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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6328991
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Backroadsarcher, we use them at our hunting camp. Recently caught 9 mice in a week using that method. I usually add some dish soap or Lysol to the water to lessen the smell and keep the water from freezing in low temps. Still freezes if it gets real cold.

Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329005
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Tlguy - try some antifreeze. Works for us.


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: backroadsarcher] #6329042
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Originally Posted By: backroadsarcher
tlguy that is exactly what I use. 5 gallon bucket with peanut butter and about 3 inches of water in the bucket. Don't take long to take care of a lot of mice.
Please pm me the details. Just looking to get some bait for me and a buddy.


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329061
09/19/18 10:53 PM
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there is some nights I can get 6 - 10 mice a night. When the weather starts getting colder they like to move inside of the outbuildings.

Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329071
09/19/18 11:05 PM
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Jerry don't be worried about cats my dad has a passel of them and I one nite I caught over 100 mice in his machine shop and dog kennel. Big round bales are mice magnets you most generally catch those boone and crocket deer mice around them!FYI don't waste your money on tincats mice are very cannibalistic! my best in a tincat was 7 one extra fat live one 5 skeletons and one half eaten! Grain bins are another hot spot. As stated its getting cooler they will move to structure


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: TONY.F] #6329341
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Originally Posted By: TONY.F
Jerry don't be worried about cats my dad has a passel of them and I one nite I caught over 100 mice in his machine shop and dog kennel. Big round bales are mice magnets you most generally catch those boone and crocket deer mice around them!FYI don't waste your money on tincats mice are very cannibalistic! my best in a tincat was 7 one extra fat live one 5 skeletons and one half eaten! Grain bins are another hot spot. As stated its getting cooler they will move to structure


Grain bins around here with a little grain left in the bottom are like something out of a horror movie around here. Especially when it starts getting cooler. Never seen so many mice in my life!

Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329674
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Ryan ive got lots of horrible memories cleaning grain bins and have a mouse run up your leg inside your britches! I'm not much of a dancer but once a mouse gets above the knee im like a ballerina!And yes I can scream like a 3rd grade girl!!

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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329687
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TONY- I showed off some moves this afternoon. I was checking my traps in the outhouse at the cabin. I had one. There is a nest on top of the non functioning light in there. I thought that I would check and see if there were any left. Turns out there was a young one. It sat on a wire next to the rafter. I figured I could grab it by the tail and throw it on the floor and kill it. I still think I could but the darn thing decided that it would jump on my shoulder, run around my arm, down my side and then go for the door.

Truth be told, it was better than dancing with yellow jackets!


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329710
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yes jerry yellow jackets are the devil!!


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: TONY.F] #6329734
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Originally Posted By: TONY.F
yes jerry yellow jackets are the devil!!


Got a story about a jd 450 dozer, Dad and a short legged jack russel.

Not sure how many times Dad got tagged but that never bothered him but the dog was down for about 3-4 days. She only moved to eat, pee or poop. She did that all at the same time. Dad said the swarm was doing their best on him and that little Pearl dog was just a biting at them. He threw her off by the house. Probably saved her. She wouldn't leave his side lest he did that.

The only other time she would leave him was if I went out hunting. I could walk close to a mile with no snow and that darn dog would find me and go running 50 yards out in front of me.

She did have a little quirk. If it did not run she did not care. Seen her check some briar bushes, I bet she touched noses with this rabbit. This thing was so scared I couldn't kick it to make it move.

Funny how the one you hated the most (20 years ago) is now the one that I miss the most. Heck I would let her chew on the rest of the gun now if I could follower her again just one more time.


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329853
09/21/18 08:13 AM
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nice story jerry dogs can really find there way into a persons soul! My father was bitten badly by honey bees as a teen ager. Gram ma picked over 100 stingers out then the hospital got another 100 more. Family said he was a very sick boy for over a week. Now even a sweat bee bite will make him swell up like a dog tick! Needless to say I get the burden of dealing with all the bitting bugs he encounters now. I m like a pro wasp & hornet assasin


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329876
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My wife traps them in the chicken coop and puts them in the freezer in my shed.Couple days ago she caught four.i have four sandwich bags full.im going to use them whole.

Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6329934
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Goggle mice for sale.

Looks like you can buy a bag of 100 frozen mice for $35.00. If I was going to make mouse bait It's the way I would go. Dump the bag of mice In the blender and your good to go.LOL


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6330011
09/21/18 12:32 PM
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Recon those are tame mice? ive been considering building a mouse condo to have mice anytime I want/need them but im wanting deer mice


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6330016
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I was going to ask the question about buying them offline. I can only imagine that it’s how a lot of bait makers do it. I couldn’t imagine catching enough mice for mass production.

If you’re serious about buying them, which ones would you buy and which ones would you not buy?


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6330089
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I have no Idea on what mice to buy. But a mouse Is a mouse I would think. And once ground up and tainted a bit I don't think It's a issue. Looks like you can buy the new born ones also. No hair to deal with. LOl

Buy a few mice and grow your own bait stock. It won't take long before your going to have to add on more cage space. I did It for awhile and It's pretty easy.


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: TheBig1] #6330196
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Originally Posted By: TheBig1
I was going to ask the question about buying them offline. I can only imagine that it’s how a lot of bait makers do it. I couldn’t imagine catching enough mice for mass production.

If you’re serious about buying them, which ones would you buy and which ones would you not buy?
I catch packrats for one commercial lure makers. So I know not all buy captive raised rodents.

Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Yes sir] #6330217
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Originally Posted By: Yes sir
I catch packrats for one commercial lure makers. So I know not all buy captive raised rodents.


Most certainly not trying to discredit anyone’s business or offend any of the wonderful bait makers, I just couldn’t imagine being able to procure enough mice to produce such a big quantity to satisfy demand.

Now that I think of it after Beav’s comment, maybe some raise their own. I’m just wondering how a little guy like me, who isn’t really looking for a divorce, but would like to play with baits, would go about getting enough mice to give it a try.


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Re: How do you catch lots of mice? [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6330226
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Buy them online.


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