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Anonymous
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# Posted: 6 Jan 2011 13:26
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also how much glue to you apply....
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yankeesouth
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2011 15:47
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I have heard the bucket idea also works for chipmunks.
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Just
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2011 16:39
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we have small place up in canada , we haven't had a mouse in two years, since the weasel;s moved in under the cabin !!!! corse we got weasels!!!!
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pestcontrol01
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# Posted: 6 Apr 2011 02:23
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Quoting: Anonymous suggestions
Quoting: Anonymous uggestions
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holyoak2
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# Posted: 20 Apr 2011 16:56
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I started to have a mouse problem a couple years ago, so I started buying the little bags of decon that you can get at the local hardware store, and putting them in a small open container under the cabin. I very seldom see any mouse sign anymore.
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MYZZER
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# Posted: 8 May 2011 18:02
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MYZZER here, sorry I don't own a cabin, but I do have over 45,000 hours fighting mice & rats as the owner of a multi state poison & pesticide free full service corporation.
In this situation you need to seal the entry points to achieve real control. The woods have an unlimited supply of mice & you'll be trapping for eternity. Seal all the entrance holes with 23 guage 1/4 inch hardware cloth. That's steel screen available at most home improvement stores. Most traps you get off the shelf will work to catch rodents, but without good sealwork traps are just a band-aid. (Yes, seal work is easier said than done, but not expensive.) Then after the cabin is sealed you will trap what's stuck inside. If you have any specific questions I can answer, please contact me at Myzzer@stopthatrat.com Happy Hunting
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:05
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Natural rodent control
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Malamute
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:23 - Edited by: Malamute
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The first cabin I lived in was rough as can be, (I didnt build it) and I could never keep the mice out. Before the floors were finished I used to shoot them in the house with a 22 rifle and CB loads (indoor target loads that are pretty quiet in a rifle). Best thing is to pay attention when you build and dont leave ways for them to get in, or find the holes and seal them. So far, none of the places I've built from the ground up have ever had mice in them. The spray foam in a can isn't very good for keeping mice out, they can chew through it easily.
That first cabin didnt have running water, I had a grey water bucket for dish water and washing up water, Often I'd find dead mice in it when I tossed it out. It stayed against a wall, and they'd climb up the wall and jump in, they didnt seem to realize it was water, or that they couldnt get out.
I've hed pretty good results with the traps that have the plastic trigger/bait bar that look like a piece of cheese. I always place them with the trigger bar end against a wall. Even when baited, I'd catch at least as many that were just walking across it, ignoring the bait. I quit baiting them, just leaving the trigger bar end against a wall where they tend to walk.
I saw a mouse stealing my bird seed I put out last winter. I grabbed my 30-30 rifle and a grouse load (.310" round ball over 3 grains Unique powder) and slew him in the yard. I've had many pack rats show up around the place over the years. I can usually find them starting a nest, and dig them out and shoot them with the 22 and CB loads. For those not blessed with pack rats, they are cute, but stink to high heaven, and are very destructive, as many have attested to.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:55
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Quoting: Malamute I grabbed my 30-30 rifle and a grouse load (.310" round ball over 3 grains Unique powder) and slew him in the yard
now thats a neat load for the ole thirty -thurty....:-)
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Malamute
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# Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:01 - Edited by: Malamute
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They work great! Hornady makes the balls, .315" balls work about as well, and perhaps give a better grip for the rifling, tho I havent compared them side by side, just buy whichever size is available. The sound is about as loud as a 22 standard velocity (not high velocity) round.
Another good load for 30-30 is a 115-120 gr cast bullet over 6 1/2 grs Unique or Red Dot for a load about like the old 32-20. Great small game and nuisance critter load. It makes more noise, but still nowhere near the full power loads. Both are fun for practice and letting people get used to the guns without all the noise.
I lube the balls with Lee Liquid Alox lube, and use a tiny tuft of dacron pillow stuffing gently tamped over the powder, it makes the loads more consistant and less position sensitive. I bell the case mouths slightly, then very gently close the mouths/barely crimp with the max diameter of the ball just inside the mouth of the case. The Lyman 310 tool is good for making these loads up, you can bell the mouths slightly and feel the work as you go. Been fooling with Red Dot powder, it's supposed to be less position sensitive, and may be fine without the dacron tuft. I havent gotten any loaded withut the tuft to compare yet, but grouse season is coming, so need to get some made up. I make similar loads for the 348 winchester with .350" round balls. Been using the heavier rifle since the bears have been more numerous and active.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 4 Nov 2011 16:52
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Nice idea,Mike but they both have some nasty side effects.
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dsj
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2012 17:02
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In warm weather I use the bucket and peanut butter can trap with bleach rather than water.
If your away for any amount of time, the decomposing mice in water can be quite unpleasent smelling, even to the point of attracting bears.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2012 18:00
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Mice are still attracted? if there's bleach in the bucket?
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neb
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2012 19:19
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I would try to close and seal all places they can get in. I would get some cats for the cabin. I knew a guy that had big problems with mice and we got a few cats and the problem ended. It is just a thought.
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dsj
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:42
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Quoting: TomChum Mice are still attracted? if there's bleach in the bucket?
I use about a 50% mix with water. Our bucket in the woodshed seems to always have more than enough "remains" when we return.
if you have pets, then instead of antifreeze in the winter, mix up a saltwater brine.
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spicyacres
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:10
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Quoting: dsj In warm weather I use the bucket and peanut butter can trap with bleach rather than water.
Sounds like a great idea - how exactly do you set it up?
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wakeslayer
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# Posted: 22 Feb 2012 18:48
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Anyone ever try hedgeballs? We have had great luck with them in both cabins. They also deter bugs and such. They can be found in your produce department in the fall, or online. They are also called Bodark Apples. I think they grow on a shrub in Texas. We put a half dozen in each building and do not find mice remnants. We use them at home on the farm too.
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