch segments.

Gotta age them fries....to make them a little hard on the outside so the mice have to tug on them....works every time.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Maybe some of them sticky traps?   Cheap, and reusable after you peel the mouse off it.

[Spectre]

http://www.critter-repellent.com/

Works like a charm.

[TRADNSC]

Snap traps work the best and are more humane and are easier to reuse then sticky traps.

Small pieces of bacon work very well, along with most food items as mice are extremely curious unlike rats.

As mentioned by Mark, Cab-Fresh works fairly well as a repellant.

David

[Don Stokes]

Do you have a cat? A ferret would be even better.

[Killdeer]

I am NOT bringing a cat or ferret on a hunting trip. A tent that lets mice in will let a ferret out, anyway, which would be a good thing.  

I killed twenty-some-odd mice on one trip, all with snaptraps. I now stay in a tent that zips shut. I hear mice rattle over the tent, but so far they have not chewed their way in. The cookshack is far easier for them.

Killdeer

[freeman]

Glue boards and a boot heel...

[centaur]

The little suckers make for some great mid day sport, although a 70 pound longbow was a bit of overkill for this one.

[landman]

Buy 2 or 3 cats and when all of the mice are gone you'll have some serious targets.

[StanM]

Stick a wire through an aluminum can and attach it to either side of a five gallon bucket, stretching the can over the top of the bucket.  Daub some peanut butter at various places on the can.  Put a yardstick up against the bucket to make a ramp going up to the can that doesn't quite get it all the way there.  When the mice reach out to get the peanut butter they'll lean on the can, which will rotate, dropping them in the bucket.

[killinstuff]

Forget the cat and take a little Jack Russell Terrier with you hunting.  Train it to blood trail for hunting. It will already know what to do about the mice.

CJ

[njloco]

Spectre,

Ever try the anti squirrel, which is supposed to smell like fox at the base of your tree while hunting for deer ?