Best mouse traps for acreage

[troutbug]

what are the best traps for mice outside around the house and sheds on a acreage? Im sure some would have some good input here

[ghostguy6]

I find the regular wood ones are the best. I just drill a 3/16" hole through the trap and hold it down with a pan head screw so the animals don't carry it off.

[Dean2]

I got tired of emptying traps. We had such a bad infestation 2 years ago the grass was completely messed up after winter. Went to these Warfarin feeders, One summer, no more mice problem. They are good because cats, squirrels, birds can't get into them. Spread 5 of the feeders out around the edge of the property.Went through 100 of the blocks to knock the population down.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/w...1964p.html#srp


We also use these plastic traps inside garage etc. They are easier to wash and don't have as many false set offs as the old wood versions. Easier to set as well.

[Dean2]

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[cfit]

Originally Posted by ghostguy6

I find the regular wood ones are the best. I just drill a 3/16" hole through the trap and hold it down with a pan head screw so the animals don't carry it off.

The wood ones are the best if you don't get to check them often. They are cheap, and can be thrown away instead of cleaning some decomposing mess off the deck.

Instead of drilling a hole, I put them into a low cardboard box. The mice can get in but not out - not with a mouse trap in tow. And the mess is contained off the floor.

Otherwise there are plastic enclosed ones in the shape of a tunnel that work well. They position a mouse just right for a sure kill, like a mini abattoir. The cocking handle is on the outside, while the action is on the inside, so no pinched fingers when loading in a hurry.

[Anomaly85]

I used the water bucket method + peanut butter to clear out my infested Quonset. Works awesome, at the beginning I was catching 10+ a night. Only downside is obviously in the winter the water freezes unless you add something to id.

[tbiddy]

Originally Posted by Anomaly85

I used the water bucket method + peanut butter to clear out my infested Quonset. Works awesome, at the beginning I was catching 10+ a night. Only downside is obviously in the winter the water freezes unless you add something to id.

I’ve used RV antifreeze instead of water.

[theoldguy]

Originally Posted by Anomaly85

I used the water bucket method + peanut butter to clear out my infested Quonset. Works awesome, at the beginning I was catching 10+ a night. Only downside is obviously in the winter the water freezes unless you add something to id.

We were doing the same thing in my hangar. Then thought of using windshield washer fluid In winter but had a brain wave - empty pail works just as good. No fluids just dump the pail every few weeks. Keep the ramps in place with the bottle spinner and you’re good to go. tog

[Dick84]

Would also recommend the Warfarin feeders as mentioned. Have a buddy that operates fly in outposts and they went to spreading 4 or 5 of the feeder stations around the outside of the cabins years ago and cut down big time on mouse problems.

[darren32]

Another vote for Warfarin but I can never seem to find just the poison blocks lately. Always have to buy a new bait station kit. Anyone know where to get just the poison blocks? Canadian tire does not have (anymore??)

[kens]

T shaped 1 1/2 inch pvc bait station placed around the perimeter of buildings work excellent.

https://extensionpublications.unl.ed...uild/g1646.htm

[kens]

T shaped 1 1/2 inch pvc bait station placed around the perimeter of buildings work excellent.

https://extensionpublications.unl.ed...uild/g1646.htm

[tbiddy]

Originally Posted by darren32

Another vote for Warfarin but I can never seem to find just the poison blocks lately. Always have to buy a new bait station kit. Anyone know where to get just the poison blocks? Canadian tire does not have (anymore??)

I don’t know if it’s Warafin but I get a box of little bags of poison pellets from UFA.

[josey]

Cat

[barbless]

Cats? Ya I know they need a place to stay and sleep and ya gotta feed em.
I have a friend who has 7 acres and he uses the plastic you can enter and never leave hotels. Plus he has two cats

[cfit]

Originally Posted by josey

Cat

My cats catch mice outside and bring them in when I'm not looking, still alive. Their catch and release, *inside the dwelling*.

I can see their reasoning, if you exterminate the population, what do you have to hunt near home? Mice are not a major food group for them, they their fill from me. Should I cut them off the dole?

[Austin]

5 Gal bucket half filled with water and RV antifreeze, a makeshift wood ramp for mice to climb from the ground to the lip of the bucket. Close to the clothes hanger through the sides of bucket and through a spinning pop cans,,, that are covered in seeds and peanut butter. From the bucket lip, They reach out to the can to grab ahold, it spins and they go plunk. 10 per night easy

[liar]

Originally Posted by Dean2

I got tired of emptying traps. We had such a bad infestation 2 years ago the grass was completely messed up after winter. Went to these Warfarin feeders, One summer, no more mice problem. They are good because cats, squirrels, birds can't get into them. Spread 5 of the feeders out around the edge of the property.Went through 100 of the blocks to knock the population down.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/w...1964p.html#srp


We also use these plastic traps inside garage etc. They are easier to wash and don't have as many false set offs as the old wood versions. Easier to set as well.

the best right there

[270person]

Originally Posted by josey

Cat

Yep. Two even better. They do an amazing job on vermin.

[rjlester]

Originally Posted by Dean2

I got tired of emptying traps. We had such a bad infestation 2 years ago the grass was completely messed up after winter. Went to these Warfarin feeders, One summer, no more mice problem. They are good because cats, squirrels, birds can't get into them. Spread 5 of the feeders out around the edge of the property.Went through 100 of the blocks to knock the population down.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/w...1964p.html#srp


We also use these plastic traps inside garage etc. They are easier to wash and don't have as many false set offs as the old wood versions. Easier to set as well.

I can vouch for those easy to set plastic traps. I've only had one false trip, the rest got them instantly. Use peanut butter inside the bait area, and they never get to it. Refresh the peanut butter once in a while to keep the scent strong.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by josey

Cat

My 4 legged cat is a recreational mouser, the real work is done by my tin cat. Multiple catch and always working. Poison is cumulative, takes time to work and the mouse may die somewhere you can't get at him , but sure as heck smell him.

Grizz

[amosfella]

Victor PowerKill traps. The 5 gallon pail trick works well, but I use winter windshield washer fluid. That's a form of alcohol, so it keeps the smell down if you don't empty it in the heat right away.

A fella that I know uses the 5 gallon pail trick with water with a high concentration of potassium hydroxide. No worrying about freezing, or mouse removal. On the downside, dogs spilling it can be a bad thing.

[Mayhem]

Lots of methods tested and evaluated here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShawnWoods...-archer/videos

[Penner]

Originally Posted by josey

Cat

Even more effective a hungry cat. I know I have had more success hunting on a empty stomach and that’s no bull.

Father-in-law had feral cats move in out at the farm. He would supplement the cats with dog food from time to time which kept them around. Never saw a mouse around the homestead ever. In-laws went on a extend vacation for a month one February and yotes came in and the cats were no more. Mice and mice sign is now a regular sight again.

Good old wooden traps I use around the house. They get the job done. The stick on a pail looks like a good one I just don’t have the population to try it however.

[1899b]

Originally Posted by Dean2

I got tired of emptying traps. We had such a bad infestation 2 years ago the grass was completely messed up after winter. Went to these Warfarin feeders, One summer, no more mice problem. They are good because cats, squirrels, birds can't get into them. Spread 5 of the feeders out around the edge of the property.Went through 100 of the blocks to knock the population down.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/w...1964p.html#srp


We also use these plastic traps inside garage etc. They are easier to wash and don't have as many false set offs as the old wood versions. Easier to set as well.

Well that’s ironic. Cats can’t get into these traps? Shouldn’t need traps with a couple decent mousers on the premises. Damn millennial cats nowadays.. lol
But I get it. Not everyone wants cats..

[amosfella]

Originally Posted by Penner

Even more effective a hungry cat. I know I have had more success hunting on a empty stomach and that’s no bull.

Father-in-law had feral cats move in out at the farm. He would supplement the cats with dog food from time to time which kept them around. Never saw a mouse around the homestead ever. In-laws went on a extend vacation for a month one February and yotes came in and the cats were no more. Mice and mice sign is now a regular sight again.

Good old wooden traps I use around the house. They get the job done. The stick on a pail looks like a good one I just don’t have the population to try it however.

Ferrets and weasels would be very efficient and getting rid of mice. They kill mice and gophers for sport. They're little killing machines. OTOH, then you have to feed them.

For your entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymSBQDYjeM

[Penner]

Originally Posted by amosfella

Ferrets and weasels would be very efficient and getting rid of mice. They kill mice and gophers for sport. They're little killing machines. OTOH, then you have to feed them.

For your entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymSBQDYjeM

Neat. Thanks for sharing.

[ghfalls]

At UFA they sell poison that you need to give a legal land description to purchase. There’s 3 different chemical formulations in the different packs and price ranges. I just purchased the mid priced ones and put some out at home here and will do the rec property as well. Will make little plywood bait stations and peg them down with big spikes. Hopefully this poison is better than the warfarin stuff

[rjlester]

Originally Posted by amosfella

Ferrets and weasels would be very efficient and getting rid of mice. They kill mice and gophers for sport. They're little killing machines. OTOH, then you have to feed them.

For your entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymSBQDYjeM

That was cool! I couldn't stop watching. Talk about a coordinated effort between man and dogs. The mink was cool, can easily get into the rat holes lol

[troutbug]

Trying the 5 gallon pail trap.

Also, I will never own a cat. They are hell on song birds and we have lots that nest lower to the ground here. That and cat pee ruins everything.